TY - JOUR A1 - Hilson, Pierre A1 - Allemeersch, Joke A1 - Altmann, Thomas A1 - Aubourg, Sébastien A1 - Avon, Alexandra A1 - Beynon, Jim A1 - Bhalerao, Rishikesh P. A1 - Bitton, Frédérique A1 - Caboche, Michel A1 - Cannoot, Bernard A1 - Chardakov, Vasil A1 - Cognet-Holliger, Cécile A1 - Colot, Vincent A1 - Crowe, Mark A1 - Darimont, Caroline A1 - Durinck, Steffen A1 - Eickhoff, Holger A1 - de Longevialle, Andéol Falcon A1 - Farmer, Edward E. A1 - Grant, Murray A1 - Kuiper, Martin T.R. A1 - Lehrach, Hans A1 - Léon, Céline A1 - Leyva, Antonio A1 - Lundeberg, Joakim A1 - Lurin, Claire A1 - Moreau, Yves A1 - Nietfeld, Wilfried A1 - Paz-Ares, Javier A1 - Reymond, Philippe A1 - Rouzé, Pierre A1 - Sandberg, Goran A1 - Segura, Maria Dolores A1 - Serizet, Carine A1 - Tabrett, Alexandra A1 - Taconnat, Ludivine A1 - Thareau, Vincent A1 - Van Hummelen, Paul A1 - Vercruysse, Steven A1 - Vuylsteke, Marnik A1 - Weingartner, Magdalena A1 - Weisbeek, Peter J. A1 - Wirta, Valtteri A1 - Wittink, Floyd R.A. A1 - Zabeau, Marc A1 - Small, Ian T1 - Versatile Gene-Specific Sequence Tags for Arabidopsis Functional Genomics: Transcript Profiling and Reverse Genetics Applications Y1 - 2004/10/15 JF - Genome Research JO - Genome Research SP - 2176 EP - 2189 DO - 10.1101/gr.2544504 VL - 14 IS - 10b UR - http://genome.cshlp.org/content/14/10b/2176.abstract N2 - Microarray transcript profiling and RNA interference are two new technologies crucial for large-scale gene function studies in multicellular eukaryotes. Both rely on sequence-specific hybridization between complementary nucleic acid strands, inciting us to create a collection of gene-specific sequence tags (GSTs) representing at least 21,500 Arabidopsis genes and which are compatible with both approaches. The GSTs were carefully selected to ensure that each of them shared no significant similarity with any other region in the Arabidopsis genome. They were synthesized by PCR amplification from genomic DNA. Spotted microarrays fabricated from the GSTs show good dynamic range, specificity, and sensitivity in transcript profiling experiments. The GSTs have also been transferred to bacterial plasmid vectors via recombinational cloning protocols. These cloned GSTs constitute the ideal starting point for a variety of functional approaches, including reverse genetics. We have subcloned GSTs on a large scale into vectors designed for gene silencing in plant cells. We show that in planta expression of GST hairpin RNA results in the expected phenotypes in silenced Arabidopsis lines. These versatile GST resources provide novel and powerful tools for functional genomics. ER -