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The gene pobR creates a transcriptional activator that attaches to the pobR operator on the dsDNA before combining with 4-HBA. Once 4-HBA is introduced to the solution, PobR binds with it and triggers the transcription of the dual pobA/R promoter on the side of pobA.
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One of the advantages of this protein is its sensitivity and low leakage properties. Even tiny amounts of 4-HBA, at the micromolar level, can trigger transcription. This characteristic is crucial in creating a high-quality digitizer with a sharp response between two stable states(Calles et al., 2019).
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<h1>Description</h1>
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<P>This composite part consists of four main components: the pobR, the pobR RBS, the pobR operator, the pobA/R dual-directional promoter, and the digitizer.</p>
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<h3>pobR</h3>
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<figure><img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/4619/wiki/wetlab/finewu/pobr-description1.png" width="600px" height=300px">
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<p>The gene pobR creates a transcriptional activator that attaches to the pobR operator on the dsDNA before combining with 4-HBA. Once 4-HBA is introduced to the solution, PobR binds with it and triggers the transcription of the dual pobA/R promoter on the side of pobA.</p>
  
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Additionally, research indicates that most analogs of 4-HBA, such as p-aminobenzoate, can impede the activation of PobR, ensuring precise detection of 4-HBA.
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<p>One of the advantages of this protein is its sensitivity and low leakage properties. Even tiny amounts of 4-HBA, at the micromolar level, can trigger transcription. This characteristic is crucial in creating a high-quality digitizer with a sharp response between two stable states<sup>[1]</sup>.</p>
  
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Moreover, the combination of the non-activated PobR and pobR operator will inhibit the transcription of pobR when there is no 4-HBA stimulus, reducing the pressure on our bacteria.
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<p>Additionally, research indicates that most analogs of 4-HBA, such as p-aminobenzoate, can impede the activation of PobR, ensuring precise detection of 4-HBA.</p>
  
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Given PobR's excellent properties, we create a chimeric switch by combining it with a portion of the original threshold guard switch.
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<p>Moreover, the combination of the non-activated PobR and pobR operator will inhibit the transcription of pobR when there is no 4-HBA stimulus, reducing the pressure on our bacteria.</p>
  
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<h3>Threshold Guard Switch</h3>
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<p>The promoters we utilize are controlled by signal-sensitive receptors, which typically demonstrate different relationships between inputs and outputs when exposed to specific inducers.</p>
  
