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Homologous Recombination

Methods and Protocols

  • 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 2153)

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Table of contents (36 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Detection of DNA Double-Strand Breaks by γ-H2AX Immunodetection

    • Sonia I. Barroso, Andrés Aguilera
    Pages 1-8
  3. Resection of a DNA Double-Strand Break by Alkaline Gel Electrophoresis and Southern Blotting

    • Erika Casari, Elisa Gobbini, Michela Clerici, Maria Pia Longhese
    Pages 33-45
  4. Quantifying DNA End Resection in Human Cells

    • Yi Zhou, Tanya T. Paull
    Pages 59-69
  5. Monitoring Homologous Recombination Activity in Human Cells

    • Domagoj Vugic, Åsa Ehlén, Aura Carreira
    Pages 115-126
  6. Interhomolog Homologous Recombination in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    • Fabio Vanoli, Rohit Prakash, Travis White, Maria Jasin
    Pages 127-143
  7. Branch Migration Activity of Rad54 Protein

    • Olga M. Mazina, Alexander V. Mazin
    Pages 145-167
  8. Holliday Junction Resolution

    • Raquel Carreira, F. Javier Aguado, Tomas Lama-Diaz, Miguel G. Blanco
    Pages 169-185
  9. Identification and Analysis of Different Types of UFBs

    • Simon Gemble, Mounira Amor-Guéret
    Pages 187-192
  10. Intrachromosomal Recombination in Yeast

    • Anastasiya Epshtein, Lorraine S. Symington, Hannah L. Klein
    Pages 193-200
  11. Genome-Wide Analysis of Mitotic Recombination in Budding Yeast

    • Lydia R. Heasley, Nadia M. V. Sampaio, Juan Lucas Argueso
    Pages 201-219
  12. Monitoring Gene Conversion in Budding Yeast by Southern Blot Analysis

    • Miyuki Yamaguchi, James E. Haber
    Pages 221-238
  13. DNA Double-Strand Break-Induced Gene Amplification in Yeast

    • Tomas Strucko, Michael Lisby, Uffe Hasbro Mortensen
    Pages 239-252
  14. Measuring Chromosome Pairing During Homologous Recombination in Yeast

    • Fraulin Joseph, So Jung Lee, Eric Edward Bryant, Rodney Rothstein
    Pages 253-265
  15. Cytological Monitoring of Meiotic Crossovers in Spermatocytes and Oocytes

    • Yan Yun, Masaru Ito, Sumit Sandhu, Neil Hunter
    Pages 267-286

About this book

This volume explores homologous recombination’s (HR) essential role in meiotic and somatic cells. It discusses the analysis of different steps of the HR process from the genetic, molecular biology, and cell biology perspectives. Using a variety of model systems, chapters in this book cover topics such as the genome-wide mapping of DNA double-strand breaks (DSB); analysis of DNA-end resection and recombination intermediates by gel electrophoresis and southern blotting; cell-based monitoring of HR activity in meiotic and mitotic cells; in vitro analysis of branch migration, DNA strand exchange and Holliday junction resolution; or super resolution imaging of HR repair at collapsed replication forks. 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 thorough, Homologous Recombination: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource that uses both classical and more recent approaches to answer questions on the HR mechanism. It is a useful tool for scientists working on the field of genome integrity, as well as those working in cancer biology and DNA repair. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • Centro Andaluz de Biologı´a Molecular, y Medicina Regenerativa, CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

    Andrés Aguilera

  • Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3348, F-91405, Orsay, France

    Aura Carreira

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Homologous Recombination

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Andrés Aguilera, Aura Carreira

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0644-5

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-0643-8Published: 26 August 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-0646-9Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-0716-0644-5Published: 25 August 2020

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 557

  • Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations, 91 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Genetics

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eBook USD 139.00
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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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