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ArticleMethods in enzymology2015

Using riboswitches to regulate gene expression and define gene function in mycobacteria.

Erik R Van Vlack, Jessica C Seeliger

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Article in Methods in enzymology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erik R Van VlackDepartment of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
Jessica C SeeligerDepartment of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA. Electronic address: jessica.seeliger@stonybrook.edu.
Stony Brook University · US

Funding

SBU Chemistry-Biology Interface Training ProgramT32GM092714 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI SAMPSON, NICOLE S, TONGE, PETER J · 2010 to 2019
$1.7M
Inducible Gene Regulation in MycobacteriaR21AI103321 · NIAID · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI SEELIGER, JESSICA CHUANG · 2013 to 2014
$391k
NIAID NIH HHS 1R21AI103321NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI103321NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM092714
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycobacteria include both environmental species and many pathogenic species such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an intracellular pathogen that is the causative agent of tuberculosis in humans. Inducible gene expression is a powerful tool for examining gene function and essentiality, both in in vitro culture and in host cell infections. The theophylline-inducible artificial riboswitch has recently emerged as an alternative to protein repressor-based systems. The riboswitch is translationally regulated and is combined with a mycobacterial promoter that provides transcriptional control. We here provide methods used by our laboratory to characterize the riboswitch response to theophylline in reporter strains, recombinant organisms containing riboswitch-regulated endogenous genes, and in host cell infections. These protocols should facilitate the application of both existing and novel artificial riboswitches to the exploration of gene function in mycobacteria.

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beta-GalactosidaseFlow CytometryGene ExpressionGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMycobacterium tuberculosisRecombination, GeneticRiboswitchbeta-GalactosidaseGreen Fluorescent ProteinsRiboswitchFlow cytometryGFPHomologous recombinationInducibleInfectionMycobacteriaTheophyllineβ-Galactosidase

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PMID25605389
PMCPMC5154175
OpenAlexW2417263966

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