- We clearly see GFP mRNA localization at the poles of bacteria.
However, this data should be interpreted very carefully. pET
plasmids localize at the poles, and this is the reason why we spot
mRNAs (and partially GFP protein) at the poles of the bacteria.
Acknowledgments
This work is supported by Helmholtz Initiative on Synthetic Biol-
ogy. Murat Sunbul thanks the Alexander von Humboldt Founda-
tion for a postdoctoral fellowship. Ankita Arora thanks the DAAD
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