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Studies of DNA complexes with cationic liposomes are prompted by the search for nonviral DNA carriers for gene therapy. Recent experiments have identified a stable multilamellar phase in which ordered smectic layers of DNA alternate with cationic bilayers. In this paper we identify the forces governing DNA adsorption on cationic lamellae, including a membrane-induced attraction between the adsorbed DNA. Calculating the DNA interhelical spacing as a function of system composition, the model successfully explains recent surprising observations.Mesh:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9336179 PMCID: PMC1181084 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78214-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033