Figure 1. Principle of the tTA/Tet-Off system and workflow.
(a,b) Principle of the tetracycline-dependent regulatory (tTA/Tet-Off) system. A tissue-specific promoter drives spatially restricted expression of the tetracycline transactivator protein (tTA) in the desired tissue. In the absence of tetracycline (Tet), the tTA protein binds to a tetracycline responsive element (TRE) which in turn drives expression of the transgene of interest. (b) If tetracycline (Tet) is administered, it prevents tTA from binding to the TRE and activating transgene expression. (c) Outline of the workflow used for collection, analysis and presentation of experimental data.
