Part:BBa_K2922023
T7-RBS-cex-T7-RBS-bgl1A-BBa_K516132 functioned in Kil secretion cassette with promoter J23109
This part contains the sequence for the protein Kil regulated by constitutive promoter J23109 and the sequence for the protein Exoglucanase and Beta-D-glucosidase regulated by T7 promoter. And BBa_K516132 coding the expression system of mRFP is used as a reporter. We used this part to achieve the secretion of Exoglucanase and the expression of Beta-D-glucosidase with the function of Kil secretion cassette, and use the expression of mRFP to observe the growth of the bacteria.
Usage and Biology
Cellulose is a polymer composed of Beta-1,4-linked glucosyl residues. Cellulases (Endoglucanases), Cellobiosidases (Exoglucanases), and Beta-glucosidases are required by organisms (some fungi, bacteria) that can consume it. These enzymes are powerful tools for degradation of plant cell walls by pathogens and other organisms consuming plant biomass.
In order to achieve cooperation between two groups of E. coli, CenA and Bgl1A were selected and expressed in one group of the E. coli, while Cex and Bgl1A in the other. As cellulose cannot be transported into cells, and enzymes selected cannot be released to extracellular spontaneously, the enzymes should be secreted into the medium to degrade cellulose to achieve cooperation by certain means. Then two different secretion mechanisms of enzymes were designed: YebF-Cellulase fusion protein and Kil secretion cassette.BBa_K2922009 was tested to be the most strongest secretion among those.
After cellulose in culture medium was degraded into cellobiose by CenA and Cex, both of the two groups of E. coli could use cellobiose as substrate since they had exogenous gene bgl1A. However, cellobiose still needed to be transported into cell for usage. We found that cellobiose can be transported into cells by the Beta-galactoside permease encoded by the lacY gene in the lac operon, which could be achieved by induction of lactose or its analogues.[1]
- Fig. 1 Cellobiose could be transported into cell due to the function of Beta-galactoside permease coded by lacY.
Once cellobiose is transported into cell, Beta-glucosidase can function at the final step of cellulose degradation, and glucose is generated for living finally.
- Fig. 2 The complete schematic of "cooperative" in our project.
Thus, the cellulose will be degraded due to the cooperation of two groups of E. coli, and they both survive (Fig. 2).
In summary, according to the thoughts we depicted above, combining the results we obtained, we constructed the gene circuits BBa_K2922021and BBa_K2922022 / BBa_K2922023 to achieve the cooperation(Fig. 3).
- Fig. 3 The gene circuits to achieve cooperation between two groups of E. coli. (A) The gene circuits (BBa_K2922021) was constructed according to the function of Kil, CenA and Bgl1A in one group of E. coli. (B) The gene circuits (BBa_K2922022) was constructed according to the function of Kil, Cex and Bgl1A in the other group of E. coli.
Characterization
1. Restriction digestion
BBa_K2922023 was constructed by several basic parts with the expression vectors of T7 and RBS (BBa_K525998). Then transformed the expression vectors into E. coli DH5α, and the correct construction of this recombinant plasmid was confirmed by chloramphenicol, colony PCR and plasmid sequencing.
- Fig. 3 Agarose Gel Electrophoresis of BBa_K2922023. (M: Marker. The target gene showed a signal band at about 4100 bp)
2. Cultivation and growth curve determination
We transformed the constructed plasmid into E. coli BL21 (DE3). The positive clonies were cultivated in restricted medium where cellobiose is the only carbon source and induced by IPTG.
BBa_K2922021 and BBa_K2922023 were cocultured as experimental group, the two independent non-cocultured groups and blank were set to be control group.
We expected to see the growing tendency of experimental group is greater than control group. But the second try showed that the control groups's data were still abnormal compared to experimental groups. We hope we can accomplish it someday.
Reference
- ↑ M. Crandall, ., A. L. Koch, %J Journal of Bacteriology, Temperature-sensitive mutants of Escherichia coli affecting beta-galactoside transport. 105, 609 (1971).
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]Illegal NheI site found at 7
Illegal NheI site found at 30
Illegal NotI site found at 818 - 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]Illegal NgoMIV site found at 451
Illegal NgoMIV site found at 824
Illegal NgoMIV site found at 1326
Illegal NgoMIV site found at 3014
Illegal AgeI site found at 3788
Illegal AgeI site found at 3900 - 1000INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 871
Illegal SapI.rc site found at 954
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