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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
The association structures formed by cationic liposomes and DNA-plasmids have been successfully employed as gene carriers in transfection assays. In the present study such complexes was studied by cryo-TEM (cryo-transmission electron microscopy). Cationic liposomes made up by DOPE (dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine) and various amounts of three different cationic surfactants were investigated. The cryo-TEM analysis suggests that an excess of lipid in terms of charge, leads to entrapment of the DNA molecules between the lamellas in clusters of aggregated multilamellar structures. With increasing amounts of DNA free or loosely bound plasmids were found in the vicinity of the complexes. The importance of the choice of surfactant, as reported from many transfection assays, was not reflected in changes of the type of DNA-vesicle association. A tendency towards polymorphism of the lipid mixtures is reported and its possible implications are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/1,2-dielaidoylphosphatidylethanolami..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/1,2-dioleoyloxy-3-(trimethylammonium..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cations, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cetrimonium Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipid Bilayers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Liposomes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphatidylethanolamines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Surface-Active Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cetrimonium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/dimethyldioctadecylammonium
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
1235
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
305-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Complexes between cationic liposomes and DNA visualized by cryo-TEM.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physical Chemistry, Uppsala University, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't