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James A Gagnon1, Kimberly L Mowry.
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Visualization of in vivo mRNA localization provides a tool for understanding steps in the mechanism of transport. Here we detail a method of fluorescently labeling mRNA transcripts and microinjecting them into Xenopus laevis oocytes followed with imaging by confocal microscopy. This technique overcomes a significant hurdle of imaging RNA in the frog oocyte while providing a rapid method of visualizing mRNA localization in high resolution.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21431735 PMCID: PMC3181151 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-005-8_5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745