title: Imaging mRNAs in living mammalian cells.
abstract: The gene expression pathway begins in the nucleus as a gene receives a cue to transcribe, and typically ends in the cytoplasm with the production of the required protein. The nuclear processes of mRNA transcription and nucleo-cytoplasmic transport are of high importance as they encompass the major control points of gene expression. While it has been possible to study the mRNA life cycle using biochemical and molecular biology approaches, the advent of methods for nucleic acid tagging in vivo, have opened up many possibilities for examining these processes in vivo. In this chapter we describe the methodology required for setting up a live-cell system for monitoring real-time mRNA dynamics in mammalian cells.
authors: The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences and Institute of Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
authors: Sharon
authors: S
authors: Yunger
authors: Yaron
authors: Y
authors: Shav-Tal
mesh_terms: D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger