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Allison J Thomas1, Brooke D Latham1, Addison K O'Brian1
1Department of Biological, Physical, and Human Sciences, Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN, USA.
Abstract:
Measuring DNA cleavage levels has been a long-standing method in the field of topoisomerases. Due to the formation of a reversible covalent enzyme:DNA linkage, topoisomerase II activity can be monitored under varying conditions by means of measuring single- and double-stranded DNA breaks. This chapter will provide a method for measuring plasmid DNA cleavage levels generated by eukaryotic topoisomerase II with a specific focus on human type IIA topoisomerases. This method can be utilized to perform reactions as single timepoint, time course, and drug titrations.
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