This protocol describes an application of single-molecule fluorescence in situ hybridization (smFISH) to measure the in vivo kinetics of mRNA synthesis and degradation.
Kim, S., Vaidya, K. Probing mRNA Kinetics in Space and Time in Escherichia coli using Two-Color Single-Molecule Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization. J. Vis. Exp. (161), e61520, doi:10.3791/61520 (2020).