H1 and HMG 17 extracted from calf thymus nuclei are efficient DNA carriers in gene transfer

Gene Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 586-592

  Zaitsev, S V ^a,c   Haberland, A ^a   Otto, A ^a   Vorob'ev, V I ^c   Haller, H ^a   Bottger M ^a,b,d  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^d FRANZ VOLHARD CLINIC   (Germany)

Author keywords

Histone H1; HMG1; HMG17; Nuclear extract; Reporter gene; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HISTONE H1; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B1 PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; HISTONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA TRANSFECTION; DNA TRANSFER; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; HISTONES; HMGB1 PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030611433     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300433     Document Type: Article

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