Visualization of mRNA Localization in Xenopus Oocytes
- 2 March 2011
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 714, 71-82
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-005-8_5
Abstract
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.Keywords
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