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[[File:Team HKUST-Rice 2015 Phosmech pr.PNG|thumb|500px|center|<b>Fig.1 </b>Phosphate sensing mechanism of P<sub>phoBR</sub>.]]
  
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<i>E. coli</i> has multiple native phosphorus sensing and regulation systems that we could use in the construct. Among them, we chose the PhoR/PhoB two-component system (TCS). It contains a sensory histidine kinase PhoR and a partner DNA-binding response regulator PhoB. PhoR is activated under low phosphate concentration, which will then phosphorylate PhoB. The phospho-PhoB is then capable of activating expression of the Pho regulon genes, two of the examples are <i>phoA</i> and <i>phoBR</i>. In high phosphate concentration, <i>phoR</i> is turned into an inhibitory state, which interferes with phosphorylation of PhoB. PhoB is, thus, not capable of activating expression of <i>phoA</i> and <i>phoBR</i>.
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==Constructs for characterization==
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[[File:Team HKUST-Rice 2015 PhoBR con.PNG|thumb|500px|center|<b>Fig.2 </b>Phosphate sensing construct with reporter.]]
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With the phosphate (<i>pho</i>) regulon from <i>E. coli</i>, it can be utilized for detecting phosphate level.
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To make a phospahte-sensing device, we obtained the promoter, <i>P<sub>phoBR</sub></i>, and combined it with a GFP reporter, <partinfo>BBa_E0240</partinfo>, in BioBrick RFC10 standard so that the promoter activity in different phosphate level can be detected and characterized.
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[[File:Team HKUST-Rice 2015 Phobrrrr.PNG|thumb|500px|center|<b>Fig.3 </b>Activity of <i>P<sub>phoBR</sub></i> in <i>E. coli</i> DH10B in different phosphate concentrations]]
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As shown in Figure 3, <i>P<sub>phoBR</sub></i> is induced under phosphate limitation and repressed under high phosphate concentration. The fluorescence intensity dropped by 2.99 folds between 0 to 300 μM concentration of phosphate. Furthermore, a plateau is observed starting from the 300 μM phosphate concentration point, suggesting that the dynamic range of <i>P<sub>phoBR</sub></i> is from 0-300 μM of phosphate.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 04:09, 19 September 2015

PphoBR-I13504

PphoBR - phosphate responsive promoter with GFP translational unit and terminator BBa_I13504

Biology of PphoBR

Fig.1 Phosphate sensing mechanism of PphoBR.

E. coli has multiple native phosphorus sensing and regulation systems that we could use in the construct. Among them, we chose the PhoR/PhoB two-component system (TCS). It contains a sensory histidine kinase PhoR and a partner DNA-binding response regulator PhoB. PhoR is activated under low phosphate concentration, which will then phosphorylate PhoB. The phospho-PhoB is then capable of activating expression of the Pho regulon genes, two of the examples are phoA and phoBR. In high phosphate concentration, phoR is turned into an inhibitory state, which interferes with phosphorylation of PhoB. PhoB is, thus, not capable of activating expression of phoA and phoBR.


Constructs for characterization

Fig.2 Phosphate sensing construct with reporter.

With the phosphate (pho) regulon from E. coli, it can be utilized for detecting phosphate level. To make a phospahte-sensing device, we obtained the promoter, PphoBR, and combined it with a GFP reporter, BBa_E0240, in BioBrick RFC10 standard so that the promoter activity in different phosphate level can be detected and characterized.

RFU measurement

Fig.3 Activity of PphoBR in E. coli DH10B in different phosphate concentrations

As shown in Figure 3, PphoBR is induced under phosphate limitation and repressed under high phosphate concentration. The fluorescence intensity dropped by 2.99 folds between 0 to 300 μM concentration of phosphate. Furthermore, a plateau is observed starting from the 300 μM phosphate concentration point, suggesting that the dynamic range of PphoBR is from 0-300 μM of phosphate.

Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
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