Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level
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Blog Post
...region of a reporter mRNA via a PP7 coat protein (NLS-PCP-GFP)
an RFP protein that binds to the 3’ UTR ...UTR of the reporter mRNA via an MS2 coat protein (NLS-MS2-RFP)
the reporter mRNA, which contains the tethering... to appear yellow. The act of translation pushes NLS-PCP-GFP off of the mRNA, leaving only a red FP bound...Because it contains a nuclear localization signal, NLS-PCP-GFP then returns to the nucleus to bind cognate...allow continued tracking of a given mRNA because NLS-PCP-GFP is removed by the first ribosome that translates...