Regulatory

Part:BBa_K125100:Design

Designed by: Krystle Salazar and Grace Kwan   Group: iGEM08_Hawaii   (2008-07-24)

nir promoter from Synechocystis sp. PCC6803


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]


Design Notes

The nir promoter was synthesized as 4 different oligonucleotides that were annealed, then ligated together.

Primer name Primer Length G/C content Tm
pnir1_forward CTAGAGCTAAATGCGTAAACTGCATATGCCTTCGCTGAGTGTAATTTACGTTACA 55 40% 72.5C
pnir1_reverse GTAAATTACACTCAGCGAAGGCATATGCAGTTTACGCATTTAGCT 45 40% 70.6C
pnir2_forward AATTTTAACGAAACGGGAACCCTATATTGATCTCTACTACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCA 57 43.9% 74.3C
pnir2_reverse GCGGCCGCTACTAGTAGTAGAGATCAATATAGGGTTCCCGTTTCGTTAAAATTTGTAAC 59 42.4% 73.0C

Source

The nirA promoter originates from Synechocystis sp. PCC6803. The Ntc-relevant sequence used here was identified by Ivanikova.

References

Aichi, Makiko, Takatani, Nobuyuki and Omata, Tatsuo. "Role of NtcB in Activation of Nitrate Assimilation Genes in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803." Journal of Bacteriology 2001 (183): 5840-5847.

Ivanikova, Natalia Valeryevna. "Lake Superior phototrophic picoplankton: nitrate assimiliation measured with a cyanobacterial nitrate-responsive bioreporter and genetic diversity of the natural community." Dissertation. Bowling Green State University, 2006.