Visible light-activatable Q-dye molecular beacons for long-term mRNA monitoring in neurons

Herein, we present a new class of Q-dye molecular beacons (MBs) that can be locally activated with visible light in hippocampal neurons. Our novel architecture increases the available monitoring time for neuronal mRNA from several minutes to 14 hours, since a lower light-sampling rate is required for tracking.

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A new class of Q-dye molecular beacons can be locally activated with visible light in hippocampal neurons, increasing the monitoring time for neuronal mRNA to 14 hours.