Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2013, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 61-66.

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Progress of Using Nanoparticles as Gene Vector

Lu Yanmin   

  1. (1. Department of Life Sciences,Hengshui University,Hengshui 053000 ;2. Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development on Agriculture,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100081)
  • Received:2012-07-31 Revised:2013-02-27 Online:2013-02-26 Published:2013-02-27

Abstract: Nanoparticles have some characteristics such as can combine with big fragment DNA,low immunogenic,good biocompatibility,easy to produce,which can protect DNA against the digestion of nuclease. The nanoparticles have a high stability in organisms and cells,which was difficult to be degraded. Nanoparticles can improve transfection efficiency. As a nonviral gene vector,the application of nanoparticles in gene therapy became research focus. In this article,we mainly discussed the characteristics of nanoparticles, characteristics and transport mechanism of nanoparticles as gene vector,the progress on nanoparticles as gene vector.

Key words: Nanoparticles, Gene vectors, Transfection