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RNA-Selective, Live Cell Imaging Probes for Studying Nuclear Structure and Function
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RNA-Selective, Live Cell Imaging Probes for Studying Nuclear Structure and Function

Qian Li, Yunkyung Kim, Joshua Namm, Amita Kulkarni, Gus R. Rosania, Young-Hoon Ahn and Young-Tae Chang
Chemistry & biology, v 13(6), pp 615-623
2006
PMID: 16793519
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2006.04.007View
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Abstract

CHEMBIO RNA
The higher-order structural organization of the cell nucleus reflects the underlying genome-wide transcriptional activity and macromolecular transport processes. To study the microscopic organization of RNA distribution within the nucleus, a combinatorial library of fluorescent styryl molecules was synthesized and screened for an in vitro RNA response and live cell nuclear imaging. Four different cell lines (HeLa, A549, 3T3, and 3T3-L1) were analyzed in terms of higher-order nuclear organization. We identified RNA-selective dyes with better imaging properties relative to commercially available SYTORNASelect dye; the selected dyes were also cell permeant, photostable, and well tolerated by the cells. Our dyes also had very good counterstain compatibility with Hoechst and DAPI, which could help to image the DNA distribution in relation to RNA distribution in live cells and therefore reveal different patterns of RNA-DNA colocalization.

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