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Imaging of Single mRNAs in the Cytoplasm of Living Cells

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RNA Trafficking and Nuclear Structure Dynamics

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology ((PMSB,volume 35))

Recent advances in mRNA visualization technology have placed biomedical imaging at an interface between molecular biology and cellular biology. It is now increasingly possible to study in vivo gene expression at the transcript level. Analyses of mRNA expression, movement, interactions, and localization will enhance understanding of cellular responses to various conditions and will complement studies of protein expression.

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology and Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 10461, Bronx, NY, USA

    Dahlene Fusco & Robert H. Singer

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Fusco, D., Bertrand, E., Singer, R.H. (2008). Imaging of Single mRNAs in the Cytoplasm of Living Cells. In: Jeanteur, P. (eds) RNA Trafficking and Nuclear Structure Dynamics. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74266-1_7

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