Tat-tetanus toxin fragment C: A novel protein delivery vector and its use with photochemical internalization

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 662-674

  Gramlich, Paul A ^a,b   Remington, Mary P ^b   Amin, Julian ^c   Betenbaugh, Michael J ^a   Fishman, Paul S ^b,d  

^a Whiting School of Engineering   (United States)

^b Research Service   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neural progenitor cells; Photochemical internalization; Protein transduction; Tat; Tetanus toxin fragment C

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TAT TETANUS TOXIN FRAGMENT C; TETANUS TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSOME; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; PHOTOCHEMICAL INTERNALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEM CELL;

CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE PRODUCTS, TAT; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TETANUS TOXIN;

EID: 84880564785     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: 10292330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1061186X.2013.796954     Document Type: Article

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