title: RIF1 in DNA break repair pathway choice.
abstract: New findings on the RIF1 protein by four research groups, including Chapman et al. (2013) and Escribano-Díaz et al. (2013) in this issue, provide insights into DNA double-strand break repair pathway choice in mammalian cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sung