Chapter title |
Analysis of In Vitro DNA Interactions of Brassinosteroid-Controlled Transcription Factors Using Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
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Chapter number | 11 |
Book title |
Brassinosteroids
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-6813-8_11 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-6811-4, 978-1-4939-6813-8
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Authors |
Simon J. Unterholzner, Wilfried Rozhon, Brigitte Poppenberger |
Editors |
Eugenia Russinova, Ana I. Caño-Delgado |
Abstract |
Most signaling cascades ultimately lead to changes in gene expression by modulating the activity of transcription factors (TFs). The electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) is a simple but powerful in vitro method for investigation of specific protein-DNA interactions. It makes use of the fact that protein-DNA complexes have a lower electrophoretic mobility in gels than free DNA has. The application of labeled probes in combination with unlabeled competitors allows investigation of DNA-binding specificity and identification of binding motifs with single base-pair resolution. Here we describe the application of EMSAs for the study of interactions of the brassinosteroid-regulated TFs, BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT1, (BZR1), BRI1-ETHYL METHANESULFONATE-SUPPRESSOR1 (BES1)/BZR2, and CESTA with putative binding sites. The classical approach using radiolabeled probes, as well as the more recent application of fluorescent probes, is described and the advantages and disadvantages of both methods are discussed. |
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