Histone-mediated transduction as an efficient means for gene delivery

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 721-731

  Wagstaff, Kylie M ^a   Glover, Dominic J ^a   Tremethick, David J ^b   Jans, David A ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^c Australian Government Australian Research Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPORTER GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DIMERIZATION; DNA, RECOMBINANT; GENE THERAPY; HELA CELLS; HISTONES; HUMANS; KARYOPHERINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33947245439     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: 15250024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mt.6300093     Document Type: Article

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