title: Direct detection of transcription factors in cotyledons during seedling development using sensitive silicon-substrate photonic crystal protein arrays.
abstract: Transcription factors control important gene networks, altering the expression of a wide variety of genes, including those of agronomic importance, despite often being expressed at low levels. Detecting transcription factor proteins is difficult, because current high-throughput methods may not be sensitive enough. One-dimensional, silicon-substrate photonic crystal (PC) arrays provide an alternative substrate for printing multiplexed protein microarrays that have greater sensitivity through an increased signal-to-noise ratio of the fluorescent signal compared with performing the same assay upon a traditional aminosilanized glass surface. As a model system to test proof of concept of the silicon-substrate PC arrays to directly detect rare proteins in crude plant extracts, we selected representatives of four different transcription factor families (zinc finger GATA, basic helix-loop-helix, BTF3/NAC [for basic transcription factor of the NAC family], and YABBY) that have increasing transcript levels during the stages of seedling cotyledon development. Antibodies to synthetic peptides representing the transcription factors were printed on both glass slides and silicon-substrate PC slides along with antibodies to abundant cotyledon proteins, seed lectin, and Kunitz trypsin inhibitor. The silicon-substrate PC arrays proved more sensitive than those performed on glass slides, detecting rare proteins that were below background on the glass slides. The zinc finger transcription factor was detected on the PC arrays in crude extracts of all stages of the seedling cotyledons, whereas YABBY seemed to be at the lower limit of their sensitivity. Interestingly, the basic helix-loop-helix and NAC proteins showed developmental profiles consistent with their transcript patterns, indicating proof of concept for detecting these low-abundance proteins in crude extracts.
authors: Departments of Crop Sciences (S.I.J., M.S., L.V.) andElectrical and Computer Engineering (Y.T., S.G., B.T.C.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
authors: Sarah I
authors: SI
authors: Jones
authors: Departments of Crop Sciences (S.I.J., M.S., L.V.) andElectrical and Computer Engineering (Y.T., S.G., B.T.C.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
authors: Yafang
authors: Y
authors: Tan
authors: Departments of Crop Sciences (S.I.J., M.S., L.V.) andElectrical and Computer Engineering (Y.T., S.G., B.T.C.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
authors: Md
authors: M
authors: Shamimuzzaman
authors: Departments of Crop Sciences (S.I.J., M.S., L.V.) andElectrical and Computer Engineering (Y.T., S.G., B.T.C.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
authors: Sherine
authors: S
authors: George
authors: Departments of Crop Sciences (S.I.J., M.S., L.V.) andElectrical and Computer Engineering (Y.T., S.G., B.T.C.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.
authors: Brian T
authors: BT
authors: Cunningham
authors: Departments of Crop Sciences (S.I.J., M.S., L.V.) andElectrical and Computer Engineering (Y.T., S.G., B.T.C.), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801 l-vodkin@illinois.edu.
authors: Lila
authors: L
authors: Vodkin
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology; D018548:Cotyledon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D003460:Crystallization; D000939:Epitopes / Q000378:metabolism; D005453:Fluorescence; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects; D050437:Genes, Developmental; D017343:Genes, Plant; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology; D017785:Photons; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D036226:Seedlings / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D012825:Silicon / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000939:Epitopes; D010455:Peptides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D012825:Silicon
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