Imaging the unimaginable: leveraging signal generation of CRISPR-Cas for sensitive genome imaging

C Van Tricht, T Voet, J Lammertyn, D Spasic - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is the gold standard for visualizing genomic DNA in
fixed cells and tissues, but it is incompatible with live-cell imaging, and its combination with …

Emergence of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated bioimaging: a new dawn of in-situ detection

M Tian, R Zhang, J Li - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023 - Elsevier
In-situ detection provides deep insights into the function of genes and their relationship with
diseases by directly visualizing their spatiotemporal behavior. As an emerging in-situ …

CRISPR FISHer enables high-sensitivity imaging of nonrepetitive DNA in living cells through phase separation-mediated signal amplification

XY Lyu, Y Deng, XY Huang, ZZ Li, GQ Fang, D Yang… - Cell Research, 2022 - nature.com
The dynamic three-dimensional structures of chromatin and extrachromosomal DNA
molecules regulate fundamental cellular processes and beyond. However, the visualization …

Gene activation guided by nascent RNA-bound transcription factors

Y Liang, H Xu, T Cheng, Y Fu, H Huang, W Qian… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Technologies for gene activation are valuable tools for the study of gene functions and have
a wide range of potential applications in bioengineering and medicine. In contrast to existing …

Real-time imaging of RNA polymerase I activity in living human cells

Y Fu, Y Liu, T Wen, J Fang, Y Chen, Z Zhou, X Gu… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - rupress.org
RNA polymerase I (Pol I) synthesizes about 60% of cellular RNA by transcribing multiple
copies of the ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA). The transcriptional activity of Pol I controls the …

Visualizing the genome: experimental approaches for live-cell chromatin imaging

VS Viushkov, NA Lomov, MA Rubtsov, YS Vassetzky - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the years, our vision of the genome has changed from a linear molecule to that of a
complex 3D structure that follows specific patterns and possesses a hierarchical …

Illuminating the live-cell dynamics of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA using the CRISPR-tag system

J Ding, Z Yi, W Zai, M Wu, B Chen, Q Cai, X Zhang… - MBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the major obstacle
to curing chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Current cccDNA detection methods are mostly based on …

MONITTR allows real-time imaging of transcription and endogenous proteins in C. elegans

X Liu, Z Chang, P Sun, B Cao, Y Wang, J Fang… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
Maximizing cell survival under stress requires rapid and transient adjustments of RNA and
protein synthesis. However, capturing these dynamic changes at both single-cell level and …

Tracking pairwise genomic loci by the ParB–ParS and Noc-NBS systems in living cells

X He, Y Tan, Y Feng, Y Sun, H Ma - Nucleic Acids Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The dynamics of genomic loci pairs and their interactions are essential for transcriptional
regulation and genome organization. However, a robust method for tracking pairwise …

Capturing and understanding the dynamics and heterogeneity of gene expression in the living cell

A Pascual-Ahuir, J Fita-Torró, M Proft - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The regulation of gene expression is a fundamental process enabling cells to respond to
internal and external stimuli or to execute developmental programs. Changes in gene …