Quantification of double-strand breaks in mammalian cells using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Kelvin W. Pond, Nathan A. Ellis

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Abstract

The double-strand break (DSB) is the most cytotoxic type of DNA damage and measurement of DSBs in cells is essential to understand their induction and repair. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) allows for quantitative measurement of DSBs in a cell population generated by DNA damaging agents. PFGE has the capacity to separate DNA molecules from several hundred base pairs to over six million base pairs. In the method described here, molecules from five hundred thousand to three million base pairs are consolidated into a single band on the gel that is readily analyzed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages75-85
Number of pages11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume1999
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Agarose gel
  • DNA damage
  • Double-strand breaks
  • Intercalating agent
  • Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
  • Radiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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