Analysis of RNA-protein interactions by flow cytometry

Alexander S. Brodsky, Angus P.R. Johnston, Matt Trau, Pamela A. Silver

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Abstract

Flow cytometry, in combination with advances in bead coding technologies, is maturing as a powerful high-throughput approach for analyzing molecular interactions. Applications of this technology include antibody assays and single nucleotide polymorphism mapping. This review describes the recent development of a microbead flow cytometric approach to analyze RNA-protein interactions and discusses emerging bead coding strategies that together will allow genome-wide identification of RNA-protein complexes. The microbead flow cytometric approach is flexible and provides new opportunities for functional genomic studies and small-molecule screening.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-240
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics
Volume5
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Flow cytometry
  • Functional genomics
  • Microbeads
  • Microspheres
  • RNA-protein interactions

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