On the mechanism of cationic amphiphile-mediated transfection. To fuse or not to fuse: Is that the question?

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-179

  Zuhorn, I S ^a   Hoekstra, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; Endocytosis; Hexagonal; Lipoplex; Trafficking; Transfection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; CATION; DNA; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; LIPOSOME; SURFACTANT;

DNA TRANSFECTION; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; INTERNALIZATION; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; REVIEW; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID;

CATIONS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; PLASMIDS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0036781643     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-002-1015-7     Document Type: Review

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