Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40366872›Full record

ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2025

All Probes Plasmids (APPs) for multicolor and long-term tracking of single-mRNA translation dynamics.

Gabriel Galindo, Gretchen M Fixen, Amelia Heredia, Tatsuya Morisaki, Timothy J Stasevich

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Gabriel GalindoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Gretchen M FixenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Amelia HerediaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Tatsuya MorisakiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Timothy J StasevichDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.

Funding

Quantifying the coordinated dynamics of single-gene transcription and translation in living cellsR35GM119728 · NIGMS · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Timothy Stasevich · 2016 to 2026
$4.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119728
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Live-cell single-mRNA imaging of translation is inherently challenging, demanding precise optimization of multiple imaging components. To simplify these experiments, we developed All Probes Plasmids (APPs)-a panel of plasmids encoding all the necessary probes for imaging at optimized relative expression levels. APPs incorporate widely used translation tags, fluorescent proteins, and mRNA labeling systems, streamlining both multiplexed imaging and reporter immobilization. By cotransfecting just two plasmids-a reporter and an APP-individual translation sites can be visualized in living cells with high signal-to-noise. We demonstrate how APPs facilitate high-fidelity multicolor translation imaging, long-term single-mRNA tracking, and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to quantify ribosome kinetics. By lowering technical barriers and enhancing experimental flexibility, APPs provide a versatile platform for advancing single-mRNA translation research in living cells.

Indexed as

PlasmidsProtein BiosynthesisRNA, MessengerFluorescent DyesHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansRibosomesSingle Molecule ImagingSpectrometry, FluorescenceFluorescent DyesRNA, Messenger

Identifiers

PMID40366872
PMCPMC12206499

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.