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iSpinach aptamer with LacI repression

This part produces the fluorescent RNA aptamer iSpinach (BBa_K3380150) under the control of IPTG. iSpinach is a mutant of Spinach (BBa_K734002) developed by researchers at the University of Strasbourg. Compared to Spinach, iSpinach is less salt-sensitive, has higher thermal stability, and produces more fluorescence (Autour et. al, 2016). iSpinach is a fluorescent light-up aptamers (FLAP) that binds to 3’5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone (DFHBI), a small dye derived from the GFP fluorophore, to produce fluorescence (Paige et al., 2011). As shown in Figure 1, the aptamer and DFHBI bind together to produce green fluorescence, which has roughly 50% of the fluorescence intensity of enhanced GFP (Neubacher & Hennig, 2018). However, FLAPs can be more effective than GFP in biosensing since they bind to a fluorophore after transcription (RNA), while GFP requires additional translation for expression. Similar to other FLAPs, iSpinach is expressed within a transfer RNA (tRNA) scaffold, which shields the RNA from misfolding and degradation (Paige et al., 2011).

Figure 1. DFHBI and iSpinach aptamer binding to form RNA-fluorophore complex.

The LacI protein represses the inducible promoter (BBa_R0010), which stops downstream transcription of the Spinach aptamer. When IPTG is present, LacI is inhibited, allowing for the transcription of the aptamer. Once DFHBI binds to the aptamer, the RNA-fluorophore complex produces a quantifiable green fluorescence.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

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COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
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INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
Illegal NheI site found at 375
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COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
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COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
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COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
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COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

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-This part produces the fluorescent RNA aptamer iSpinach (BBa_K3380150) under the control of IPTG. iSpinach is a mutant of Spinach (BBa_K734002) developed by researchers at the University of Strasbourg. Compared to Spinach, iSpinach is less salt-sensitive, has higher thermal stability, and produces more fluorescence (Autour et. al, 2016). iSpinach is a fluorescent light-up aptamers (FLAP) that binds to 3’5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone (DFHBI), a small dye derived from the GFP fluorophore, to produce fluorescence (Paige et al., 2011). As shown in Figure 1, the aptamer and DFHBI bind together to produce green fluorescence, which has roughly 50% of the fluorescence intensity of enhanced GFP (Neubacher & Hennig, 2018).  However, FLAPs can be more effective than GFP in biosensing since they bind to a fluorophore after transcription (RNA), while GFP requires additional translation for expression. Similar to other FLAPs, iSpinach is expressed within a transfer RNA (tRNA) scaffold, which shields the RNA from misfolding and degradation (Paige et al., 2011).
+This part produces the fluorescent RNA aptamer iSpinach ([https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K3380150 BBa_K3380150]) under the control of IPTG. iSpinach is a mutant of Spinach ([https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K734002 BBa_K734002]) developed by researchers at the University of Strasbourg. Compared to Spinach, iSpinach is less salt-sensitive, has higher thermal stability, and produces more fluorescence (Autour et. al, 2016). iSpinach is a fluorescent light-up aptamers (FLAP) that binds to 3’5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone (DFHBI), a small dye derived from the GFP fluorophore, to produce fluorescence (Paige et al., 2011). As shown in Figure 1, the aptamer and DFHBI bind together to produce green fluorescence, which has roughly 50% of the fluorescence intensity of enhanced GFP (Neubacher & Hennig, 2018).  However, FLAPs can be more effective than GFP in biosensing since they bind to a fluorophore after transcription (RNA), while GFP requires additional translation for expression. Similar to other FLAPs, iSpinach is expressed within a transfer RNA (tRNA) scaffold, which shields the RNA from misfolding and degradation (Paige et al., 2011).
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-The LacI protein represses the inducible promoter (BBa_R0010), which stops downstream transcription of the Spinach aptamer. When IPTG is present, LacI is inhibited, allowing for the transcription of the aptamer. Once DFHBI binds to the aptamer, the RNA-fluorophore complex produces a quantifiable green fluorescence.
+The LacI protein represses the inducible promoter ([https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_R0010 BBa_R0010]), which stops downstream transcription of the Spinach aptamer. When IPTG is present, LacI is inhibited, allowing for the transcription of the aptamer. Once DFHBI binds to the aptamer, the RNA-fluorophore complex produces a quantifiable green fluorescence.