Modulation of a membrane lipid lamellar-nonlamellar phase transition by cationic lipids: A measure for transfection efficiency

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1778, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2405-2412

  Tenchov, Boris G ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Koynova, Rumiana ^a   MacDonald, Robert C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; Cubic phase; Inverted hexagonal phase; Lipofection; Lipoplex; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

DIMYRISTELAIDOYLETHYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIMYRISTOLEOYLETHYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIOLEOYLETHYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FUSION; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 52249095094     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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