Efficient transfection of blood - brain barrier endothelial cells by lipoplexes and polyplexes in the presence of nuclear targeting NLS-PEG-acridine conjugates

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-128

  Zhang, Hongwei ^a   Mitin, Anton ^a   Vinogradov, Serguei V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DNA; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; LIPOSOMES; PEPTIDES;

BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS; LIPOPLEXES; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEAR TARGETING; PLASMID DNA; POLYPLEXES; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSFECTION AGENTS;

BIOMOLECULES;

ACRIDINE; LIPOFECTAMINE; LIPOPLEX; LUCIFERASE; NANOPARTICLE; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DEGRADATION; DRUG PENETRATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; MOUSE; MURINAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PARTICLE SIZE;

MURINAE;

EID: 61849158680     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc8003414     Document Type: Article

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