Characterization of the interplay between the main factors contributing to lipoplex-mediated transfection in cell cultures

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 884-893

  Boktov, Julia ^a   Hirsch Lerner, Danielle ^a   Barenholz, Yechezkel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

DOTAP; Helper lipid, lipofection; Topoisoform DNA, Lipoplex; Transfection

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; 1,2 DIOLEOYL SN GLYCERO 3 PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; CIRCULAR DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; DRUG CARRIER; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LIPOPLEX; LUCIFERASE; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL TYPE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA SUPERCOILING; DRUG FORMULATION; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; LIPOSOMAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; MOUSE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; LUCIFERASES; MICE; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 35148857631     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: 15212254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1079     Document Type: Article

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