Exploiting chromosomal and viral strategies: The design of safe and efficient non-viral gene transfer systems

Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-141

  Lipps, H J ^a   Bode, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial chromosomes; Centromere; DNA replication; Episomal vectors; Gene therapy; Mammalian artificial chromosomes; Nuclear compartments; Nuclear matrix; Origin of replication; Scaffold matrix attached region; Telomere

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE TRANSFER; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; SAFETY; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRUSES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035027612     PISSN: 14648431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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