smFISH probes (32 probes per gene) were designed using the Stellaris Probe Designer (Biosearch Technologies) and ordered as unlabelled DNA oligos. Labelling was done according to Gaspar et al, 2017 (link) (Gaspar et al, 2017 (link)). Briefly, unlabelled ddUTP was conjugated to an ATTO dye NHS ester (ATTO565 or ATTO633, Atto-tec), then the labelled ddUTP was added to the 3’-end of each probe with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. Probes were purified by ethanol precipitation.
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