Abstract
Single molecule RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (smRNA FISH) is a widely used method for examining cellular localization of RNA and assessing gene expression outputs. The Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC) is a nuclear macro-complex known to both mediate nucleocytoplasmic transport and influence transcription via interactions with chromatin. Consequently, depletion of NPC proteins can result in defects in either transcription or nuclear export of mRNA. To distinguish between these two different functions of NPC components, it is preferable to analyze transcription and mRNA export simultaneously or in the same cell. Here, we present a smRNA FISH protocol with downstream custom MATLAB image analysis for application in Drosophila larval salivary gland tissues. This method can detect both nuclear export and transcriptional phenotypes in the same cell and as a single assay, and can be adapted to many other cell types and organisms.
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Aleman, J.R., Little, S.C., Capelson, M. (2022). Using Single Molecule RNA FISH to Determine Nuclear Export and Transcription Phenotypes in Drosophila Tissues. In: Goldberg, M.W. (eds) The Nuclear Pore Complex. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2502. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2337-4_8
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