Short exposure to the DNA intercalator DRAQ5 dislocates the transcription machinery and induces cell death

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 256-261

  Richard, Elodie ^a   Causse, Sébastien ^b   Spriet, Corentin ^a   Fourré, Nicolas ^a   Trinel, Dave ^a   Darzacq, Xavier ^b   Vandenbunder, Bernard ^a   Heliot, Laurent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 78650656887     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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