| ATM | Ataxia telangiectasia mutated kinase |
| ATR | Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related kinase |
| ɣH2AX | Phosphorylated histone H2AX (ser 139) |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNA-PK | DNA-dependent protein kinase |
| DSB | Double strand DNA break |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| NaOH | Sodium hydroxide |
| NHEJ | Non-homologous end joining |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SIM | SUMO interacting motif |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| SUMO | Small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| TOP2 | DNA Topoisomerase II |
| TDP2 | 5′-tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase 2 |
| TARDIS | Trapped in agarose DNA immunostaining |
| ZATT | Zinc finger protein associated with TDP2 and TOP2 |