Requirements for the nuclear entry of polyplexes and nanoparticles during mitosis

Nonviral gene delivery has a limited efficacy partly as a result of poor nuclear delivery, yet an understanding of the mechanisms of nuclear entry is limited. The present study aimed to test the common hypothesis that most nonviral vehicles enter the nucleus during cell division.

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