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. 2021 Mar 30;13(4):582. doi: 10.3390/v13040582

Table 1.

Overview of the 17 human Poly-adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose polymerases (PARPs) including alternative names, structural characteristics, antiviral activity, if any, and targeted viruses.

Name Other Names PARP Activity PARP Subfamilies Characteristic Domains Antiviral Activity Viruses Targeted
PARP1 ARTD1 PARylation DNA-dependent PARPS BRCT, WGR Transcription and
replication inhibition
EBV, HIV, KSHV, MLV
PARP2 ARTD2 PARylation DNA-dependent PARPS WGR ND ND
PARP3 ARTD3 PARylation DNA-dependent PARPS WGR ND ND
PARP4 ARTD4
KIAA0177
MARylation Unclassified BRCT ND ND
PARP5a ARTD5 TANK1
TIN1
PARylation Tankyrases ANK Replication inhibition EBV
PARP5b ARTD6
TANK2
TNKL
PARylation Tankyrases ANK Replication inhibition EBV
PARP6 ARTD17 MARylation Unclassified HPS ND ND
PARP7 ARTD14
TIPARP
MARylation CCCH PARPs Zinc-fingers, WWE Replication and
translation inhibition
SINV, Rubella virus, VEEV
PARP8 ARTD16 MARylation Unclassified HPS ND ND
PARP9
+DTX3L
ARTD9 BAL1 MARylation MacroPARPs Macrodomains Viral protein degradation EMCV
PARP10 ARTD10 MARylation Unclassified UIM Transcription and replication inhibition
Viral protein degradation
AIV, VEEV
PARP11 ARTD11 MARylation Unclassified WWE ND ND
PARP12 ARTD12
ZC3HDC1
MARylation CCCH PARPs Zinc-fingers, WWE Transcription and replication inhibition
Viral protein degradation
CHIKV, EMCV, RFVF, SINV, VEEV, VSV
PARP13 ZAP
ARTD13 ZC3HDC2
Inactive CCCH PARPs Zinc-fingers, WWE Replication and translation inhibition
Viral RNA and protein degradation
HIV, IAV, HBV, SINV, XMRV, Ebola virus,
Marburg virus, MHV68
PARP14 ARTD8 BAL2 MARylation MacroPARPs Macrodomains, WWE ND ND
PARP15 ARTD7
BAL3
MARylation MacroPARPs Macrodomains ND ND
PARP16 ARTD15 MARylation Unclassified TMD ND ND