The Functional Role of S/MARs in Episomal Vectors as Defined by the Stress-Induced Destabilization Profile of the Vector Sequences

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 387, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1239-1249

  Giannakopoulos, Aristeidis ^a   Stavrou, Eleana F ^a   Zarkadis, Ioannis ^a   Zoumbos, Nicholas ^a   Thrasher, Adrian J ^b   Athanassiadou, Aglaia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EBV OriP; episomal vectors; IR globin; S MAR; SIDD

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; MAMMALIA;

EID: 63449134700     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.02.043     Document Type: Article

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