Abstract
Yeast one-hybrid assays are an in vitro gene-centered approach to map transcription factor–DNA interactions. Here we describe this method and adaptations to screen for interactions between plant transcriptional regulators and their targets. Of particular note, the use of yeast one-hybrid assays fills in an important gap in available methodologies. When one is interested in a specific biological process of interest, the yeast one-hybrid assay is the only method that allows researchers to identify upstream regulators of the biological process of interest. This technique can be also used to further validate physical protein–DNA interactions or as a hypothesis-generating tool. In this method, promoters or DNA regions of interest are cloned and transformed into yeast and tested for interaction against a collection of transcription factors (TFs). Yeast one-hybrid screens are adaptable to the question the researcher is asking and the tools and components available. In this chapter we will describe large-scale and high-throughput Y1H screening; however, this can easily be scaled down for smaller studies.
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Gaudinier, A., Tang, M., Bågman, AM., Brady, S.M. (2017). Identification of Protein–DNA Interactions Using Enhanced Yeast One-Hybrid Assays and a Semiautomated Approach. In: Busch, W. (eds) Plant Genomics. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1610. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7003-2_13
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