title: Single mRNA tracking in live cells.
abstract: Asymmetric distribution of mRNA is a prevalent phenomenon observed in diverse cell types. The posttranscriptional movement and localization of mRNA provides an important mechanism to target certain proteins to specific cytoplasmic regions of their function. Recent technical advances have enabled real-time visualization of single mRNA molecules in living cells. Studies analyzing the motion of individual mRNAs have shed light on the complex RNA transport system. This chapter presents an overview of general approaches for single particle tracking and some methodologies that are used for single mRNA detection.
authors.affiliation: Anatomy and Structural Biology and Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Hye Yoon
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Adina R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Buxbaum
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D034443:RNA Transport / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins