%0 Journal Article
%T Guidelines for DNA recombination and repair studies: Cellular assays of DNA repair pathways.
%A Klein HL
%A Bačinskaja G
%A Che J
%A Cheblal A
%A Elango R
%A Epshtein A
%A Fitzgerald DM
%A Gómez-González B
%A Khan SR
%A Kumar S
%A Leland BA
%A Marie L
%A Mei Q
%A Miné-Hattab J
%A Piotrowska A
%A Polleys EJ
%A Putnam CD
%A Radchenko EA
%A Saada AA
%A Sakofsky CJ
%A Shim EY
%A Stracy M
%A Xia J
%A Yan Z
%A Yin Y
%A Aguilera A
%A Argueso JL
%A Freudenreich CH
%A Gasser SM
%A Gordenin DA
%A Haber JE
%A Ira G
%A Jinks-Robertson S
%A King MC
%A Kolodner RD
%A Kuzminov A
%A Lambert SA
%A Lee SE
%A Miller KM
%A Mirkin SM
%A Petes TD
%A Rosenberg SM
%A Rothstein R
%A Symington LS
%A Zawadzki P
%A Kim N
%A Lisby M
%A Malkova A
%J Microb Cell
%V 6
%N 1
%D Jan 2019 7
%M 30652105
%F 5.316
%R 10.15698/mic2019.01.664
%X Understanding the plasticity of genomes has been greatly aided by assays for recombination, repair and mutagenesis. These assays have been developed in microbial systems that provide the advantages of genetic and molecular reporters that can readily be manipulated. Cellular assays comprise genetic, molecular, and cytological reporters. The assays are powerful tools but each comes with its particular advantages and limitations. Here the most commonly used assays are reviewed, discussed, and presented as the guidelines for future studies.