title: ATM Creates a veil of transcriptional silence.
abstract: The ATM kinase orchestrates diverse responses to DNA damage. By simultaneously monitoring transcription and DNA-damage responses in single cells, Shanbhag et al. (2010) now uncover a role of ATM in preventing transcription near DNA double-strand breaks.
authors.affiliation: Genome Stability Research Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, L1, Laboratory Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong S.A.R.
authors.forename: Michael S Y
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Huen
authors.forename: Junjie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen