A specific inhibitor of protein kinase CK2 delays gamma-H2Ax foci removal and reduces clonogenic survival of irradiated mammalian cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The protein kinase CK2 sustains multiple pro-survival functions in cellular DNA damage response and its level is tightly regulated in normal cells but elevated in cancers. Because CK2 is thus considered as potential therapeutic targe...

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Main Authors: Huber Peter E, Ebert Maren, Zwicker Felix, Debus Jürgen, Weber Klaus-Josef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/15