Abstract
Chimeric REpressor gene Silencing Technology (CRES-T) is a useful tool for functional analysis of plant transcription factors. In this system, a chimeric repressor that is produced by fusion of a transcription factor to the plant-specific EAR-motif repression domain (SRDX) suppresses target genes of a transcription factor dominantly over the activity of endogenous and functionally redundant transcription factors. As a result, the transgenic plants that express a chimeric repressor exhibit phenotypes similar to loss-of-function of the alleles of the gene encoding the transcription factor. This system is simple and effective and can be used as a powerful tool not only for functional analysis of redundant transcription factors but also for the manipulation of plant traits by active suppression of the gene expression. Strategies for construction of the chimeric repressors and their expression in transgenic plants are described. Transient effector–reporter assays for functional analysis of transcription factors and detection of protein–protein interactions using the trans-repressive activity of SRDX repression domain are also described.
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The authors express appreciation to Dr. Masaru Ohta, Dr. Keiichiro Hiratsu, Dr. Tomotsugu Koyama, Dr. Yoshimi Umemura, Dr. Masahito Shikata, and Dr. Akira Iwase who exerted great effort for the establishment and development of the protocols described in this chapter.
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Mitsuda, N. et al. (2011). CRES-T, An Effective Gene Silencing System Utilizing Chimeric Repressors. In: Yuan, L., Perry, S. (eds) Plant Transcription Factors. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 754. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-154-3_5
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