Part:BBa_K2993001

ZincFingerArray1

This part encodes for the six zinc-finger arrays which can bind to a specific DNA sequence encoded in our DNA-bridges. This protein sequence can be used in other projects to connect other proteins with DNA/RNA sequences such as we were planning to do in our own project.

The zinc finger arrays were designed with the help of www.zincfingertools.com. There we made sure that the DNA binding sequence doesn't surpass more than two matches with the genome of E.coli itself so that we do not get any false positive binding reactions.

This part has been integrated in BBa_K2993000. Here it is linked to a split-TEV protein. But this part can also be used for other DNA-binding studies and experiments. This part is only designed for direct translation, so it does not contain a start codon. If you want to use this part only, we suggest designing primers in which you add the start codon ATG to the very beginning of THIS sequence and a stop codon at the END !!!

This part has been sequence optimized for E.coli BL21(DE3) expression. We suggest using good expression vectors. When bringing this protein to expression, it is important to keep in mind that functional zinc fingers need zinc (Zn2+). When performing IMAC purification with Nikkel columns (Ni2+), you need to keep in mind that hindrance could occur in purification.

The sequence of this part is:

CTGGAGCCGGGTGAAAAACCGTACAAATGCCCTGAATGCGGTAAAAGCTTTAGTCGC AGCGACAAACTTGTGCGCCACCAGCGTACTCACACCGGCGAAAAACCATATAAATGC CCGGAGTGTGGCAAAAGCTTCAGTCGCGAAGATAACCTTCACACCCACCAGCGCACC CATACCGGCGAAAAGCCGTATAAATGCCCAGAATGTGGCAAAAGCTTTAGCCATCGC ACGACCCTGACCAACCACCAGCGCACCCACACCGGCGAGAAACCGTATAAATGTCCC GAGTGTGGAAAGTCTTTCTCTACAAGTGGCCATTTGGTGCGTCATCAACGTACTCAC ACCGGAGAAAAGCCGTACAAATGCCCAGAATGCGGTAAGTCCTTCTCTCGTGAGGAC AACTTGCATACCCATCAACGCACGCACACGGGTGAGAAACCATATAAGTGCCCCGAG TGCGGAAAATCGTTTTCTCAGTCAAGTTCCTTAGTCCGCCATCAGCGCACACACACTGGGAAGAAGACTAGC

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]