Junk DNA enhances pEI-based non-viral gene delivery

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-83

  van Gaal, E V B ^a   Oosting, R S ^a   Hennink, W E ^a   Crommelin, D J A ^a,b   Mastrobattista, E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LYGATURE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Junk DNA; Non viral gene delivery; PEI; Plasmid; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CATION; DNA; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; SPACER DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IMINE; POLY(ETHYLENE IMINE); POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; TARGET CELL; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; COS 1 CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; HELA CELL LINE; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASMID; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DNA, INTERGENIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMINES; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENES; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77951254839     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.08.032     Document Type: Article

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