Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Time-resolved analysis of transcription kinetics in single live mammalian cells In eukaryotic cells, RNA polymerase II synthesizes mRNA in three stages, initiation, elongation, and termination, and numerous factors determine how quickly a gene is transcribed to produce mRNA molecules through these steps. However, there are few techniques available to measure the rate of each step in living cells, which prevents a better understanding of transcriptional regulation. Here, we present a quantitative analysis method to extract kinetic rates of transcription from time-lapse imaging data of fluorescently labeled mRNA in live cells. Using embryonic fibroblasts cultured from two knock-in mouse models, we monitored transcription of {beta}-actin and Arc mRNA labeled with MS2 and PP7 stem-loop systems, respectively. After inhibiting transcription initiation, we measured the elongation rate and the termination time by fitting the time trace of transcription intensity with a mathematical model function. We validated our results by comparing them with steady-state fluctuation analysis and stochastic simulations. This live-cell transcription analysis method will be useful for studying the regulation of elongation and termination steps and may provide insight into the diverse mechanisms of transcriptional processes.
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: neuroscience
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The categories of this paper are: behavior
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: physiology
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The categories of this paper are: toxicology
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The categories of this paper are: bioengineering
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The categories of this paper are: genetics