Polyacrylamide Gel are formed by the polymerization of acrylamide monomer in the presence of smaller amounts of N,N′-methylene-bis-acrylamide (normally referred to as ‘ bis-acrylamide’).

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ATR activated by single-stranded DNA breaks.

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ATM and DNA-PK are specifically activated by double-strand breaks

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ATM and ATR, activate a triad of related protein kinases: Chk1, Chk2, and MK2

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Chk1, Chk2, and MK2

cause cell cycle arrest by inhibiting Cdc25

stabilizing the transcription factor p53, which induces the transcription of CKI p21 

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If the DNA damage is severe, p21 can cause the cells to senesce or p53 can induce apoptosis.

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DNA-PK, ATM, and ATR phosphorylate a variant histone H2AX within the chromatin near the damage site & Phosphorylated H2AX acts as a landing pad for recruiting additional protein complexes that control DNA repair