Regulatory
Part:BBa_K4767001:Design
Designed by: Fangjun Liu Group: iGEM23_CUG-China (2023-10-04)
Pars
Assembly Compatibility:
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
Design Notes
When arsenic is absent, the transcription regulator ArsR binds to the ArsR-binding site (ABS) within the ars promoter and blocks transcription. Once arsenic is present, it binds to ArsR and changes the local structure of the promoter to activate the transcription of the ars genes and clear arsenic in the cell.
Source
This operon was found in E. coli, which contains arsR (transcriptional regulator), arsB (arsenate permease), and arsC (arsenate reductase).
References
Jia X, Bu R, Zhao T, et al. Sensitive and specific whole-cell biosensor for arsenic detection[J]. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2019, 85(11): e00694-19.