Composite

Part:BBa_K1638018

Designed by: Jens Sivkr Pettersen   Group: iGEM15_SDU-Denmark   (2015-08-12)

hTrx-based scaffold fused to T18 through a flexible linker

This composite part consists of the hTrx-scaffold [1] (used for presenting peptide aptamers) fused to the T18 domain of CyaA (used in the bacterial two-hybrid system). This part is used in bacterial two-hybrid screening [2] for peptide aptamers against specific targets. When a target candidate is fused to the T25 domain of CyaA, and a peptide aptamer binds the target, the T18 and T25 domain is brought into proximity of one another and the formation of cAMP is induced. When combined with a cAMP reporter system, like a system promoting the transcription of RFP, the presence of red-flourescent bacteria indicates an interaction between the peptide aptamer and the target protein.

The Library

In oder to use this part for peptide aptamer screening, a random nucleotide library has to be inserted into the scaffold. This library codes for a random peptide library that enables screening of a diverse set of peptide aptamers with different specificity. Typically, the library consist of 20 sets of the codon NNK (where N is A,T,G or C and K is G or C). See design for further notes on design of library.

Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
    Illegal BamHI site found at 624
    Illegal XhoI site found at 753
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 165
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 575
    Illegal AgeI site found at 381
  • 1000
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

References

[1]: Karimova G, Pidoux J, Ullmann A, Ladant D. A bacterial two-hybrid system based on a reconstituted signal transduction pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1998;95(10):5752-6.
[2]: Borghouts C, Kunz C, Delis N, Groner B. Monomeric Recombinant Peptide Aptamers Are Required for Efficient Intracellular Uptake and Target Inhibition. Molecular Cancer Research. 2008;6(2):267-81.


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