Recent Advances in the Molecular Beacon Technology for Live-Cell Single-Molecule Imaging

• Published in: iScience Vol. 23; no. 12; p. 101801
• Main Authors: Mao, Shiqi, Ying, Yachen, Wu, Ruonan, Chen, Antony K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 18.12.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biodevices; Molecular Genetics; Nanotechnology; Review; Molecular Genetics; Biodevices; Nanotechnology

Nucleic acids, aside from being best known as the carrier of genetic information, are versatile biomaterials for constructing nanoscopic devices for biointerfacing, owing to their unique properties such as specific base pairing and predictable structure. For live-cell analysis of native RNA transcri...