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Mechanism of action of PARP inhibitors. PARP proteins are important in the repair of ssDNA breaks. PARP inhibitors trap PARP proteins on ssDNA breaks preventing repair. The ssDNA breaks then become dsDNA breaks. In homologous recombination deficient cells, numerous dsDNA breaks accumulate leading to cell death.
