ShRNA-mediated Ku80 gene silencing inhibits cell proliferation and sensitizes to γ-radiation and mitomycin C-induced apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma lines

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-407

  Yang, Qing Shan ^a   Gu, Jin Long ^a   Du, Li Qing ^a   Jia, Li Li ^a   Qin, Li Li ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Fan, Fei Yue ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Esophageal cancer; Ku80; Proliferation; ShRNA

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

BASAL LEVELS; COLONY FORMATION; ESOPHAGEAL CANCER; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; INDUCED APOPTOSIS; KU80; MTT ASSAYS; PROLIFERATION; SHRNA; Γ-RADIATION;

CELL DEATH;

EID: 47749154813     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.07096     Document Type: Article

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