Non-viral neuronal gene delivery mediated by the H(C) fragment of tetanus toxin

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 762-769

  Knight, Andrew ^a,c   Carvajal, Jaime ^a   Schneider, Holm ^a   Coutelle, Charles ^a   Chamberlain, Sue ^a   Fairweather, Neil ^b  

^a ICSM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Gene transfer; H(C) fragment; Motor neuron; Tetanus toxin

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CHLOROQUINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TETANUS TOXIN;

ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; DNA BINDING; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; CELL LINE; CHLOROQUINE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC MARKERS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYBRID CELLS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POLYLYSINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TETANUS TOXIN; TRANSFECTION;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; MOUSE/RAT HYBRID CELL LINES;

EID: 0033083166     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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