Zinc improves gene transfer mediated by DNA/cationic polymer complexes

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 548-559

  Pichon, Chantal ^a   Guérin, Brigitte ^a   Réfrégiers, Matthieu ^a   Gonçalves, Christine ^a   Vigny, Paul ^a   Midoux, Patrick ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Cationic polymers; Gene transfer; Histidine; Membrane fusion; Polylysine; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CATION; DEXTRAN; DIVALENT CATION; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; LUCIFERASE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC ION; CHLORIDE; DNA; H5WYG PEPTIDE; LIPOSOME; PEPTIDE; ZINC; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOSOME; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MEMBRANE FUSION; METAL BINDING; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CYTOPLASM; GENE VECTOR; METABOLISM;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLORIDES; CYTOPLASM; DNA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; PEPTIDES; POLYLYSINE; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0036731233     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.303     Document Type: Article

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