Coupling of nuclear localization signals to plasmid DNA and specific interaction of the conjugates with importin α

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-55

  Ciolina, Carole ^a   Byk, Gerardo ^a   Blanche, Francis ^a   Thuillier, Vincent ^a   Scherman, Daniel ^a   Wils, Pierre ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PEPTIDES;

CHEMICAL STRATEGY; COVALENT COUPLINGS; DNA INTERACTION; IMPORTINS; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEAR TARGETING; PLASMID DNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SPECIFIC INTERACTION; SYNTHESISED;

BIOMOLECULES;

EID: 0032894156     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc980061a     Document Type: Article

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