Transfection types, methods and strategies: a technical review

ZX Chong, SK Yeap, WY Ho - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Transfection is a modern and powerful method used to insert foreign nucleic acids into
eukaryotic cells. The ability to modify host cells' genetic content enables the broad …

Non-viral delivery of the CRISPR/Cas system: DNA versus RNA versus RNP

Y Lin, E Wagner, U Lächelt - Biomaterials Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Since its discovery, the CRISPR/Cas technology has rapidly become an essential tool in
modern biomedical research. The opportunities to specifically modify and correct genomic …

Liposomes in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

N Monteiro, A Martins, RL Reis… - Journal of the Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Liposomes are vesicular structures made of lipids that are formed in aqueous solutions.
Structurally, they resemble the lipid membrane of living cells. Therefore, they have been …

Condensed DNA: condensing the concepts

VB Teif, K Bohinc - Progress in biophysics and molecular biology, 2011 - Elsevier
DNA is stored in vivo in a highly compact, so-called condensed phase, where gene
regulatory processes are governed by the intricate interplay between different states of DNA …

A critical review of electroporation as a plasmid delivery system in mouse skeletal muscle

E Sokołowska, AU Błachnio-Zabielska - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The gene delivery to skeletal muscles is a promising strategy for the treatment of both
muscular disorders (by silencing or overexpression of specific gene) and systemic secretion …

MUC1 aptamer-targeted DNA micelles for dual tumor therapy using doxorubicin and KLA peptide

F Charbgoo, M Alibolandi, SM Taghdisi… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Targeted delivery of DNA nanoparticles is a promising approach in cancer therapy. Using
aptamers, target specific delivery of DNA nanoparticles can be achieved. Further, aptamers …

Why is less cationic lipid required to prepare lipoplexes from plasmid DNA than linear DNA in gene therapy?

M Munoz-Úbeda, SK Misra… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The most important objective of the present study was to explain why cationic lipid (CL)-
mediated delivery of plasmid DNA (pDNA) is better than that of linear DNA in gene therapy …

Instructive nanofibrous scaffold comprising runt-related transcription factor 2 gene delivery for bone tissue engineering

N Monteiro, D Ribeiro, A Martins, S Faria, NA Fonseca… - Acs Nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
Inducer molecules capable of regulating mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into specific
lineages have proven effective in basic science and in preclinical studies. Runt-related …

Cationic lipids as transfecting agents of DNA in gene therapy

E Junquera, E Aicart - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The use of cationic lipids (CLs) as transfecting agents of DNA has received an increasing
attention in the last two decades. In order to improve the transfection efficiency with lower …

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) in cancer: mechanisms, functions, and clinical implications

Y Dong, Q He, X Chen, F Yang, L He, Y Zheng - Frontiers in oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is circular DNA that plays an important role in the
development and heterogeneity of cancer. The rapid evolution of methods to detect ecDNA …