Probing the dynamics of doxorubicin-DNA intercalation during the initial activation of apoptosis by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM).

Doxorubicin is a potent anthracycline antibiotic, commonly used to treat a wide range of cancers. Although postulated to intercalate between DNA bases, many of the details of doxorubicin's mechanism of action remain unclear. In this work, we demonstrate the ability of fluorescence lifetime imag...

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Main Authors: Nai-Tzu Chen, Chia-Yan Wu, Chao-Yu Chung, Yeukuang Hwu, Shih-Hsun Cheng, Chung-Yuan Mou, Leu-Wei Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445590?pdf=render