Part:BBa_K3332030

OmpA 5'UTR-phnF 0.85-Hfq binding sequence

Encoding the siRNA squence which can silence the phnF gene in E.coli BL21(DE3).Use BBa_K823005 to silence the phnF gene in E.coli BL21 (DE3).

Biology

In E. coli, the phn system is precisely regulated. PhnF gene encoding protein can directly inhibit the expression of other genes in the phn system. But this is obviously disadvantageous for our experiment. At the same time, C-P lyase is actually composed of expression products of genes other than phnJ, so there is site competition between endogenous phnJ and exogenously transformed phnJ. In order to avoid the effects of endogenous phnF and phnJ, we need a way to silence these two genes. We determined to silence genes using RNAi.

RNAi design can use TACE system. In the TACE system, a gene loop for transferring the DNA sequence corresponding to the siRNA, where the GGA Cassette can be replaced by the sequence encoding the siRNA according to the GGA assembly standard. OmpA 5`-UTR can protect siRNA from degradation, Hfq binding sequence can improve the binding efficiency of siRNA and target mRNA.

Using the siRNA design software provided by Team: Bielefeld-CeBiTec in iGEM2018: siRCon, the siRNA sequence design for endogenous phnF in E. coli BL21(DE3) was used for RNAi. The number 0.85 means the silence probability (up to 1.0).

Usage

We ligased the promoter (BBa_J23101), the part (OmpA 5'UTR- phnF 0.85-Hfq binding sequence) and the strong terminator (BBa_J61048) on the expression vector pSB1C3 to get the composite part BBa_K3332074 by standard assembly. Then the ligation mixture was transformed into E. coli DH5α & E. coli BL21(DE3), and the correct recombinant one was confirmed by chloramphenicol, enzyme-cut identification and sequencing.

Characterization

Agarose Gel Electrophoresis

When we were building this circuit, enzyme-cut identification was used to certify the plasmid was correct. We used the EcoR I and PstI to cut the plasmid, then we got the target separate fragment-428bp (lane K3332074).

Fig.1 The result of plasmid cut with enzyme EcoR I and Pst I . Plasmid: pSB1C3.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

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  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
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  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
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  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]