Glycofection: Facilitated gene transfer by cationic glycopolymers

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 288-297

  Roche, A C ^a   Fajac, I ^b   Grosse, S ^b   Frison, N ^a   Rondanino, C ^a   Mayer, R ^a   Monsigny, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b Université Paris V ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Endogenous lectins; Gene therapy; Glycosylated polymers; Intracellular traffic; Nuclear import; Polyethyleneimine; Polylysine

Indexed keywords

GLYCOFECTIN; GLYCOPOLYMER; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CATION TRANSPORT; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE TRANSFER; GLYCOFECTION; GLYCOSYLATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR IMPORT; PLASMID; POLYMERIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYTOPLASM; ENDOCYTOSIS; FORECASTING; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; POLYLYSINE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345268795     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180300024     Document Type: Review

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