Nuclear-Associated Plasmid, but Not Cell-Associated Plasmid, Is Correlated with Transgene Expression in Cultured Mammalian Cells

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 339-346

  James, Molly B ^a   Giorgio, Todd D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic liposome; Cy3 labeled plasmid; Flow cytometry; Gene delivery; GFP; Isolated nuclei; Plasmid quantitation; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPOSOME; PHOTOPROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034167974     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mthe.2000.0054     Document Type: Article

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