Part:BBa_K2374001
TH (ple) promoter-> (fruit fly)
Overview
| ple promoter | |
|---|---|
| Use in | D.melanogaster |
| RFC standard | RFC 10 compatible |
| Backbone | pSB1C3 |
| Submitted by | [http://2017.igem.org/Team:Tongji_China Tongji_China 2017] |
TH (ple) is a tyrosine hydroxylase, the first and rate-limiting step in the synthesis of dopamine (and eventually, melanin). Dopamine has critical roles in system development. This part is a 452bp sequence in 5' upstream of the ple exon. TH promoter is activated in the substantia nigra densities, ventral tegmental area, hypothalamus, olfactory bulb, norepinephrine and adrenergic neurons of the brain, also in the sympathetic ganglia and adrenal gland medulla and chromaffin cells.
Design Notes
We get this 452bp sequence from FlyBase ( Dmel\ple [http://flybase.org/reports/FBgn0005626.html]). We regard the 5'-UTR region as promoter region of ple.
This should not be the most accurate and concise promoter sequence. We hope that subsequent users will be able to accurately identify the promoter sequence.
We combined this promoter with UAS/GAL4 system to achieve gene expression in specific cells.
We cloned this 452bp TH promoter easily from D. melanogaster 's genomic DNA and the sequencing result is correct.
We connected TH promoter to GAL4( BBa_K2374004 [1] )and GAL80ts( BBa_K2374002 [2] )respectively, and cloned them into pUAST vector which had been removed the UAS sequence( BBa_K2374008 [3] ), then to microinject them into Drosophila 's eggs. Also we did microinjection with UAS-TH (BBa_K2374007 [4]). After hybridization screening, we got stable modified fruit fly strains. Finally, we did RT-PCR, qPCR and behavioral experiments to test our system. Here shows some results[http://2017.igem.org/Team:Tongji_China/Experiments].
We cloned TH promoter into pSB1C3 for submission. Here shows the 1% Agarose gel electrophoresis image.
We did 2 mutagenesis on this sequence.
site direct mutagenesis for submission::
1. EcoR I (184) GAATTC->GATTTC
2. Xba I (219) TCTAGA->TGTAGA
Test Results
1. Use Real-time PCR to detect whether the expression of TH is increased at 29°C. It shows that the relative expression of TH in modified fruit flies increased significantly.
2. Detect male-male courtship when raising the temperature. Mating index refers to the relative time that the fruit fly use for mating.
It shows that he mating index of the treated group rises significantly in at 29°C. [time=5minutes, n=5, P<0.01]
[http://2017.igem.org/Team:Tongji_China/Experiments More details]
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]Illegal BamHI site found at 137
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
Source
GeneCards®: The Human Gene Database
NCBI
FlyBase
References
Harrington CA, Lewis EJ, Krzemien D, Chikaraishi DM. Identification and cell type specificity of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene promoter. Nucleic Acids Research. 1987;15(5):2363-2384.
| None |