Blinking change of fluorescent dye when RNA G-quadruplex is folded (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Blinking change of fluorescent dye when RNA G-quadruplex is folded

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The fluorescent blinking of cyanine dye (Alexa Fluor 647, pink star) bound to RNA changes depending on the structure of the RNA. When the RNA is folded like a hairpin, the fluorescent blinking is fast, and when the RNA switches to a G-quadruplex, the blinking is slow (Akira Kitamura).

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Akira Kitamura

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