DNA that is dispersed in the liquid crystalline phases of phospholipids is actively transcribed

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作者
Corsi, Josephine [1 ]
Dymond, Marcus K. [1 ]
Ces, Oscar [2 ]
Muck, Joscha [3 ]
Zink, Daniele [3 ]
Attard, George S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Sch Chem, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Chem, London SW7 2AY, England
[3] Univ Munich, Dept Biol 2, Munich, Germany
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
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10.1039/b801199k
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O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
We report that a 4.3 kbp linearised T7 DNA plasmid is actively transcribed when it is dispersed in the hexagonal liquid crystalline phase of dioleoylphosphoethanolamine (DOPE).
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