REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION USING CHROMATIN REMODELLING FACTORS

摘要

The invention provides a method to regulate expression of a gene of interestina plant comprising, introducing into the plant a first nucleotide sequencecomprising,the gene of interest operatively linked to a first regulatory region, and anoperatorsequence capable of binding a fusion protein, and a second nucleotide sequencecomprising a second regulatory region in operative association with anucleotidesequence encoding the fusion protein. The fusion protein comprising, a DNAbindingprotein, or a portion thereof, capable of binding the operator sequence, and arecruitment factor protein, or a portion thereof, capable of binding achromatinremodelling protein. In this manner, expression of the second nucleotidesequenceproduces the fusion protein that regulates expression of the gene of interest.