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Plasmids

Known as: Plasmid, Plasmid DNA, pDNA 
Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety… 
National Institutes of Health

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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDNA Transposable ElementsEpisomesExtrachromosomal Inheritance

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CosmidsF FactorR Factors

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DNA, BacterialDNA, Circularextrachromosomal DNA

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Chitosan as a nonviral gene delivery system. Structure–property relationships and characteristics compared with polyethylenimine in vitro and after lung administration in vivo
Chitosan is a natural cationic linear polymer that has recently emerged as an alternative nonviral gene delivery system. We have… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Conditionally replicative and conjugative plasmids carrying lacZ alpha for cloning, mutagenesis, and allele replacement in bacteria.
We describe several new cloning vectors for mutagenesis and allele replacement experiments. These plasmids have the R6K gamma DNA… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Transformation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites by homologous integration of plasmids that confer resistance to pyrimethamine.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites were transformed with plasmids containing P. falciparum or Toxoplasma gondii… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
NewAgrobacterium helper plasmids for gene transfer to plants
We describe the construction of new helper Ti plasmids forAgrobacterium-mediated plant transformation. These plasmids are derived… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Direct solid phase sequencing of genomic and plasmid DNA using magnetic beads as solid support.
Approaches to direct solid phase sequencing of genomic and plasmid DNA have been developed using magnetic beads, coated with… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Single-stranded DNA 'blue' T7 promoter plasmids: a versatile tandem promoter system for cloning and protein engineering.
Chimeric phage-plasmid expression vectors were constructed from pUC18/19 plasmids by cloning a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) origin… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Identification of herpes simplex virus DNA sequences which encode a trans-acting polypeptide responsible for stimulation of immediate early transcription.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Trans-complementable copy-number mutants of plasmid ColE1
Plasmid ColE1, like many other small non-conjugative plasmids, is present in multiple copies (about 15 per chromsome equivalent… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Isolation of large bacterial plasmids and characterization of the P2 incompatibility group plasmids pMG1 and pMG5
Large plasmids from Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas putida, and Pseudomonas… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Uniform nomenclature for bacterial plasmids: a proposal
Department ofPlasmid Biology, The Public Health Research Institute of the City ofNew York, Inc., New York, New York 10016… 
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