Un pentapeptido de nanopartículas de oro: fusión de genes para inducir la expresión génica terapéutica en células

Megan E Muroski1, Thomas J Morgan, Cathy W Levenson

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 95 Chieftan Way, Florida State University , Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, United States.

Resumen

Los investigadores desarrollaron una nueva plataforma de nanopartículas de oro para mejorar la transfección de células madre mesenquimales (MSC). Este método entrega de manera eficiente genes a las MSC, mejorando su potencial terapéutico para lesiones cerebrales y espinales.

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