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Imaging cell-type-specific dynamics of mRNAs in living mouse brain.
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Methods . Mar2019, Vol. 157, p100-105. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Highlights • The brain is characterized by the diversity of cell types. • Variability (i.e., noise) in the synthesis and intracellular movement of mRNAs is thought to play a crucial role in regulating the structure and function of the brain. • The dynamics of mRNA is observed in the brain of living mouse, where cellular identities are undisturbed, by intravital two-photon microscopy. • Context-dependent mRNA dynamics can be resolved by engineering viral construct for MBS-MCP. Abstract We describe a method for visualizing mRNAs in living mouse. Nascent transcripts and cytoplasmic mRNAs were labeled via lentiviral expression of MS2 coat protein (MCP) tagged with fluorescent protein (MCP-XFP) in knock-in mice whose β-actin mRNAs contained MCP binding stem loops (MBS). Then the mRNA molecules were imaged in the live cerebral cortex through an optical cranial window by intravital two-photon microscopy. By means of the controlled expression of MCP-XFP, single mRNA particles could be detected differentially in the nucleus and cytoplasm of a specific cell type. Consequently, this method is useful for investigating the cell-type-dependent dynamics of mRNAs underlying the structure and function of the brain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10462023
- Volume :
- 157
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Methods
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135015188
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2018.07.009