Cholesterol domains in cationic lipid/DNA complexes improve transfection

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1778, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2177-2181

  Xu, Long ^a   Anchordoquy, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol domain; Gene delivery; Liposome; Microdomain; Transfection

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPLEX; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE FUSION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CELL LINE; CHOLESTEROL; DNA; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 52049097749     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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