| ATM | Ataxia–Telangiectasia mutated |
| CENP-F | centromere protein F |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DSB | Double strand break |
| FCS | Fetal calf serum |
| FLIM | Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| HR | Homologous recombination |
| IB | Immunoblot |
| IP | Immunoprecipitation |
| IR | Ionizing radiation |
| Kd | Knock-down |
| LET | Linear energy transfer |
| NBS1 | Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1 |
| NHEJ | Nonhomologous end Joining |
| O-GlcNAcylation | O-linked-N-acetylglucosaminylation |
| O-GlcNAc | O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine |
| OGA | O-GlcNAcase |
| OGT | O-GlcNAc transferase |
| OGTi | O-GlcNAc transferase inhibitor |
| OGAi | O-GlcNAcase inhibitor |
| PcG | Polycomb Group Protein |
| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| RIF | Radiation-induced foci |
| 53BP1 | p53-binding protein1 |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| TET | Ten-eleven transcription |
| UV | Ultraviolet radiation |