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Benchmarking of optical dimerizer systems
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Pathak GP
; Strickland D
; Vrana JD
; Tucker CL
ACS Synth Biol
2014[Nov]; 3
(11
): 832-8
PMID25350266
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Optical dimerizers are a powerful new class of optogenetic tools that allow
light-inducible control of protein-protein interactions. Such tools have been
useful for regulating cellular pathways and processes with high spatiotemporal
resolution in live cells, and a growing number of dimerizer systems are
available. As these systems have been characterized by different groups using
different methods, it has been difficult for users to compare their properties.
Here, we set about to systematically benchmark the properties of four optical
dimerizer systems, CRY2/CIB1, TULIPs, phyB/PIF3, and phyB/PIF6. Using a yeast
transcriptional assay, we find significant differences in light sensitivity and
fold-activation levels between the red light regulated systems but similar
responses between the CRY2/CIB and TULIP systems. Further comparison of the
ability of the CRY2/CIB1 and TULIP systems to regulate a yeast MAPK signaling
pathway also showed similar responses, with slightly less background activity in
the dark observed with CRY2/CIB. In the process of developing this work, we also
generated an improved blue-light-regulated transcriptional system using CRY2/CIB
in yeast. In addition, we demonstrate successful application of the CRY2/CIB
dimerizers using a membrane-tethered CRY2, which may allow for better local
control of protein interactions. Taken together, this work allows for a better
understanding of the capacities of these different dimerization systems and
demonstrates new uses of these dimerizers to control signaling and transcription
in yeast.