Masters Theses
Date of Award
8-2021
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Major
Food Science
Major Professor
Scott C Lenaghan
Committee Members
C Neal Stewart, Curtis Luckett
Abstract
Plant transcription factors provide an opportunity for precise control of gene regulation at the transcriptional level. This research focuses on the validation and optimization of the Q-system, a novel plant transcriptional regulator capable of multigene activation and suppression. The ultimate goal of these developments is for the utilization of transcriptional regulation to develop inducible, luminescent plants. To highlight the developments necessary for this achievement, this research examines the history and current state of autoluminescent plants, to determine how the convergence of the Q-system and fungal luminescence system could generate inducible autoluminescent plants. These inducible, autoluminescent plants could be utilized to visualize gene expression, employed as reporter plants, or even implemented as a renewable light source.
Recommended Citation
Reuter, Dominique K., "Utilizing Synthetic Biology to Engineer Novel Plant Transcriptional Regulators for Precise Control of Autoluminescent Plants. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2021.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/6125
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