Enhanced gene expression through temperature profile-induced variations in molecular architecture of thermoresponsive polymer vectors

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-54

  Lavigne, Matthieu D ^a   Pennadam, Sivanand S ^b   Ellis, James ^b   Yates, Laura L ^a   Alexander, Cameron ^b   Górecki, Dariusz C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non viral vector; Poly(ethyleneimine); Poly(N isopropylacrylamide); Polycation; Thermoresponsive polymers; Transfection

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; POLYCATION; POLYETHYLENEIMINE POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE) CONJUGATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRAIN COS7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DRUG COMPLEX; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOUSE; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSGENE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; MICE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33846842309     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: 15212254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.992     Document Type: Article

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