Illuminating RNA biology through imaging

P Le, N Ahmed, GW Yeo - Nature Cell Biology, 2022 - nature.com
RNA processing plays a central role in accurately transmitting genetic information into
functional RNA and protein regulators. To fully appreciate the RNA life-cycle, tools to …

Cellular heterogeneity in TNF/TNFR1 signalling: live cell imaging of cell fate decisions in single cells

MK Preedy, MRH White, V Tergaonkar - Cell Death & Disease, 2024 - nature.com
Cellular responses to TNF are inherently heterogeneous within an isogenic cell population
and across different cell types. TNF promotes cell survival by activating pro-inflammatory NF …

[HTML][HTML] **st nucleates local protein gradients to propagate silencing across the X chromosome

Y Markaki, JG Chong, Y Wang, EC Jacobson, C Luong… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Summary The lncRNA **st forms∼ 50 diffraction-limited foci to transcriptionally silence one
X chromosome. How this small number of RNA foci and interacting proteins regulate a much …

A protein-tagging system for signal amplification in gene expression and fluorescence imaging

ME Tanenbaum, LA Gilbert, LS Qi, JS Weissman… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Signals in many biological processes can be amplified by recruiting multiple copies of
regulatory proteins to a site of action. Harnessing this principle, we have developed a …

Optogenetic control of mRNA condensation reveals an intimate link between condensate material properties and functions

M Lee, HC Moon, H Jeong, DW Kim, HY Park… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates, often assembled through phase transition mechanisms, play key
roles in organizing diverse cellular activities. The material properties of condensates …

CAS9 transcriptional activators for target specificity screening and paired nickases for cooperative genome engineering

P Mali, J Aach, PB Stranges, KM Esvelt… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Prokaryotic type II CRISPR-Cas systems can be adapted to enable targeted
genome modifications across a range of eukaryotes,,,,,,. Here we engineer this system to …

[HTML][HTML] De-centralizing the Central Dogma: mRNA translation in space and time

AM Bourke, A Schwarz, EM Schuman - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
As our understanding of the cell interior has grown, we have come to appreciate that most
cellular operations are localized, that is, they occur at discrete and identifiable locations or …

Cas9 as a versatile tool for engineering biology

P Mali, KM Esvelt, GM Church - Nature methods, 2013 - nature.com
RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases derived from clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic
repeats (CRISPR)-Cas systems have dramatically transformed our ability to edit the …

In the right place at the right time: visualizing and understanding mRNA localization

AR Buxbaum, G Haimovich, RH Singer - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2015 - nature.com
The spatial regulation of protein translation is an efficient way to create functional and
structural asymmetries in cells. Recent research has furthered our understanding of how …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time imaging of translation on single mRNA transcripts in live cells

C Wang, B Han, R Zhou, X Zhuang - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Translation is under tight spatial and temporal controls to ensure protein production in the
right time and place in cells. Methods that allow real-time, high-resolution visualization of …