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Read-Out/Read-In

The read-out/read-in analysis framework using HCR™ RNA-FISH/IF enables bidirectional quantitative RNA and protein discovery in an anatomical context

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Read-Out/Read-In: How It Works
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Quantitative RNA and Protein Imaging
By quantifying RNA and protein targets while preserving anatomical context, HCR™ RNA-FISH/IF enables bidirectional quantitative discovery. ​​

Read-Out from anatomical space to expression space to discover quantitative co-expression relationships in selected regions of the specimen.

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Read-In from expression space to anatomical space to discover those anatomical locations in which selected quantitative co-expression relationships occur.

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Read-Out from a Whole-Mount Zebrafish Embryo

The expression scatter plot below illustrates read-out from a whole-mount zebrafish embryo using subcellular quantitative HCR™ RNA-FISH, providing quantitative snapshots of gene co-expression during somite formation and maturation.

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Amplitude and Slope

Quantitative subcellular voxel intensities shaded by anatomical region reveal changes in expression ratio (slope) and abundance (amplitude) for mRNAs tpm3 and myod1 during somite formation (PSM) and maturation (S10→S9→S8→S7).

Read-Out/Read-In

✓ Quantitative HCR™ RNA-FISH/IF 

✓ RNA and protein quantitation in an anatomical context

✓ Highly autofluorescent samples

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