Synthetic peptide-based DNA complexes for nonviral gene delivery

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 115-131

  Smith, Louis C ^a   Duguid, John ^b   Wadhwa, Manpreet S ^b   Logan, Mark J ^b   Tung, Ching Hsuan ^b   Edwards, Vince ^b   Sparrow, James T ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GeneMedicine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Oligopeptides; Plasmid condensation; Poly(L lysine); Receptor mediated delivery; Somatic gene therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CELLS; CONDENSATION; DNA; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VIRUSES;

GENE EXPRESSION; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PLASMID CONDENSATION; POLYLYSINE; RECEPTOR MEDIATED DELIVERY; SOMATIC GENE THERAPY;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

AMIDE; CATION; DNA; GRAMICIDIN S; MEMBRANE AFFECTING AGENT; OLIGOPEPTIDE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; SPERMINE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ADENOVIRUS; ANTIGENICITY; ENDOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE TARGETING; KINETICS; PLASMID; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW; THERMOSTABILITY; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

EID: 0032473403     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(97)00111-7     Document Type: Review

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