| 4-NQO | 4-Nitroquinoline 1-oxide |
| BER | Base excision repair |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DSB | Double-strand break |
| DUSP | Dual specificity phosphatase |
| HR | Homologous recombination |
| HU | Hydroxyurea |
| IR | Ionizing radiation |
| MEFs | Mouse embryonic fibroblasts |
| MMR | Mismatch repair |
| MMS | Methyl methanesulfonate |
| NER | Nucleotide excision repair |
| NHEJ | Non-homologous end joining |
| PIP | PP1’s interacting proteins |
| PPP | Phosphoprotein phosphatase |
| RPA | Replication protein A complex |
| SAC | Spindle assemble checkpoint |
| SPB | Spindle pole body |
| SSB | Single-strand break |
| ssDNA | Single-strand DNA |
| UV | Ultraviolet radiation |