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RNA Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Long Non-Coding RNA Localization in Human Osteosarcoma Cells
Published on: June 16, 2023
Hybridization-sensitive fluorescent probe for long-term monitoring of intracellular RNA
Takeshi Kubota1, Shuji Ikeda, Hiroyuki Yanagisawa
1Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Wako, Saitama 351-1098, Japan.
Abstract:
Nuclease-resistant hybridization probes for long-term intracellular RNA imaging were synthesized. Newly designed probes with a 2'-O-MeRNA structure showed high resistance against nucleases, which is in contrast to the low resistance of DNA probes. These modified probes retained the function on the on-off switching of fluorescence emission in sensitive response to RNA recognition, based on the mechanism of interdye excitonic interaction, and functioned effectively for the long-term monitoring of RNA-stained living cells.
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