| Literature DB >> 28286807 |
Nikos Kourtis1, Nektarios Tavernarakis2.
Abstract
Currently available biochemical methods cannot be applied to monitor protein synthesis in specific cells or tissues, in live specimens. Here, we describe a non-invasive method for monitoring protein synthesis in single cells or tissues with intrinsically different translation rates, in live Caenorhabditis elegans animals.Entities:
Keywords: Caenorhabditis elegans; FRAP; Messenger RNA; Protein synthesis; Protein translation
Year: 2017 PMID: 28286807 PMCID: PMC5344182 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2156
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bio Protoc ISSN: 2331-8325