The size of DNA/transferrin-PEI complexes is an important factor for gene expression in cultured cells

Gene Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1425-1433

  Ogris, M ^a   Steinlein, P ^b   Kursa, M ^c   Mechtler, K ^b   Kircheis, R ^c   Wagner, E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Vienna Biocenter   (Austria)

^c BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM RCV GMBH AND CO KG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gene transfer; Particle size; Polyethylenimine; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; PEPTIDE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFERRIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 0031788165     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3300745     Document Type: Article

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