Reduced contribution of thermally labile sugar lesions to DNA double strand break formation after exposure to heavy ions
In cells exposed to low linear energy transfer (LET) ionizing-radiation (IR), double-strand-breaks (DSBs) form within clustered-damage-sites (CDSs) from lesions disrupting the DNA sugar-phosphate backbone. It is commonly assumed that all DSBs form promptly and are immediately detected by the cellula...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3627621/ |