Light-inducible molecular beacons for spatio-temporally highly defined activation.
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We have developed a new molecular beacon design that requires an additional UV pulse for fluorescence activation. This improves the signal-to-noise ratio tremendously compared to previous approaches and allows for a precise control of the time point and location of RNA labelling.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 49 47 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013