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PARP1 911

Although resveratrol is thought to provide many beneficial health effects, its cellular targets and mechanism of function are still under investigation. A new study found that resveratrol binds to tyrosyl transfer-RNA synthetase, resulting in the activation of the stress response effector PARP1.

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Figure 1: Activation of PARP1 by tyrosyl transfer-RNA synthetase.

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Bock, F., Chang, P. PARP1 911. Nat Chem Biol 11, 179–180 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.1756

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