HeLa cells were plated on 35-mm glass-bottom dishes (NEST, 801001) at a density of 0.13 × 106. The indicated constructs were transfected into HeLa cells. Twelve to twenty-four hours after transfection, cells were imaged using a spinning-disk confocal microscope with a ×60 objective (Nikon T2 Microscope; Apo ×60 oil; 1.4 NA) using the SoRa mode. Exposure time was 500 ms. For time-lapse imaging, the time interval was set to 1 or 2 s. Images were analyzed with FIJI (ImageJ).
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HeLa cells were plated on 35-mm glass-bottom dishes (BGI, BGX-03520-100) at a cell number of 0.8 × 106 to grow for 12 hr. The indicated constructs were transfected into HeLa cells. Twelve hours after transfection, cells were imaged by a spinning-disk confocal microscope with a ×60 objective (Olympus SpinSR10 Microscope; Apo ×60 oil; 1.5 NA) using the SoRa mode. Different parameters were used:
Images shown in supplements: Exposure time was 500ms.
Time-lapse imaging for calculating the speed of mRNA movement: Exposure time was 200 ms, and the interval was set to 217 ms. Fifteen frames are recorded.
Z-stack imaging for calculating intensity and signal-to-noise: Exposure time was 500 ms. Stacks of 5 planes with a z-spacing of 0.5 μm were obtained by using range mode.