A tetracycline-dependent ribozyme switch allows conditional induction of gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Date
2019
Editors
Contact
Journal ISSN
Electronic ISSN
ISBN
Bibliographical data
Publisher
Series
DOI (citable link)
ArXiv-ID
International patent number
Link to the license
EU project number
Project
Open Access publication
Collections
Restricted until
Title in another language
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Publication type
Journal article
Publication status
Published
Published in
Nature communications ; 10 (2019). - 491. - eISSN 2041-1723
Abstract
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans represents an important research model. Convenient methods for conditional induction of gene expression in this organism are not available. Here we describe tetracycline-dependent ribozymes as versatile RNA-based genetic switches in C. elegans. Ribozyme insertion into the 3'-UTR converts any gene of interest into a tetracycline-inducible gene allowing temporal and, by using tissue-selective promoters, spatial control of expression in all developmental stages of the worm. Using the ribozyme switches we established inducible C. elegans polyglutamine Huntington's disease models exhibiting ligand-controlled polyQ-huntingtin expression, inclusion body formation, and toxicity. Our approach circumvents the complicated expression of regulatory proteins. Moreover, only little coding space is necessary and natural promoters can be utilized. With these advantages tetracycline-dependent ribozymes significantly expand the genetic toolbox for C. elegans.
Summary in another language
Subject (DDC)
540 Chemistry
Keywords
Conference
Review
undefined / . - undefined, undefined. - (undefined; undefined)
Cite This
ISO 690WURMTHALER, Lena A., Monika FINKE, Karina GENSE, Jörg S. HARTIG, Martin GAMERDINGER, 2019. A tetracycline-dependent ribozyme switch allows conditional induction of gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans. In: Nature communications. 10, 491. eISSN 2041-1723. Available under: doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08412-w
BibTex
@article{Wurmthaler2019-01-30tetra-45486,
  year={2019},
  doi={10.1038/s41467-019-08412-w},
  title={A tetracycline-dependent ribozyme switch allows conditional induction of gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans},
  volume={10},
  journal={Nature communications},
  author={Wurmthaler, Lena A. and Finke, Monika and Gense, Karina and Hartig, Jörg S. and Gamerdinger, Martin},
  note={Article Number: 491}
}
RDF
<rdf:RDF
    xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
    xmlns:bibo="http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/"
    xmlns:dspace="http://digital-repositories.org/ontologies/dspace/0.1.0#"
    xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"
    xmlns:void="http://rdfs.org/ns/void#"
    xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#" > 
  <rdf:Description rdf:about="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/45486">
    <dspace:isPartOfCollection rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/29"/>
    <dspace:hasBitstream rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/123456789/45486/3/Wurmthaler_2-rrxy9iuufrum3.pdf"/>
    <dcterms:issued>2019-01-30</dcterms:issued>
    <dc:rights>Attribution 4.0 International</dc:rights>
    <foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://localhost:8080/"/>
    <dc:creator>Wurmthaler, Lena A.</dc:creator>
    <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
    <dcterms:title>A tetracycline-dependent ribozyme switch allows conditional induction of gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans</dcterms:title>
    <dc:contributor>Hartig, Jörg S.</dc:contributor>
    <dc:creator>Gense, Karina</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator>Gamerdinger, Martin</dc:creator>
    <void:sparqlEndpoint rdf:resource="http://localhost/fuseki/dspace/sparql"/>
    <dcterms:isPartOf rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/29"/>
    <dc:creator>Finke, Monika</dc:creator>
    <dc:contributor>Gamerdinger, Martin</dc:contributor>
    <dcterms:abstract xml:lang="eng">The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans represents an important research model. Convenient methods for conditional induction of gene expression in this organism are not available. Here we describe tetracycline-dependent ribozymes as versatile RNA-based genetic switches in C. elegans. Ribozyme insertion into the 3'-UTR converts any gene of interest into a tetracycline-inducible gene allowing temporal and, by using tissue-selective promoters, spatial control of expression in all developmental stages of the worm. Using the ribozyme switches we established inducible C. elegans polyglutamine Huntington's disease models exhibiting ligand-controlled polyQ-huntingtin expression, inclusion body formation, and toxicity. Our approach circumvents the complicated expression of regulatory proteins. Moreover, only little coding space is necessary and natural promoters can be utilized. With these advantages tetracycline-dependent ribozymes significantly expand the genetic toolbox for C. elegans.</dcterms:abstract>
    <dc:contributor>Finke, Monika</dc:contributor>
    <dcterms:isPartOf rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/28"/>
    <dspace:isPartOfCollection rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/rdf/resource/123456789/28"/>
    <dcterms:rights rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"/>
    <dcterms:available rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2019-03-15T13:05:08Z</dcterms:available>
    <bibo:uri rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/handle/123456789/45486"/>
    <dc:date rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2019-03-15T13:05:08Z</dc:date>
    <dc:creator>Hartig, Jörg S.</dc:creator>
    <dcterms:hasPart rdf:resource="https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/123456789/45486/3/Wurmthaler_2-rrxy9iuufrum3.pdf"/>
    <dc:contributor>Wurmthaler, Lena A.</dc:contributor>
    <dc:contributor>Gense, Karina</dc:contributor>
  </rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
Internal note
xmlui.Submission.submit.DescribeStep.inputForms.label.kops_note_fromSubmitter
Contact
URL of original publication
Test date of URL
Examination date of dissertation
Method of financing
Comment on publication
Alliance license
Corresponding Authors der Uni Konstanz vorhanden
International Co-Authors
Bibliography of Konstanz
Yes
Refereed
Yes