综述了类转录激活因子效应物(TALEs)技术的研究进展及生物技术应用前景,重点介绍TALEs的结构特征、作用机理、广谱抗性基因的人工构建及利用类转录激活因子效应物核酸酶(Transcription activator like effector nucleases,TALENs)进行...综述了类转录激活因子效应物(TALEs)技术的研究进展及生物技术应用前景,重点介绍TALEs的结构特征、作用机理、广谱抗性基因的人工构建及利用类转录激活因子效应物核酸酶(Transcription activator like effector nucleases,TALENs)进行基因组定点修饰的策略。展开更多
Transcription activator-like effectors （TALEs） from Xanthomonas sp. have been used as customizable DNA- binding modules for genome-engineering applications, Ralstonia solanacearum TALE-like proteins （RTLs） exhibit...Transcription activator-like effectors （TALEs） from Xanthomonas sp. have been used as customizable DNA- binding modules for genome-engineering applications, Ralstonia solanacearum TALE-like proteins （RTLs） exhibit similar structural features to TALEs, including a central DNA-binding domain composed of 35 amino acid-long repeats. Here, we characterize the RTLs and show that they localize in the plant cell nucleus, mediate DNA binding, and might function as transcriptional activators. RTLs have a unique DNA-binding architecture and are enriched in repeat variable di-residues （RVDs）, which determine repeat DNA-binding specificities. We determined the DNA-binding specificities for the RVD sequences ND, HN, NP, and NT. The RVD ND mediates highly specific interactions with C nucleotide, HN interacts spe- cifically with A and G nucleotides, and NP binds to C, A, and G nucleotides. Moreover, we developed a highly efficient repeat assembly approach for engineering RTL effectors. Taken together, our data demonstrate that RTLs are unique DNA-targeting modules that are excellent alternatives to be tailored to bind to user-selected DNA sequences for targeted genomic and epigenomic modifications. These findings will facilitate research concerning RTL molecular biology and RTL roles in the pathogenicity of Ralstonia spp.展开更多
文摘综述了类转录激活因子效应物(TALEs)技术的研究进展及生物技术应用前景,重点介绍TALEs的结构特征、作用机理、广谱抗性基因的人工构建及利用类转录激活因子效应物核酸酶(Transcription activator like effector nucleases,TALENs)进行基因组定点修饰的策略。
文摘Transcription activator-like effectors （TALEs） from Xanthomonas sp. have been used as customizable DNA- binding modules for genome-engineering applications, Ralstonia solanacearum TALE-like proteins （RTLs） exhibit similar structural features to TALEs, including a central DNA-binding domain composed of 35 amino acid-long repeats. Here, we characterize the RTLs and show that they localize in the plant cell nucleus, mediate DNA binding, and might function as transcriptional activators. RTLs have a unique DNA-binding architecture and are enriched in repeat variable di-residues （RVDs）, which determine repeat DNA-binding specificities. We determined the DNA-binding specificities for the RVD sequences ND, HN, NP, and NT. The RVD ND mediates highly specific interactions with C nucleotide, HN interacts spe- cifically with A and G nucleotides, and NP binds to C, A, and G nucleotides. Moreover, we developed a highly efficient repeat assembly approach for engineering RTL effectors. Taken together, our data demonstrate that RTLs are unique DNA-targeting modules that are excellent alternatives to be tailored to bind to user-selected DNA sequences for targeted genomic and epigenomic modifications. These findings will facilitate research concerning RTL molecular biology and RTL roles in the pathogenicity of Ralstonia spp.
