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Membrabe Anchor 2:ssDsbA-Lgt-SH3 Domain-MS2

Membrane anchor 2:RNA aptamer binding protein MS2 (BBa_K771112) fused with membrane protein Lgt(BBa_K771102).

Overview: Membrane Scaffold System

Demonstration of the whole Membrane Scaffold device. Membrane Anchor 2, 3, 4, 5 consitutively aggregate while Membrane Anchor 1 and 6 only aggregate with constitutive cluster (Membrane Anchor 2, 3, 4, 5) when certain signal is present.

Backgroud

Signal Induced Aggregation

Membrane Anchor 1 and 2 act as a controlling point to determine whether certain pathway （in this case involving enzyme 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) is activated or not. RNA molecule D0(BBa_K771009) with PP7 and MS2 aptamer domain acts as the signal.

Sketch of signal RNA molecule (called D0) which consists of PP7 and MS2 aptamer domains. B: Through fusing PP7 and MS2 RNA biding domain (BBa_K771111 BBa_K771112) to our membrane device, RNA molecule D0(BBa_K771009) in Figure A can function as a bridge to connect different proteins, thus decreasing distance between corresponding enzymes.

Constitutive Aggregation

Membrane Anchor 2 and 3 constitutively aggregate through SH3 domain(BBa_K771107) and SH3 ligand (BBa_K771108).

Design

RNA aptamer binding protein MS2(BBa_K771112) fused with membrane protein Lgt (BBa_K771102). When RNA molecule D0 is present, Membrane Anchor 1(BBa_K771001) is expected to dimerize with Membrane Anchor 2 through MS2(BBa_K771112) and PP7(BBa_K771111) domain.

Characterization

To testify the constitutive aggregation of Membrane Anchor 2 and 3, we conducted Fluorescence Complementation Assay.

In fluorescence complementation assay, proteins that are postulated to interact are fused to unfolded complementary fragments of EGFP and expressed in E.coli. Interaction of these proteins will bring the fluorescent fragments within proximity, allowing the reporter protein to reform in its native three-dimensional structure and emit its fluorescent signal. EGFP was split into two halves, named 1EGFP(BBa_K771113) and 2EGFP(BBa_K771114) respectively. If there is interaction between two proteins which were fused with 1EGFP and 2EGFP, it is expected that fluorescence should be observed. Otherwise, no fluorescence could be observed.

The result shows that Membrane Anchor 2 and 3 could constitutively aggregate.

Related Biobrick

<br\>Membrabe Anchor 1([BBa_K771001]) <br\>Membrabe Anchor 3([BBa_K771003]) <br\>Membrabe Anchor 4([BBa_K771004]) <br\>Membrabe Anchor 5([BBa_K771005]) <br\>Membrabe Anchor 6([BBa_K771006])

Reference

Delebecque, C. J., A. B. Lindner, et al. (2011). "Organization of intracellular reactions with rationally designed RNA assemblies." Science 333(6041): 470.

Dueber, J. E., G. C. Wu, et al. (2009). "Synthetic protein scaffolds provide modular control over metabolic flux." Nature biotechnology 27(8): 753-759.

Sequence and Features