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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

A miniature bioluminescent platform for imaging structured RNAs.

Christelle E T Chan, Erin B Fuller, Claire C Chen, Omeed Rabie, Nicholas T Seto, Oswald Steward, Jennifer A Prescher, Andrej Lupták

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Christelle E T ChanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5198-5861
Erin B FullerDepartment of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.ORCID 0009-0006-8711-5960
Claire C ChenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2490-2909
Omeed RabieDepartment of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.ORCID 0009-0001-1464-1322
Nicholas T SetoDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.
Oswald StewardDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7069-8756
Jennifer A PrescherDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9250-4702
Andrej LuptákDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0632-5442

Funding

Molecular lanterns for multiplexed imaging of RNA dynamicsR01GM161051 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI LUPTAK, ANDREJ, PRESCHER, JENNIFER · 2025 to 2025
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM161051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A broader understanding of RNA biology requires methods for visualizing transcript dynamics in native environments. Common imaging approaches rely on fluorescent probes that require excitation light and often depend on large aptamer arrays, limiting sensitivity and compatibility with many non-coding RNAs, particularly highly structured folds. To address these challenges, we developed a miniaturized bioluminescent platform for RNA imaging. This system employs a compact RNA tag that assembles luciferase fragments upon binding of monomeric RNA-binding proteins (RNA lanterns). Systematic optimization of the RNA component yielded a structured 24-nucleotide tag, representing greater than 3-fold reduction in size relative to the original

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BRETlive-cell visualizationNanoBiTNanoluc

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PMID42856564
PMCPMC13648714

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