The CD24-Siglec complex also recognizes heat shock proteins, another class of endogenous danger signals, but does not respond to lipopolysaccharide or poly-(dI:dC), two exogenous danger signals.

The use of soap complexes gives products which have higher dropping points than similar lubricants made from normal soaps.

The morphological data obtained for the various lipid assemblies and DNA-lipid complexes were then correlated with the in vitro transfection capacity, using COS-7 cells.