Controlling the size of nanoscale toroidal DNA condensates with static curvature and ionic strength

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 100, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 9296-9301

  Conwell, Christine C ^a   Vilfan, Igor D ^a   Hud, Nicholas V ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensation; DNA; Gene delivery; Packaging

Indexed keywords

DNA; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; IONIC STRENGTH; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; VIROLOGY;

COBALT; DNA; DNA, CIRCULAR; IONS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0042925421     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1533135100     Document Type: Article

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