Analysis of chromosome and chromatid fusions in tankyrase 1–depleted cells
| Experiment | Cell line | RNAi | Metaphases analyzed | Chromosome fusions | Nonsister chromatid fusions | Sister chromatid fusions | Sister chromatid fusions per metaphase |
| 1 | HTC75 | GFP | 52 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.35 |
| 1 | HTC75 | TNKS1 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 160 | 3.08 |
| 2 | HTC75 | GFP | 52 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.15 |
| 2 | HTC75 | TNKS1 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 1.165 |
| 3 | BJ | GFP | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.12 |
| 3 | BJ | TNKS1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.34 |
| 4 | BJ + TERT | GFP | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.08 |
| 4 | BJ + TERT | TNKS1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.24 |
| 5 | HeLaI.2.11 | GFP | 52 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.17 |
| 5 | HeLaI.2.11 | TNKS1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 1.06 |
| 6 | HTC75 | GFP | 52 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 6 | HTC75 | TNKS1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 1.65 |
| Experiment | Cell line | RNAi | Metaphases analyzed | Chromosome fusions | Nonsister chromatid fusions | Sister chromatid fusions | Sister chromatid fusions per metaphase |
| 1 | HTC75 | GFP | 52 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.35 |
| 1 | HTC75 | TNKS1 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 160 | 3.08 |
| 2 | HTC75 | GFP | 52 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.15 |
| 2 | HTC75 | TNKS1 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 1.165 |
| 3 | BJ | GFP | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.12 |
| 3 | BJ | TNKS1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.34 |
| 4 | BJ + TERT | GFP | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.08 |
| 4 | BJ + TERT | TNKS1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.24 |
| 5 | HeLaI.2.11 | GFP | 52 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.17 |
| 5 | HeLaI.2.11 | TNKS1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 1.06 |
| 6 | HTC75 | GFP | 52 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 6 | HTC75 | TNKS1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 1.65 |
Experiments 1–4 used lentivirus shRNA infection, and experiments 5 and 6 used siRNA transfection.