The yeast two-hybrid system is a powerful and commonly used genetic tool to investigate interactions between artificial fusion proteins inside the nucleus of yeast. Here we describe how to use the Matchmaker GAL4-based yeast two-hybrid system to detect the interaction of the Agrobacterium type VI secretion system (T6SS) sheath components TssB and TssC41. The bait and prey gene are expressed as a fusion to the GAL4 DNA-binding domain (DNA-BD) and GAL4 activation domain (AD, prey/library fusion protein) respectively. When bait and prey fusion proteins interact in yeast nucleus, the DNA-BD and AD are brought into proximity, thereby activating the transcription of reporter genes. This technology can be widely used to identify interacting partners, confirm suspected interactions, and define interacting domains.
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Lin, J. S., & Lai, E. M. (2017). Protein–Protein Interactions: Yeast Two-Hybrid System. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1615, pp. 177–187). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7033-9_14
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