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Imaging of native transcription and transcriptional dynamics in vivo using a tagged Argonaute protein

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A flexible method to image unmodified transcripts and transcription in vivo would be a valuable tool to understand the regulation and dynamics of transcription. Here, we present a novel approach to follow native transcription, with fluorescence microscopy, in live C. elegans. By using the fluorescently tagged Argonaute protein NRDE-3, programmed by exposure to defined dsRNA to bind to nascent transcripts of the gene of interest, we demonstrate transcript labelling of multiple genes, at the transcription site and in the cytoplasm. This flexible approach does not require genetic manipulation, and can be easily scaled up by relying on whole-genome dsRNA libraries. We apply this method to image the transcriptional dynamics of two transcription factors: ttx-3 (a LHX2/9 orthologue) in embryos, and hlh-1 (a MyoD orthologue) in larvae, respectively involved in neuronal and muscle development.
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hal-03064760 , version 1 (14-12-2020)
hal-03064760 , version 2 (29-07-2021)

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Amel Toudji-Zouaz, Vincent Bertrand, Antoine Barrière. Imaging of native transcription and transcriptional dynamics in vivo using a tagged Argonaute protein. 2020. ⟨hal-03064760v1⟩
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