Minicircle DNA vectors achieve sustained expression reflected by active chromatin and transcriptional level

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-138

  Gracey Maniar, Lia E ^a   Maniar, Jay M ^a   Chen, Zhi Ying ^a   Lu, Jiamiao ^a   Fire, Andrew Z ^a   Kay, Mark A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MINICIRCLE DNA; PLASMID DNA; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA VECTOR; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; HISTONE METHYLATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 84871919467     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: 15250024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mt.2012.244     Document Type: Article

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