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<p>However, it's important to highlight that a more thorough transcription halt allows for tighter signaling control, which is undoubtedly vital for trace chemical detection. Therefore, We placed the original threshold guard switch (first developed by Ángel & Víctor<sup>[2]</sup>) downstream of our detection fragment. Here are the critical components of this post-transcriptional control circuit:</p>
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===Usage and Biology===
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<figure><img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/4619/wiki/wetlab/finewu/original-threshold-guard-switch1.png" width="600px" height=300px">
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<p>Given PobR's excellent properties, we create a chimeric switch by combining it with a portion of the original threshold guard switch.</p>
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<p>For more descriptive information, please visit our <a href="https://2023.igem.wiki/ucas-china/design">wiki</a></p>
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<h1>Experiment & Result</h1>
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<h3>1)The Threshold Guard Switch</h3>
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<p>As described by Ángel and Víctor, the “Digitalizer module” they built has a clearly defined on-and-off status. As mentioned in Design, we used it as a threshold guard switch that only allowed a specific inducer of a specific concentration to open our promoter. To verify the functionality and the minimum threshold of this switch, we conducted a series of gradient concentration tests using classical inducers of the Xyls/Pm system: Benzoic acid and 3MBz. </p>
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<h4>Inducer: Benzoic acid</h4>
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<p>Initially, a wide range of 2000µM to 0µM benzoic acid was added to E. coli BL21(DE3) (initial OD value = 0.688) that had the switch sequence (BBa_K3202045). msfGFP fluorescence was measured by a synergy HTX microplate reader with excitation at 485 nm (±20 nm) and emission at 520 nm (±20 nm). Fluorescence was normalized to the OD after the background fluorescence value was subtracted from all RFU data. Continually Measuring every 2 minutes for 12 hours, we surprisingly found that the turning-on threshold of this lay at a low level—between 150 μM and 100 μM.(shown in the figure below)</p>
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<figure><img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/4619/wiki/wetlab/lbwnb/oct-10-11/xyls/threshold-test-xyls.png" width="600px" height=400px">
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<p>Besides, the time that this switch needed to turn on was collected when the relative fluorescent units (RFU) reached above 200, providing strong evidence that when the concentration of benzoic acid was above 150μM can be regarded as a line separating the on-and-off status of this switch. However, the response time might not be as promising as we thought. The minimum time our switch cost to reach the on-status was 74.33 minutes at 2000μM Benz. Acid.(shown in the figure below)</p>
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<figure><img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/4619/wiki/wetlab/lbwnb/oct-10-11/xyls/time.png" width="600px" height=400px">
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<p>Being curious about what happened when benzoic acid concentration changed from 100μM to 150μM, we performed a detailed threshold test around this range (80μM~150μM). Using the same bacteria (initial OD value = 0.480) and following the same protocol, we obtained the detailed situation shown in the figure below. Although the absolute value of RFU might be different from the previous test due to the initial growth status, we still found it distinguishable between the on (above 100 μM) and off (below 100 μM) models of this switch. (shown in the figure below)</p>
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<figure><img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/4619/wiki/wetlab/lbwnb/oct-10-11/xyls/detailed.png" width="600px" height=400px">
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<h4>Inducer: 3MBz</h4>
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<p>In order to ensure the on-and-off status that happened on our threshold guard switch is non-specific to benzoic acid, we used 3MBz as another inducer. The result shown below also provided an on-and-off threshold line at 10μM and aligned with the work done by Ángel and Víctor<sup>[2]</sup>.</p>
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<figure><img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/4619/wiki/wetlab/lbwnb/oct-10-11/xyls/threshold-test-3mbz.png" width="600px" height=400px">
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<h3>Model Result</h3>
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<p> We simulated T=1000 for each inducer strength, and for each inducer strength we set the repressor strength to be 5-10. It means we simulated <mjx-container class="MathJax" jax="SVG" style="position: relative;"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="10.81ex" height="1.692ex" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 -666 4778 748" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.186ex;"><defs><path id="MJX-1-TEX-N-35" d="M164 157Q164 133 148 117T109 101H102Q148 22 224 22Q294 22 326 82Q345 115 345 210Q345 313 318 349Q292 382 260 382H254Q176 382 136 314Q132 307 129 306T114 304Q97 304 95 310Q93 314 93 485V614Q93 664 98 664Q100 666 102 666Q103 666 123 658T178 642T253 634Q324 634 389 662Q397 666 402 666Q410 666 410 648V635Q328 538 205 538Q174 538 149 544L139 546V374Q158 388 169 396T205 412T256 420Q337 420 393 355T449 201Q449 109 385 44T229 -22Q148 -22 99 32T50 154Q50 178 61 192T84 210T107 214Q132 214 148 197T164 157Z"></path><path id="MJX-1-TEX-N-2217" d="M229 286Q216 420 216 436Q216 454 240 464Q241 464 245 464T251 465Q263 464 273 456T283 436Q283 419 277 356T270 286L328 328Q384 369 389 372T399 375Q412 375 423 365T435 338Q435 325 425 315Q420 312 357 282T289 250L355 219L425 184Q434 175 434 161Q434 146 425 136T401 125Q393 125 383 131T328 171L270 213Q283 79 283 63Q283 53 276 44T250 35Q231 35 224 44T216 63Q216 80 222 143T229 213L171 171Q115 130 110 127Q106 124 100 124Q87 124 76 134T64 161Q64 166 64 169T67 175T72 181T81 188T94 195T113 204T138 215T170 230T210 250L74 315Q65 324 65 338Q65 353 74 363T98 374Q106 374 116 368T171 328L229 286Z"></path><path id="MJX-1-TEX-N-31" d="M213 578L200 573Q186 568 160 563T102 556H83V602H102Q149 604 189 617T245 641T273 663Q275 666 285 666Q294 666 302 660V361L303 61Q310 54 315 52T339 48T401 46H427V0H416Q395 3 257 3Q121 3 100 0H88V46H114Q136 46 152 46T177 47T193 50T201 52T207 57T213 61V578Z"></path><path id="MJX-1-TEX-N-30" d="M96 585Q152 666 249 666Q297 666 345 640T423 548Q460 465 460 320Q460 165 417 83Q397 41 362 16T301 -15T250 -22Q224 -22 198 -16T137 16T82 83Q39 165 39 320Q39 494 96 585ZM321 597Q291 629 250 629Q208 629 178 597Q153 571 145 525T137 333Q137 175 145 125T181 46Q209 16 250 16Q290 16 318 46Q347 76 354 130T362 333Q362 478 354 524T321 597Z"></path><path id="MJX-1-TEX-N-3D" d="M56 347Q56 360 70 367H707Q722 359 722 347Q722 336 708 328L390 327H72Q56 332 56 347ZM56 153Q56 168 72 173H708Q722 163 722 153Q722 140 707 133H70Q56 140 56 153Z"></path></defs><g stroke="currentColor" fill="currentColor" stroke-width="0" transform="scale(1,-1)"><g data-mml-node="math"><g data-mml-node="mn"><use data-c="35" xlink:href="#MJX-1-TEX-N-35"></use></g><g data-mml-node="mo" transform="translate(722.2,0)"><use data-c="2217" xlink:href="#MJX-1-TEX-N-2217"></use></g><g data-mml-node="mn" transform="translate(1444.4,0)"><use data-c="31" xlink:href="#MJX-1-TEX-N-31"></use><use data-c="30" xlink:href="#MJX-1-TEX-N-30" transform="translate(500,0)"></use></g><g data-mml-node="mo" transform="translate(2722.2,0)"><use data-c="3D" xlink:href="#MJX-1-TEX-N-3D"></use></g><g data-mml-node="mn" transform="translate(3778,0)"><use data-c="31" xlink:href="#MJX-1-TEX-N-31"></use><use data-c="30" xlink:href="#MJX-1-TEX-N-30" transform="translate(500,0)"></use></g></g></g></svg></mjx-container><script type="math/tex">5* 10=10</script> times to get 50 points of stable status. We plot a scatter plot to display. And according to the plot we find the threshold to be roughly 0.6 -0.8. As is shown in the following figure.</p>
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<p><img src="https://static.igem.wiki/teams/4619/wiki/modelling/main/modelling-rafit.png" referrerpolicy="no-referrer" title="Simulation Data" width="600px" height="400px"></p>
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<p><b>Simulation Data.</b></p>
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<p>To unify, we processed the data, took the logarithm of the experimental data to the relative intensity interval, and used the function to fit the data to obtain the fitting curve. 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<p>The diagram above shows the changes in GFP fluorescence levels over time for varying concentrations of 4-HBA.</p>
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<p>After removing the control group and dividing it by OD600, we obtained the following results from our analysis. We observed that concentrations above 0.25mM efficiently activate the switch, leading to a normalized fluorescence intensity more significant than 140 after a certain period. Conversely, intensities below 140 are considered non-activated, as 140 represents the asymptote of the curve with a concentration of 0.25mM, and the proteins produced at that concentration are just enough. Therefore, we conclude that the detection threshold falls between 0.25 and 0.5mM, indicating that it is a trace amount.</p>
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<p>We observed negative intensities of normalized fluorescence in some cases. Our analysis indicates that the decrease in bacterial concentration is due to the antibacterial effect of 4-HBA, combined with low GFP production at low concentrations of 4-HBA, resulting in negative intensity.</p>
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<p>We believe the detection threshold can be lowered by replacing GFP with *luxI* in the final work. LuxI produces VAI, activating the downstream Quorum sensing system as a signal amplifier.</p>
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 12 October 2023


