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Abstract
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is an abundant mRNA modification which plays important roles in regulating RNA function and gene expression. Traditional methods for visualizing mRNAs within cells cannot distinguish m6A-modified and unmodified versions of the target transcript, thus limiting our understanding of how and where methylated transcripts are localized within cells. Here, we describe DART-FISH, a visualization technique which enables simultaneous detection of both m6A-modified and unmodified target transcripts. DART-FISH combines m6A-dependent C-to-U editing with mutation-selective fluorescence in situ hybridization to specifically detect methylated and unmethylated transcript copies, enabling the investigation of m6A stoichiometry and methylated mRNA localization in single cells.
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