Diffusion coefficient of mRNAs within the nucleus measured by FRAP

Value 0.6 μm^2/s
Organism Eukaryotes
Reference Oeffinger M, Zenklusen D. To the pore and through the pore: a story of mRNA export kinetics. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012 Jun1819(6):494-506. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.02.011. p.497 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID22387213
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Method Florescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP)
Comments "Measuring the behavior of the whole population of nuclear polyadenylated mRNA using a GFP-tagged nuclear poly(A)binding protein by florescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) suggested an mRNA diffusion coefficient of 0.6 µm^2/s, similar to measurements by florescence correlation spectroscopy approaches (FCS) that observed the diffusion of dT-labeled nuclear mRNA (1.0 µm^2/s) [primary sources]."
Entered by Uri M
ID 110665