Critical assessment of the nuclear import of plasmid during cationic lipid-mediated gene transfer

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-187

  Escriou, Virginie ^a   Carrière, Marie ^a   Bussone, Florence ^a   Wils, Pierre ^b   Scherman, Daniel ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b Aventis Gencell   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; Cell cycle; Nuclear import; Plasmid DNA; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

APHIDICOLIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPID; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CERCOPITHECUS; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; APHIDICOLIN; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROINJECTIONS; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0035286970     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.174     Document Type: Article

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