Nuclear localization signal peptides for the import of plasmid DNA in gene therapy (Review)

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 301-309

  Boulikas, Teni ^a  

^a Inst of Molecular Medical Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

karyopherin; nuclear localization signals; nucleoporins; pore complex; RNA export

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031043219     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.10.2.301     Document Type: Article

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