Difference between revisions of "Part:BBa K782011"

(Introduction)
Line 11: Line 11:
  
  
 
+
[[Image:SVN_12_NicTAL12K.png]]
  
 
'''Figure 1:''' Schematic representation of the repressor construct.
 
'''Figure 1:''' Schematic representation of the repressor construct.
Line 25: Line 25:
  
 
'''Figure 3:''' Testing repression of reporter gene transcription by addition of TAL repressors.
 
'''Figure 3:''' Testing repression of reporter gene transcription by addition of TAL repressors.
 +
 +
 +
==References==
 +
 +
Urrutia R. (2003) KRAB-containing zinc-finger repressor proteins. Genome Biology 4:231
  
  

Revision as of 17:46, 24 September 2012

NicTAL12:NLS:KRAB

Introduction

TAL effectors (TALEs) are bacterial plant pathogen transcription factors, that bind to DNA by specifically recognizing one base pair with a single tandem repeat in their DNA-binding domain. A tandem TALE repeat contains 33 to 35 amino acids, where the 12th and 13th amino acid, called a “repeat variable diresidue” (RVD), are responsible for specific interactions with the corresponding base pair.

The Kruppel-associated box (KRAB) domain is a transcriptional repressor module commonly found in eukaryotic zinc finger proteins. When KRAB containing protein binds to corresponding DNA sequence it triggers recruitment of Kap1 corepressor. KRAB domain directly interacts with a RING-B-box-coiled-coil (RBCC) domain of corepressor protein Kap1. When Kap1 binds to a KRAB domain it functions as a scaffold and starts to recruits heterocromatin protein 1 isoforms (HP1-α HP1-β HP1-γ), histone deacetylases (HDACs) and Setdb1. This complex forms facultative heterocromatin environment on a target promoter and mediates transcriptional repression (Urrutia, 2003).

We discovered that NicTAL part (deposited in the Registry by the Slovenian iGEM2010 team [1]) was missing subdomain in DNA-binding domain, so our team added this missing part along with the KRAB domain.


SVN 12 NicTAL12K.png

Figure 1: Schematic representation of the repressor construct.

Characterization

HEK293T cells were cotransfected with NicTAL repressor constructs, constituively expressed by the CMV promoter, and mCitrine reporter plasmids (Figure 2), containing 12 binding sites for the designated TAL repressor upstream of the CMV promoter. All experiments were executed in 3 biological replicates and repeated over 3 times with similar results. (Figure 3). Results demonstrate excellent repression ability by NicTAL12:KRAB, improved by the 2012 team (Figure 3).

SVN 12 reporter citrin.png

Figure 2: Schematic representation of repression experiments. A: in the absence of a TAL repressor, the reporter gene is constituitively expressed. B: when a TAL repressor is present, it binds to its respective binding site upstream of the CMV promoter and represses transcription of the reporter gene with the KRAB domain.

Figure 3: Testing repression of reporter gene transcription by addition of TAL repressors.


References

Urrutia R. (2003) KRAB-containing zinc-finger repressor proteins. Genome Biology 4:231


Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
    Illegal BamHI site found at 2133
    Illegal XhoI site found at 1224
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
  • 1000
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
    Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 2499
    Illegal SapI.rc site found at 2463