PobR-Threshold Guard Switch

Sequence and Features


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Description

This composite part consists of four main components: the pobR, the pobR RBS, the pobR operator, the pobA/R dual-directional promoter, and the digitizer.

pobR


The gene pobR creates a transcriptional activator that attaches to the pobR operator on the dsDNA before combining with 4-HBA. Once 4-HBA is introduced to the solution, PobR binds with it and triggers the transcription of the dual pobA/R promoter on the side of pobA.

One of the advantages of this protein is its sensitivity and low leakage properties. Even tiny amounts of 4-HBA, at the micromolar level, can trigger transcription. This characteristic is crucial in creating a high-quality digitizer with a sharp response between two stable states[1].

Additionally, research indicates that most analogs of 4-HBA, such as p-aminobenzoate, can impede the activation of PobR, ensuring precise detection of 4-HBA.

Moreover, the combination of the non-activated PobR and pobR operator will inhibit the transcription of pobR when there is no 4-HBA stimulus, reducing the pressure on our bacteria.

Threshold Guard Switch

The promoters we utilize are controlled by signal-sensitive receptors, which typically demonstrate different relationships between inputs and outputs when exposed to specific inducers.

However, it's important to highlight that a more thorough transcription halt allows for tighter signaling control, which is undoubtedly vital for trace chemical detection. Therefore, We placed the original threshold guard switch (first developed by Ángel & Víctor[2]) downstream of our detection fragment. Here are the critical components of this post-transcriptional control circuit:


Given PobR's excellent properties, we create a chimeric switch by combining it with a portion of the original threshold guard switch.


For more descriptive information, please visit our wiki

Experiment & Result

1)The Threshold Guard Switch

As described by Ángel and Víctor, the “Digitalizer module” they built has a clearly defined on-and-off status. As mentioned in Design, we used it as a threshold guard switch that only allowed a specific inducer of a specific concentration to open our promoter. To verify the functionality and the minimum threshold of this switch, we conducted a series of gradient concentration tests using classical inducers of the Xyls/Pm system: Benzoic acid and 3MBz.

