Part:BBa_K844007
Spider Silk 1x Subunit "F" (Fewest tRNA codon optimized) with Met (ATG) added
Spider silk subunit optimized to use a minimal set of tRNA codons (1 codon per amino acid); contains two elasticity domains and one strength domain, also contains 5’ Met (ATG) codon.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This part uses Assembly Standard #23 (Silver Fusion) scar sites, which the sequence data below and on composite parts using this part will not reflect this scar sequence (it shows Assembly Standard #10 scars).
Usage and Biology
This subunit is based on the 2E subunit from MaSp2 silk gene from Argiope aurantia The DNA sequence was altered from the native sequence so that each of the six amino acids in the silk subunit has one codon representing it (example: all glycines are GGT in the DNA). See part BBa_K844003 for additional sequence details. This part contains an added Met (ATG) codon at the 5’ end and is designed for use as the first subunit in a longer spider silk construct. This part should be followed by numerous repeats of the BBa_K844003 silk subunit, and the silk coding region should end with a BBa_K844000 part, which contains a 10-Histidine tag and a double stop codon (TAATAA).
The silk subunit contains four main domains: two elasticity domains, a linker domain, and a strength domain. The elasticity domains contains sequences coding for beta-helices and beta-spiral in the protein; these structures increase the elasticity of the spider silk. The linker domain joins the strength and elasticity domains together. The strength domain will form beta-sheets and strengthen the silk fibers by cross-linking silk strands.
Related parts:
BBa_K844002 – the native 2E spider silk subunit with two elasticity domains and one strength domain (no sequence manipulation)
BBa_K844003 – this spider silk subunit without the added Met (ATG) start codon at the 5’ end
BBa_K844015 – this part is an expression unit containing this silk subunit fused to a GFP gene. This construct is preceded by a lactose/IPTG inducible promoter.
References:
Brooks AE, Stricker SM, Joshi SB, Kamerzell TJ, Middaugh CR, and Lewis RV. 2008. Properties of synthetic spider silk fibers based on Argiope aurantia MaSp2. Biomacromolecules 9:1506–10.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
Functional Parameters: Austin_UTexas
Burden Imposed by this Part:
Burden is the percent reduction in the growth rate of E. coli cells transformed with a plasmid containing this BioBrick (± values are 95% confidence limits). This BioBrick did not exhibit a burden that was significantly greater than zero (i.e., it appears to have little to no impact on growth). Therefore, users can depend on this part to remain stable for many bacterial cell divisions and in large culture volumes. Refer to any one of the BBa_K3174002 - BBa_K3174007 pages for more information on the methods, an explanation of the sources of burden, and other conclusions from a large-scale measurement project conducted by the 2019 Austin_UTexas team.
This functional parameter was added by the 2020 Austin_UTexas team.
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