Toeprinting aims to measure the ability of in vitro transcribed RNA to form translation initiation complexes with ribosomes under a variety of conditions. This protocol describes a method for toeprinting mammalian RNA and can be used to study both cap-dependent and IRES-driven translation.
Ross, J. A., Thakor, N. Toeprinting Analysis of Translation Initiation Complex Formation on Mammalian mRNAs. J. Vis. Exp. (135), e57519, doi:10.3791/57519 (2018).