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DNA Topoisomerases

Methods and Protocols

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  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 1703)

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Table of contents (22 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Type IA DNA Topoisomerases: A Universal Core and Multiple Activities

    • Florence Garnier, Hélène Debat, Marc Nadal
    Pages 1-20
  3. Topoisomerase I and Genome Stability: The Good and the Bad

    • Jang-Eun Cho, Sue Jinks-Robertson
    Pages 21-45
  4. DNA Supercoiling Measurement in Bacteria

    • Yingting Liu, Zhi-Chun Hua, Fenfei Leng
    Pages 63-73
  5. DNA Catenation Reveals the Dynamics of DNA Topology During Replication

    • Alicia Castán, Pablo Hernández, Dora B. Krimer, Jorge B. Schvartzman
    Pages 75-86
  6. Mapping E. coli Topoisomerase IV Binding and Activity Sites

    • Hafez El Sayyed, Olivier Espéli
    Pages 87-94
  7. The Use of Psoralen Photobinding to Study Transcription-Induced Supercoiling

    • Fedor Kouzine, Laura Baranello, David Levens
    Pages 95-108
  8. Immunoprecipitation of RNA:DNA Hybrids from Budding Yeast

    • Aziz El Hage, David Tollervey
    Pages 109-129
  9. Detection of oriC-Independent Replication in Escherichia coli Cells

    • Makisha Martel, Aurélien Balleydier, Julien Brochu, Marc Drolet
    Pages 131-138
  10. Single-Molecule Magnetic Tweezer Analysis of Topoisomerases

    • Kathryn H. Gunn, John F. Marko, Alfonso Mondragón
    Pages 139-152
  11. Synthesis of Hemicatenanes for the Study of Type IA Topoisomerases

    • Shun-Hsiao Lee, Tao-shih Hsieh, Grace Ee-Lu Siaw
    Pages 153-159
  12. An Assay for Detecting RNA Topoisomerase Activity

    • Muzammil Ahmad, Dongyi Xu, Weidong Wang
    Pages 161-172
  13. Studying TDP1 Function in DNA Repair

    • Shih-Chieh Chiang, Kirsty Liversidge, Sherif F. El-Khamisy
    Pages 173-181
  14. Topoisomerase II Chromatin Immunoprecipitation

    • Kayleigh A. Smith, Ian G. Cowell, Caroline A. Austin
    Pages 183-189
  15. Analyzing Mitotic Chromosome Structural Defects After Topoisomerase II Inhibition or Mutation

    • Juan F. Giménez-Abián, Andrew B. Lane, Duncan J. Clarke
    Pages 191-215
  16. Monitoring the DNA Topoisomerase II Checkpoint in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    • Katherine Furniss, Amit C. J. Vas, Andrew B. Lane, Duncan J. Clarke
    Pages 217-240
  17. Studying Topoisomerase 1-Mediated Damage at Genomic Ribonucleotides

    • Jessica S. Williams, Thomas A. Kunkel
    Pages 241-257
  18. A Fluorescence-Based Assay for Identification of Bacterial Topoisomerase I Poisons

    • Thirunavukkarasu Annamalai, Bokun Cheng, Neelam Keswani, Yuk-Ching Tse-Dinh
    Pages 259-268
  19. Fluoroquinolone-Gyrase-DNA Cleaved Complexes

    • Gan Luan, Karl Drlica
    Pages 269-281

About this book

This volume looks at the evolution of the topo field over the last year and discusses how DNA topoisomerases are directly and indirectly involved in numerous cellular processes. The chapters in this book cover various topics, such as type 1 topos with an evolutionary perspective; antimicrobial agents targeting topos; experimental protocols related to DNA topology, including a basic technique to measure DNA supercoiling in bacteria; protocols for in vitro studies, including assays to detect RNA topo activity; topo inhibitors; and a study of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in bacteria. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Cutting-edge and comprehensive, DNA Topoisomerases: Methods and Protoc


ols is intended for specialists and non-specialists with an overview of selected hot topics in the field, and the latest protocols to study DNA topology, topoisomerases functions and inhibition by various compounds.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Département de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

    Marc Drolet

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: DNA Topoisomerases

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Marc Drolet

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7459-7

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-7458-0Published: 25 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8492-3Published: 30 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-7459-7Published: 23 November 2017

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 328

  • Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Genetics

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