Part:BBa_K365003

Phytochrome B from A. thaliana (aa 1-642)

This part consists in the first 642 amino-acids of Phytochrome B from A. thaliana. When bound to its natural chromophore Phycocyanobiline (PCB) it can reach its Pfr activated state and physically interact with different PIF.

Background:

Phytochromes characterised by a red/far-red photochromicity. Through red-light (650–670 nm) absorption the phytochrome undergoes a rapid conformational change from its ground state Pr to its active state Pfr. The structural change allows the binding of the PIF. This light-sensitive interaction has been mapped to the 650-residue amino-terminal photosensory core of PhyB (Lim & Voigt 2009). The process is completely reversible through absorption in the near infra-red spectrum (705–740 nm).

The photoreceptor protein PhyB serves for the light-dependent activation of the system, therefore it was fused to the N-teminal of the ClpX-trimer.


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Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]

  Illegal BglII site found at 490
  Illegal BamHI site found at 572
  Illegal XhoI site found at 523
  Illegal XhoI site found at 542
  
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

  Illegal SapI site found at 739
  

Conception:

As mentioned before it has been shown that the PIF-interaction with the PhyB photosensory core (residues 1–650) is irreversible in infrared light in in vivo-application (Lim & Voigt 2009). Nevertheless, the binding strength and kinetic parameters depend on the composition and nature of the individual system, so we decided to include also this shorter variant of PhyB in our tests.