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Analog intrinsic recoding measures RNA dynamics without chemical conversion

Hansen, L. N.; Couvillion, M. T.; McShane, E.; Azbukina, N.; Treutlein, B.; Churchman, L. S.

2026-07-28 genomics
10.64898/2026.07.27.741041 bioRxiv
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Steady-state RNA abundance measurements mask the synthesis and decay rates that shape gene expression. Analog intrinsic recoding sequencing (AIR-seq) repurposes the base-pairing properties of N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC) to mark newly synthesized RNA with C-to-T and T-to-C mismatches in standard RNA-seq libraries, eliminating chemical conversion and enrichment common to RNA metabolic labeling methods. NHC-AIR-seq resolves bulk and single-cell RNA dynamics, improves RNA velocity inference, reveals hidden regulation, and brings RNA kinetics into routine transcriptomic workflows.

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