Coupling of importin beta binding peptide on plasmid DNA: Transfection efficiency is increased by modification of lipoplex's physico-chemical properties

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Carrière, Marie ^a,b   Escriou, Virginie ^a,c   Savarin, Aline ^a,c   Scherman, Daniel ^a,c  

^a Gencell SAS   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BINDING PROTEIN; CATION; KARYOPHERIN BETA; LIPID; PLASMID DNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NUCLEAR IMPORT; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 3042513355     PISSN: 14726750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-3-14     Document Type: Article

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