Automodification activity of PARP1 was assayed as previously described23 (link). Briefly, PARP1 (#4668, Trevigen) was incubated for 20 minutes at room-temperature in reaction buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, 1 mM MgCl2) containing 130 ng of activated DNA (#4671-096-06, Trevigen) in the presence or absence of 200 µM NAD (#4684-096-02, Trevigen) and in the presence or absence of 0.1 M H2SO4. Reactions were stopped with 2 µM Olaparib and analyzed by Western blotting.