Quantitative characterization of genetic parts and circuits for plant synthetic biology

Control of gene expression involves both activation and repression of transcription. Schaumberg et al. used transient expression in Arabidopsis and sorghum protoplasts and dual-luciferase outputs to rapidly quantitate synthetic repressors and repressible promoters, and verified their results in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Nature Methods 10.1038/nmeth.3659