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Studying DNA Double-Strand Break Repair: An Ever-Growing Toolbox.

ABSTRACT: To ward off against the catastrophic consequences of persistent DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), eukaryotic cells have developed a set of complex signaling networks that detect these DNA lesions, orchestrate cell cycle checkpoints and ultimately lead to their repair. Collectively, these signaling networks comprise the DNA damage response (DDR). The current knowledge of the molecular determinants and mechanistic details of the DDR owes greatly to the continuous development of ground-breaking experimental tools that couple the controlled induction of DSBs at distinct genomic positions with assays and reporters to investigate DNA repair pathways, their impact on other DNA-templated processes and the specific contribution of the chromatin environment. In this review, we present these tools, discuss their pros and cons and illustrate their contribution to our current understanding of the DDR.

SUBMITTER: Vitor AC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047327 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Studying DNA Double-Strand Break Repair: An Ever-Growing Toolbox.

Vítor Alexandra C AC Huertas Pablo P Legube Gaëlle G de Almeida Sérgio F SF

Frontiers in molecular biosciences 20200221

To ward off against the catastrophic consequences of persistent DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), eukaryotic cells have developed a set of complex signaling networks that detect these DNA lesions, orchestrate cell cycle checkpoints and ultimately lead to their repair. Collectively, these signaling networks comprise the DNA damage response (DDR). The current knowledge of the molecular determinants and mechanistic details of the DDR owes greatly to the continuous development of ground-breaking expe ...[more]

PMID: 32154266

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