Heat exposure enhances radiosensitivity by depressing DNA-PK kinase activity during double strand break repair.

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From the role of double strand DNA dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs) activity of non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) repair for DNA double strand breaks (DSBs), we aim to define possible associations between thermo-sensitisation and the enzyme activities in X-ray irradiated cells.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Hyperthermia

Title: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group

ISSN (Electronic): 1464-5157

ISSN (Print): 0265-6736

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2014

Volume: 30

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Department of Radioisotope Medicine, Atomic Bomb Disease and Hibakusha Medicine Unit, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University , Nagasaki , Japan .

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DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2014.887793

PubMed ID: 24571173

SO-VID: 86823991-9a00-426d-93e8-18ec98e07a23

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