Part:BBa_I746001

I746000 (AIP generator - agrB + agrD with RBSes) + B0015 (Terminator)

This part is simply the AIP generator (BBa_I746000) from the agr system with a standard registry terminator (BBa_B0015) downstream.

The original part was made in order to transfer the S. aureus oligopeptide-based quorum sensing system into a BioBrick-compatible signalling mechanism.

In the natural system, the signalling oligopeptide (termed AIP) is made from AgrD by the membrane-located enzyme AgrB. It is then detected by the membrane-located AgrC, which phosphorylates AgrA which then has DNA-binding activity and upregulates transcription of the promoters termed P2 and P3 in the agr locus. There are four known variants of AIP with different molecular structures and cross-inhibitory activity; this BioBrick generates group I AIP.

This part contains the coding regions for group I agrB and agrD (in that order) from S. aureus strain NCTC8325, prefixed by the B0034 RBS and separated by a SaII site.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]