Signalling

Part:BBa_K511301

Designed by: Grant Robinson   Group: iGEM11_MIT   (2011-09-27)

Notch-Gal4-VP16 Juxtacrine Signaling Receptor MammoBlock

This part encodes a major mammalian cell-signaling protein, the Notch-1 receptor, engineered to replace the original 12xCSL-binding transactvation domain with the Gal4-VP16 transactivator (Gal4-ESN). In the presence of the Delta ligand protein from another cell, this transactivation domain is cleaved and released to the Notch producing cell's nucleus. In contrast, if Delta is present on the Notch producing cell, the Delta protein will cis-inhibit the Notch receptor, desensitizing the receptor to activation from external Delta molecules. This receptor is singularly useful for cell patterning, lineage decision-making, and other forms of signaling-intensive processes.

This version of the Notch signaling protein is expected to induce much stronger levels of activation than those documented in recent work by Sprinzak, et al.

For more information, consult the MIT iGEM 2011 wiki here.


Sprinzak, D. et al. Cis interactions between Notch and Delta generate mutually exclusive signaling states. Nature 25 April 2010 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v465/n7294/full/nature08959.html

Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
    Illegal PstI site found at 258
    Illegal PstI site found at 663
    Illegal PstI site found at 993
    Illegal PstI site found at 1224
    Illegal PstI site found at 1321
    Illegal PstI site found at 2511
    Illegal PstI site found at 4389
  • 12
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
    Illegal PstI site found at 258
    Illegal PstI site found at 663
    Illegal PstI site found at 993
    Illegal PstI site found at 1224
    Illegal PstI site found at 1321
    Illegal PstI site found at 2511
    Illegal PstI site found at 4389
    Illegal NotI site found at 5224
  • 21
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
    Illegal BamHI site found at 2933
    Illegal XhoI site found at 5750
  • 23
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
    Illegal PstI site found at 258
    Illegal PstI site found at 663
    Illegal PstI site found at 993
    Illegal PstI site found at 1224
    Illegal PstI site found at 1321
    Illegal PstI site found at 2511
    Illegal PstI site found at 4389
  • 25
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
    Illegal PstI site found at 258
    Illegal PstI site found at 663
    Illegal PstI site found at 993
    Illegal PstI site found at 1224
    Illegal PstI site found at 1321
    Illegal PstI site found at 2511
    Illegal PstI site found at 4389
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 524
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 2636
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 2692
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 2735
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 3520
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 4537
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 4714
  • 1000
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
    Illegal BsaI site found at 5669
    Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 85
    Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 1801
    Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 2716
    Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 5173


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n/aNotch-Gal4-VP16 Juxtacrine Signaling Receptor MammoBlock