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RNA Analysis of Environmental Samples Using RT-PCR
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona Demonstrating Author: Bradley Schmitz Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) involves the same process as conventional PCR — cycling temperature to amplify nucleic acids. However, while conventional PCR only amplifies deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA), RT-PCR enables the amplification of ribonucleic acids (RNA) through the formation of complementary DNA (cDNA). This enables RNA-based organisms...
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Deriving the Time Course of Glutamate Clearance with a Deconvolution Analysis of Astrocytic Transporter Currents
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2013
We describe an analytical method to estimate the lifetime of glutamate at astrocytic membranes from electrophysiological recordings of glutamate transporter currents in astrocytes.
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Regulated mRNA Transport
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2020
In eukaryotes, transcription and translation are compartmentalized; an mRNA is first synthesized in the nucleus and then selectively transported to the cytoplasm for protein synthesis. Before transport, a pre-mRNA undergoes several steps of post-transcriptional modifications including splicing, 5' capping, and the addition of a poly-adenine tail. Various proteins bind to the pre-mRNA during these modifications. The mRNA transport takes place with the help of multiple proteins playing specific...
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Analysis of Global RNA Synthesis at the Single Cell Level following Hypoxia
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2014
We describe a technique for analysis of global RNA synthesis in hypoxia using imaging. Click-chemistry labeling of RNA has not previously been performed under hypoxia and allows visualization of global RNA changes at the single cell level. This approach complements the existing averaged RNA techniques, allowing direct visualization of cell-to-cell changes in global RNA synthesis.
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Laser-capture Microdissection of Human Prostatic Epithelium for RNA Analysis
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2015
The goal of this protocol is to use laser-capture micro-dissection as an effective method to isolate pure populations of cell types from heterogeneous prostate tissues for downstream RNA analysis.
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RNA-binding proteins associate with particular RNA molecules and help determine their destination, while motor proteins and the cytoskeleton support movement through the cell. Together, these components connect RNA identity with intracellular delivery. Studying their roles helps explain how transcripts reach specific regions, where they can influence local protein production and coordinate cellular functions.
Nuclear export links RNA production inside the nucleus with subsequent activity in the cytoplasm. Analysis of this stage can show whether transcripts successfully leave the nucleus before undergoing cytoplasmic delivery or localization. This distinction helps researchers identify where transport is regulated and how altered movement could affect the availability of genetic information for translation.
Localization places selected transcripts near the cellular regions where their information is needed, allowing protein production to be coordinated with position. RNA transport analysis therefore connects transcript distribution with cellular organization rather than treating translation as uniformly distributed. This relationship is especially relevant when cells must establish distinct regions or respond to changing developmental or environmental cues.
Common approaches include molecular labeling, imaging, and biochemical fractionation. Molecular labeling helps track selected RNA molecules, imaging reveals their distribution or movement, and fractionation separates cellular compartments for biochemical analysis. Using these approaches together can connect visible localization patterns with the presence of RNA in nuclear or cytoplasmic fractions, strengthening interpretation of transport results.
Imaging provides spatial information about where RNA molecules appear, whereas biochemical fractionation assesses their distribution among separated cellular compartments. The two approaches address complementary questions: one emphasizes localization patterns, and the other supports compartment-based analysis. Combined evidence can clarify whether an observed RNA signal reflects nuclear export, cytoplasmic delivery, or localization to a particular cellular region.
The analysis supports investigations of neuronal function, embryonic development, infection, and diseases associated with disrupted RNA localization or transport. These applications use RNA distribution and movement to examine how cells coordinate protein production and respond to developmental or environmental conditions. The findings can connect altered transport behavior with broader changes in cellular organization and function.