Intracellular fate and nuclear targeting of plasmid DNA

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-202

  Neves, C ^a   Escriou, V ^a   Byk, G ^b   Scherman, Daniel ^a,c   Wils, P ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Centre de Recherche de Vitry   (France)

Author keywords

DNA; Gene transfer; Importin; Nuclear import; Nuclear localization signal

Indexed keywords

DYE; KARYOPHERIN; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRANSGENE;

3T3 CELLS; ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; LISSAMINE GREEN DYES; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032731720     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007693805849     Document Type: Article

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