Part:BBa_K1992004
Tar expression system (promoter+RBS+coding+terminator)
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]Illegal NheI site found at 7
Illegal NheI site found at 30 - 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]Illegal AgeI site found at 1343
- 1000INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]Illegal SapI.rc site found at 172
Introduction
Tar chemoreceptor is one of four native chemoreceptors of E.coli, it is mediate chemotaxis response towards aspartate and away from Ni and Co (1). This device allows the expression of a functionally native Tar chemoreceptor.
Usage and biology
This device constructed from strong promoter (BBa_J23100) and RBS (BBa_B0034) ensuring high expression of Tar chemoreceptor. High expression of a sole chemoreceptor increase the sensitivity of the bacteria to the substances that interacts with this receptor (2). This property makes the system efficient and useful even in low concentrations of ligands.
Experiments and results
In order to test the device it was cloned to chemoreceptor free strain (UU1250) and tested for chemotaxis ability using [http://2016.igem.org/Team:Technion_Israel/Experiments swarming assay]. As can be seen in figure 1 the cells expressing the Tar chemoreceptor create a halo indicating a functional chemotaxis result, which compared to the negative and positive controls. The halo can be seen in a matter of hours ensuring that the halo is a result of a chemotaxis response. For more results and characterization of Tar chemoreceptor enter our [http://2016.igem.org/Team:Technion_Israel/Tar_improvements Tar improvment & characterization page]
Reference
1.BI, Shuangyu; LAI, Luhua. Bacterial chemoreceptors and chemoeffectors.Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015, 72.4: 691-708.
2.SOURJIK, Victor; BERG, Howard C. Functional interactions between receptors in bacterial chemotaxis. Nature, 2004, 428.6981: 437-441.
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