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Their minimal diameter is much smaller (usually UNC2881 model. An effect was reported in mice injected before (postnatal day 5) and after (postnatal day 21) terminal differentiation of photoreceptors, although therapy in the latter was less effective.35,36 Persistent gene expression was observed during follow-up periods of up to 15?months.37 Notably, subretinal delivery of compacted nanoparticles did not result in immune responses or toxic effects to the mouse retina.36,38 Thus, this form of non-viral DNA delivery promises to be safe and efficient, with persistent gene expression. However, direct comparisons with viral gene delivery have not been published so far and, as recently pointed out by Kumar-Singh, some unexplained patterns of transgene expression are difficult to explain without further investigation.39 There are various ways to improve the efficiency of gene delivery and persistence of gene expression, independent of the method used for non-viral gene therapy. Promising approaches include targeted vector integration, minicircle DNA technology or inclusion of a so-called scaffold matrix attachment region. Persistent expression can be achieved by vector integration. Because random genomic integration may lead to insertional mutagenesis, targeted insertion has been suggested. The bacteriophage ��C31 integrase allows plasmid DNA with a specific recognition sequence to integrate at several chromosomal hotspots with a low risk of insertional mutagenesis.40 Chalberg et?al. used this integrase system to overcome transient gene expression after electroporation for retinal gene delivery.41 In their study, electroporation resulted in ?1000-fold higher transgene expression compared with subretinal plasmid injection without subsequent electroporation in 1-month-old adult rats. Additional co-injection of ��C31 integrase resulted in a ?85-fold higher expression after 4.5?months. A similar system is the so-called Sleeping Beauty Transposon Transposase. Alternatively, gene silencing can be minimized by reducing unmethylated and potentially immunogenic CG dinucleotides (CpGs) or omitting the entire bacterial backbone from the plasmid, resulting in so-called minicircles.