Inducer: Benzoic acid

Initially, a wide range of 2000µM to 0µM benzoic acid was added to E. coli BL21(DE3) (initial OD value = 0.688) that had the switch sequence (BBa_K3202045). msfGFP fluorescence was measured by a synergy HTX microplate reader with excitation at 485 nm (±20 nm) and emission at 520 nm (±20 nm). Fluorescence was normalized to the OD after the background fluorescence value was subtracted from all RFU data. Continually Measuring every 2 minutes for 12 hours, we surprisingly found that the turning-on threshold of this lay at a low level—between 150 μM and 100 μM.(shown in the figure below)


Besides, the time that this switch needed to turn on was collected when the relative fluorescent units (RFU) reached above 200, providing strong evidence that when the concentration of benzoic acid was above 150μM can be regarded as a line separating the on-and-off status of this switch. However, the response time might not be as promising as we thought. The minimum time our switch cost to reach the on-status was 74.33 minutes at 2000μM Benz. Acid.(shown in the figure below)


Being curious about what happened when benzoic acid concentration changed from 100μM to 150μM, we performed a detailed threshold test around this range (80μM~150μM). Using the same bacteria (initial OD value = 0.480) and following the same protocol, we obtained the detailed situation shown in the figure below. Although the absolute value of RFU might be different from the previous test due to the initial growth status, we still found it distinguishable between the on (above 100 μM) and off (below 100 μM) models of this switch. (shown in the figure below)


Inducer: 3MBz

In order to ensure the on-and-off status that happened on our threshold guard switch is non-specific to benzoic acid, we used 3MBz as another inducer. The result shown below also provided an on-and-off threshold line at 10μM and aligned with the work done by Ángel and Víctor[2].


Model Result

We simulated T=1000 for each inducer strength, and for each inducer strength we set the repressor strength to be 5-10. It means we simulated times to get 50 points of stable status. We plot a scatter plot to display. And according to the plot we find the threshold to be roughly 0.6 -0.8. As is shown in the following figure.

Simulation Data.

To unify, we processed the data, took the logarithm of the experimental data to the relative intensity interval, and used the function to fit the data to obtain the fitting curve. Then we find that the true threshold is roughly 680 . Note that we calculate the threshold at which the desired concentration reaches the turn-on threshold, which is . While at the point where the slope is greatest, that is, , is the threshold our wet lab uses. The repressor strength is more than 10 in terms of the strength interval we divided. Finally, the fitting curve is drawn together with our simulation data through the interval maximum scaling, and it is found that the data fitting is very good.

Experiment Data Fitting.

Simulated Date with Experiment Data

2)Pobr

Threshold Test


The diagram above shows the changes in GFP fluorescence levels over time for varying concentrations of 4-HBA.

We grew E. coli (Fast-T1) with a chimeric PobR threshold guard switch (GFP version) and measured the quantity of GFP expression over time at different concentrations of 4-HBA using a microplate reader.

After removing the control group and dividing it by OD600, we obtained the following results from our analysis. We observed that concentrations above 0.25mM efficiently activate the switch, leading to a normalized fluorescence intensity more significant than 140 after a certain period. Conversely, intensities below 140 are considered non-activated, as 140 represents the asymptote of the curve with a concentration of 0.25mM, and the proteins produced at that concentration are just enough. Therefore, we conclude that the detection threshold falls between 0.25 and 0.5mM, indicating that it is a trace amount.

We observed negative intensities of normalized fluorescence in some cases. Our analysis indicates that the decrease in bacterial concentration is due to the antibacterial effect of 4-HBA, combined with low GFP production at low concentrations of 4-HBA, resulting in negative intensity.

We believe the detection threshold can be lowered by replacing GFP with *luxI* in the final work. LuxI produces VAI, activating the downstream Quorum sensing system as a signal amplifier.

In addition, We need to analyze how long it takes to open the switch successfully. We define it as open when the intensity level reaches 140.

Time limit


The diagram above shows the time needed to open the switch at different concentrations.

By analyzing the data in the figure, we can observe that a concentration ranging from 0.5mM to 10mM requires approximately 120 minutes. Despite this duration being slightly longer than our initial estimates, it should have minimal impact on the final products because only a tiny quantity of LuxI is required to initiate the quorum sensing system.



References

  1. [1]Na D, Yoo SM, Chung H, Park H, Park JH, Lee SY (2013) Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli using synthetic small regulatory RNAs. Nat Biotech 31: 170 – 174
  2. [2]Calles B , Goni-Moreno A , Lorenzo V D .Digitalizing heterologous gene expression in Gram-negative bacteria with a portable on/off module[J]. 2019.DOI:10.1101/783506.