Radiation sensitization by an iodine-labelled DNA ligand.
An iodinated DNA ligand, iodo Hoechst 33258, which binds in the minor groove of DNA, enhances DNA strand breakage and cell killing by UV-A irradiation. The sites of UV-induced strand breaks reflect the known sequence specificity of the ligand.
Molecular Sciences Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Murray
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