A powerful cooperative interaction between a fusogenic peptide and lipofectamine for the enhancement of receptor-targeted, non-viral gene delivery via integrin receptors

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 560-568

  Zhang, Xiaohong ^a   Collins, Louise ^a   Fabre, John W ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA vectors; Endocytosis; Fusogenic peptide; Gene therapy; Integrins; Lipofectamine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VIRUS;

CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; HEMAGGLUTININ FUSOGENIC PEPTIDE, INFLUENZA VIRUS; INTEGRIN; LIPID; LIPOFECTAMINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; POLYLYSINE MOLOSSIN PEPTIDE; POLYLYSINE-MOLOSSIN PEPTIDE; SNAKE VENOM; VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPORTER GENE;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; CELL LINE; CROTALID VENOMS; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; HEMAGGLUTININS; HEMAGGLUTININS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INTEGRINS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0035523593     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.224     Document Type: Article

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