Polyarginine enters cells more efficiently than other polycationic homopolymers

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 318-325

  Mitchell, D J ^a   Steinman, L ^a   Kim, D T ^b   Fathman, C G ^b   Rothbard, J B ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford California and Cofounder   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular uptake; FACS; Intracellular transport; Polyarginine; Polycations

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE; GUANIDINE; POLYARGININE; POLYCATION; POLYHISTIDINE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; POLYORNITHINE; SODIUM AZIDE;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENERGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CITRULLINE; CYTOSOL; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; LYSINE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORNITHINE; PEPTIDES; POLYAMINES; SODIUM AZIDE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033794501     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2000.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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