A
protein found in the
capsid of the
Sendai virus which is exceptionally good at binding to the
cytoplasmic membranes of many
animal cells. The protein is therefore used to make
fusogenic vesicles for the purpose of delivering
therapeutic drugs or other chemicals directly into
cells.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.