The antibodies used in this study were anti-pS38 (McBride et al., 2006 (link)), anti-AID (30F12 from Cell Signaling Technology or McBride et al. [2004] (link)), and anti–α-tubulin (Sigma-Aldrich). Anti-γH2AX (20E3), anti–histone H3 (D1H2), anti-CDC6 (C42F7), and phospho-substrate antibodies 9611, 2261, and 9621, all from Cell Signaling Technology. Anti-FLAG M2 agarose (Sigma-Aldrich) was used for Flag immunoprecipitation and eluted with Flag peptide. Immunoprecipitated AID or cell lysates (70 µg) were separated on 12% NuPAGE (Invitrogen), transferred to PVDF membrane, probed with anti-pS38 antibody, stripped, and probed with anti-AID and then anti–α-tubulin antibody. Band intensity was quantified with ImageJ, and the ratios of pS38 to AID or AID to H3 signals were calculated. Relative changes were normalized to control samples.