Abstract
Subcellular, sequence-specific detection of RNA in vivo is a powerful tool to study the macromolecular transport that occurs through plasmodesmata. The RNA-binding domain of Pumilio proteins can be engineered to bind RNA sequences of choice and fused to fluorescent proteins for RNA imaging. This chapter describes the construction of a Pumilio-based imaging system to track the RNA of Tobacco mosaic virus in vivo, and practical aspects of RNA live-cell imaging.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 295-328 |
| Journal | Methods in Molecular Biology |
| Volume | 1217 |
| Early online date | 11 Sept 2014 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- RNA imaging
- Pumilo homology domain
- RNA binding protein
- Fluorescence complementation
- Protein engineering
- Fluorescent protein
- Fluorescence microscopy
- Tobacco mosaic virus