Effects of non-B DNA sequences on transgene expression

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-23

  Kamiya, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Goto, Hitomi ^a,b   Harashima, Hideyoshi ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Hydrodynamics based injection; Non B DNA; Plasmid DNA; Transgene expression

Indexed keywords

DNA CONFORMATIONS; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TRANSCRIPTIONS; IN-CELL; MOUSE LIVER; NON-B DNA; PLASMID DNA; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION; UNUSUAL CONFORMATIONS;

CONFORMATIONS; DNA; FLUID DYNAMICS; GENES; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TRANSCRIPTION;

DNA SEQUENCES;

BETA ACTIN; DNA B; LUCIFERASE; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPORATION; MICE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; TRANSGENES;

EID: 67649553544     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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