A novel method for the genome-wide high resolution analysis of DNA damage

Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan;39(2):e10. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkq1036. Epub 2010 Nov 9.

Abstract

DNA damage occurs via endogenous and exogenous genotoxic agents and compromises a genome's integrity. Knowing where damage occurs within a genome is crucial to understanding the repair mechanisms which protect this integrity. This paper describes a new development based on microarray technology which uses ultraviolet light induced DNA damage as a paradigm to determine the position and frequency of DNA damage and its subsequent repair throughout the entire yeast genome.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA Damage*
  • DNA Repair*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Genome, Fungal
  • Mutation
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods*
  • Pyrimidine Dimers / analysis
  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Yeasts / genetics

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Pyrimidine Dimers