Using nuclear targeting signals to enhance non-viral gene transfer

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-130

  Chan, Chee Kai ^a   Jans, David A ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Gene therapy; Importin; Nuclear localization sequence; Nuclear targeting signal

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DRUG VEHICLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN; POLYLYSINE; TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR GAL4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; DNA BINDING; DRUG DNA BINDING; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; NUCLEAR IMPORT; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PLASMIDS; POLYLYSINE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0036219241     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2002.01061.x     Document Type: Review

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