MODIFIED MOLECULAR BEACONS

摘要

Nucleic acid reporters and methods of their use are provided. The nucleic acid reporters include molecular beacons modified with protein transduction domains to facilitate translocation of the nucleic acid reporter across cellular membranes. The nucleic acid reporters are also optionally modified with a targeting signal to direct the nucleic acid reporter to a specific cell, tissue, organ, intracellular region, organelle or vesicle.