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Negative regulation of the RTBV promoter by designed zinc finger proteins.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20169401     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The symptoms of rice tungro disease are caused by infection by a DNA-containing virus, rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV). To reduce expression of the RTBV promoter, and to ultimately reduce virus replication, we tested three synthetic zinc finger protein transcription factors (ZF-TFs), each comprised of six finger domains, designed to bind to sequences between -58 and +50 of the promoter. Two of these ZF-TFs reduced expression from the promoter in transient assays and in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants. One of the ZF-TFs had significant effects on plant regeneration, apparently as a consequence of binding to multiple sites in the A. thaliana genome. Expression from the RTBV promoter was reduced by approximately 45% in transient assays and was reduced by up to 80% in transgenic plants. Co-expression of two different ZF-TFs did not further reduce expression of the promoter. These experiments suggest that ZF-TFs may be used to reduce replication of RTBV and thereby offer a potential method for control of an important crop disease.
Authors:
M Isabel Ordiz; Laurent Magnenat; Carlos F Barbas; Roger N Beachy
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2010-02-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Plant molecular biology     Volume:  72     ISSN:  1573-5028     ISO Abbreviation:  Plant Mol. Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-12     Completed Date:  2010-06-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9106343     Medline TA:  Plant Mol Biol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  621-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N. Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63132, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arabidopsis / genetics,  virology
Base Sequence
Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
Glucuronidase
Molecular Sequence Data
Oryza sativa / genetics,  virology
Plant Diseases / virology*
Plants, Genetically Modified / virology
Promoter Regions, Genetic*
RNA, Messenger
Transcription Factors / chemistry,  genetics*
Tungrovirus / genetics*
Viral Proteins / chemistry,  genetics*
Virus Replication / genetics
Zinc Fingers
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/Viral Proteins; EC 3.2.1.31/Glucuronidase

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