Influence of lipophilic groups in cationic α-helical peptides on their abilities to bind with DNA and deliver genes into cells

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-367

  Niidome, Takuro ^a   Urakawa, M ^a   Takaji, K ^a   Matsuo, Y ^a   Ohmori, N ^a   Wada, A ^a   Hirayama, T ^a   Aoyagi, H ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acylated peptide; DNA; Gene carrier; Gene transfer; Lipophilic peptide; Mastoparan; Transfection

Indexed keywords

MASTOPARAN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA STRUCTURE; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; LIPID METABOLISM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; WASP VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0032886008     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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