Genetic encoding of fluorescent RNA ensures a bright future for visualizing nucleic acid dynamics

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 621-626

  Dictenberg, Jason ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE MS2; COMPLEMENTATION; DIVERSE TECHNIQUES; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETIC ENCODING; LIVE-CELL IMAGING; LIVING CELL; POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL MECHANISMS; RNA DYNAMICS;

DYNAMICS; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE;

RNA;

DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFER RNA;

DROSOPHILA; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR BEACON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; YEAST;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LEVIVIRUS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RNA; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84869112037     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2012.09.004     Document Type: Review

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