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ArticleRNA (New York, N.Y.)2017

Efficient in situ detection of mRNAs using the Chlorella virus DNA ligase for padlock probe ligation.

Nils Schneider, Matthias Meier

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Article in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nils SchneiderMicrofluidic and Biological Engineering, Department of Microsystems Engineering-IMTEK, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
Matthias MeierMicrofluidic and Biological Engineering, Department of Microsystems Engineering-IMTEK, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
University of Freiburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Padlock probes are single-stranded DNA molecules that are circularized upon hybridization to their target sequence by a DNA ligase. In the following, the circulated padlock probes are amplified and detected with fluorescently labeled probes complementary to the amplification product. The hallmark of padlock probe assays is a high detection specificity gained by the ligation reaction. Concomitantly, the ligation reaction is the largest drawback for a quantitative in situ detection of mRNAs due to the low affinities of common DNA or RNA ligases to RNA-DNA duplex strands. Therefore, current protocols require that mRNAs be reverse transcribed to DNA before detection with padlock probes. Recently, it was found that the DNA ligase from Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus 1 (PBCV-1) is able to efficiently ligate RNA-splinted DNA. Hence, we designed a padlock probe assay for direct in situ detection of mRNAs using the PBCV-1 DNA ligase. Experimental single-cell data were used to optimize and characterize the efficiency of mRNA detection with padlock probes. Our results demonstrate that the PBCV-1 DNA ligase overcomes the efficiency limitation of current protocols for direct in situ mRNA detection, making the PBCV-1 DNA ligase an attractive tool to simplify in situ ligation sequencing applications.

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ActinsBase PairingDNA LigasesDNA ProbesDNA, Single-StrandedFixativesFluorescent DyesFormaldehydeGene ExpressionHeLa CellsHumansIn Situ HybridizationNucleic Acid HybridizationRNA, MessengerSingle-Cell AnalysisTissue FixationActinsChlorella virus DNA ligaseDNA LigasesDNA ProbesDNA, Single-StrandedFixativesFluorescent DyesFormaldehydeRNA, MessengerViral ProteinsDNA padlock probesin situ ligationmRNA quantification

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