Enhancement of polylysine-mediated transferrinfection by nuclear localization sequences: Polylysine does not function as a nuclear localization sequence

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1695-1702

  Chan, Chee Kai ^a   Jans, David A ^a,b  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; POLYLYSINE; TRANSFERRIN; VIRUS LARGE T ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LASER MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SIMIAN VIRUS;

EID: 0001362279     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10430349950017699     Document Type: Article

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