ATM Creates a veil of transcriptional silence.

Huen, Michael S Y; Chen, Junjie · Cell · 2010

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The ATM kinase orchestrates diverse responses to DNA damage. By simultaneously monitoring transcription and DNA-damage responses in single cells, Shanbhag et al. (2010) now uncover a role of ATM in preventing transcription near DNA double-strand breaks.