High throughput sequencing enables detailed analysis of S. cerevisiae DNA replication

For rapid characterisation of replication dynamics in wild-type cells from an unperturbed cell cycle we have obtained replicating (S phase) and non-replicating (G2 phase) cells by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) and subjected the DNA to copy number analysis. Overall design: Measurement of genome replication time for various S. cerevisiae strains. For each strain two samples were analysed: a replicating sample (from S phase) and a non-replicating sample (from G2 phase).