“Light-up” probes, icosa-α-thymidylate-thiazole orange conjugates, for the in situ time-resolved detection of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in living cells are evaluated. Upon annealing with polyA in aqueous solutions, the icosa-α-thymidylate-thiazole orange conjugates were shown to be up to 15 times more fluorescent. Microinjection of these probes into adherent fibroblasts resulted in high yields of hybridization and fluorescent signals. Incubation of cells in the presence of these probes resulted in facile internalization of the probe and similar painting of the messenger RNA in the nuclear and cytosolic regions.
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1 October 2001
Oligonucleotide-conjugated Thiazole Orange Probes as “Light-up” Probes for Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Molecules in Living Cells
Eric Privat,
Tracy Melvin,
Ulysse Asseline,
Paul Vigny
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Photochemistry and Photobiology
Vol. 74 • No. 4
October 2001
Vol. 74 • No. 4
October 2001