Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level
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Blog Post
...enable this color switching, TRICK requires the following components:
a GFP protein that binds to the coding... a reporter mRNA via a PP7 coat protein (NLS-PCP-GFP)
an RFP protein that binds to the 3’ UTR of the reporter...Plasmid 64542 or 64543)
Before translation, both GFP and RFP are bound to the reporter, causing it to ...appear yellow. The act of translation pushes NLS-PCP-GFP off of the mRNA, leaving only a red FP bound to the... contains a nuclear localization signal, NLS-PCP-GFP then returns to the nucleus to bind cognate untranslated...verified that translation is necessary for removal of GFP from the TRICK reporter.
Delayed translation is known...Oskar protein levels were negatively correlated with GFP intensity, showing that TRICK is an accurate readout...