Abstract
Microinjection of messenger RNA (mRNA) represents a convenient, effective approach to probe protein functions during specific period of the cell cycle.
Keywords: protein expression; mitosis; mRNA; microinjection
Maki Murata‐Hori, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Yu‐Li Wang, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Published online: May 2005
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002696
Microinjection of messenger RNA (mRNA) represents a convenient, effective approach to probe protein functions during specific period of the cell cycle.
Keywords: protein expression; mitosis; mRNA; microinjection
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