Coding

Part:BBa_K4219001:Design

Designed by: Yoav Navon   Group: iGEM22_TAU_Israel   (2022-09-25)


Evolutionary-stabilized optimized eCFP coding device


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
    Illegal prefix found in sequence at 1
    Illegal suffix found in sequence at 1148
    Illegal EcoRI site found at 915
  • 12
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
    Illegal EcoRI site found at 1
    Illegal EcoRI site found at 915
    Illegal SpeI site found at 1149
    Illegal PstI site found at 1163
    Illegal NotI site found at 7
    Illegal NotI site found at 1156
  • 21
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
    Illegal EcoRI site found at 1
    Illegal EcoRI site found at 915
  • 23
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
    Illegal prefix found in sequence at 1
    Illegal suffix found in sequence at 1149
    Illegal EcoRI site found at 915
  • 25
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
    Illegal prefix found in sequence at 1
    Illegal EcoRI site found at 915
    Illegal XbaI site found at 16
    Illegal SpeI site found at 1149
    Illegal PstI site found at 1163
  • 1000
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
    Illegal SapI.rc site found at 264


Design Notes

The sequence of this part was determined by utilizing the ESO software, developed by Staubility, TAU representative group for the iGEM 2020 competition. In order to validate that the optimization process has worked properly, an evolutionary experiment, checking whether a significant difference in the evolutionary stability between the original non-optimized part and the newly-optimized one might be witnessed, had been designed. Throughout which, we have measured the fluorescence levels of both parts (encoding for the eCFP protein) and checked whether the loss of fluorescence (indicating loss of functionality and a decreased evolutionary stability) of the original part was significantly faster than that of the optimized one.


A full description of the part:

Selected Part Name: BBa_K4219001. Part Type: Coding. Short Description: Evolutionary-stabilized optimized eCFP coding device. Long Description: This part is an optimized version of the BBa_J04421 construct. Our team optimized the old part and constructed the new one while utilizing the ESO software (Menuhin et al 2022). The ESO is a software constructed by TAU IGEM team 2020 as part of their project, and we used this software with their help and under their guidance. The software optimizes the evolutionary stability of a given DNA construct, by preventing sites that are prone to mutation and recombination while preserving the amino acid sequence. While designing this new part, the goal stood in front of our eyes was to induce minimal changes, so the functionality of the initial construct will be preserved, while the evolutionary stability of the construct greatly elevated. This was verified by a lab evolution experiment (please refer to the “improvement of an existing part” page for further details). The users of that part should address it exactly the same as they were addressing the original one – use it as an eCFP coding device with an IPTG inducible promoter – while taking into account that it is evolutionary-stabilized, namely will preserve its functionality for a longer period of time. The Source of the Part: BBa_J04421 construct, received in the iGEM 2021 Distribution kit. Design Considerations: The sequence of this part was determined by utilizing the ESO software, developed by 2020 TAU IGEM team. The software changes the DNA sequence in order to prevent sites that are prone to mutation or recombination while preserving the amino acid sequence. Our team created two variations of each part, one that only optimized the evolutionary stability of the construct, and a second one that also optimized the sequence for E.coli expression (codon usage optimization; for further information please refer to the “improvement of an existing part” page). Our team manually checked the work of the algorithm by MSA, to verify that indeed the amino acid sequence was preserved. Length: 1168 base pairs.

Source

The source of this part is, as already stated, the BBa_J04421 construct, stored in the 15P position, plate 2 of the iGEM 2021 Kit Distribution.

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