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The Q-System as a Synthetic Transcriptional Regulator in Plants

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العنوان: The Q-System as a Synthetic Transcriptional Regulator in Plants
المؤلفون: Ramona Persad, D. Nikki Reuter, Lezlee T. Dice, Mary-Anne Nguyen, Stephen B. Rigoulot, Jessica S. Layton, Manuel J. Schmid, Magen R. Poindexter, Alessandro Occhialini, C. Neal Stewart, Scott C. Lenaghan
المصدر: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 11 (2020)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: LCC:Plant culture
مصطلحات موضوعية: Q-system, plant synthetic biology, gene expression, genetic circuits, metabolic engineering, Plant culture, SB1-1110
الوصف: A primary focus of the rapidly growing field of plant synthetic biology is to develop technologies to precisely regulate gene expression and engineer complex genetic circuits into plant chassis. At present, there are few orthogonal tools available for effectively controlling gene expression in plants, with most researchers instead using a limited set of viral elements or truncated native promoters. A powerful repressible-and engineerable-binary system that has been repurposed in a variety of eukaryotic systems is the Q-system from Neurospora crassa. Here, we demonstrate the functionality of the Q-system in plants through transient expression in soybean (Glycine max) protoplasts and agroinfiltration in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Further, using functional variants of the QF transcriptional activator, it was possible to modulate the expression of reporter genes and to fully suppress the system through expression of the QS repressor. As a potential application for plant-based biosensors (phytosensors), we demonstrated the ability of the Q-system to amplify the signal from a weak promoter, enabling remote detection of a fluorescent reporter that was previously undetectable. In addition, we demonstrated that it was possible to coordinate the expression of multiple genes through the expression of a single QF activator. Based on the results from this study, the Q-system represents a powerful orthogonal tool for precise control of gene expression in plants, with envisioned applications in metabolic engineering, phytosensors, and biotic and abiotic stress tolerance.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1664-462X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00245/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-462X
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00245
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/cc55d72aef1e4e2b98cf0ead5f5fedbb
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.55d72aef1e4e2b98cf0ead5f5fedbb
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:1664462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2020.00245