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Table 2 Key DNA damage repair proteins known to be substrates and interacting partners of PRMTs

From: Protein arginine methylation: an emerging regulator of the cell cycle

Protein

Interacting PRMT

Known methylated residues

Result of methylation or PRMT interaction

Refs.

DNA polymerase β

PRMT1

R137

Regulates binding to proliferating cell nuclear antigen

[142]

PRMT6

R83, R152

Enhances DNA binding affinity of DNA polymerase β and enhances repair ability

[144]

FEN1

Unknown

R192

Enhances localization to DNA repair sites and binding to PCNA

[145]

hnRNPUL1

PRMT1

R584, 5618, R620, R645, R656

Regulates interaction with NBS1 and recruitment to DNA damage site

[137]

MRE11

PRMT1

–

Regulation of DNA exonuclease activity

[138, 139]

p53BP1

PRMT1

R1400, R1401, R1403

Enhanced localisation to DNA damage sites

[140]

Rad9

PRMT5

R172, R174, R175

Regulation of checkpoint activation

[143]