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This toehold switch has been designed to open up its hairpin loop structure upon binding with miRNA-21, resulting in the translation of downstream reporter protein. The design of toehold switch can be separated into the following 5 regions from its 5' end: trigger binding sites, stem region, loop region with RBS, complimentary stem region with start codon, and linker amino acids. In our constructions of toehold switches for miRNA-21, we optimised the loop region with RBS and linker amino acids based on three articles: the original work on toehold switch (Green, A.A. et al., 2014), the adaptation of toehold switch to detect zika virus (Pardee, K. et al., 2016), and novel toehold switch design for detection of miRNA in mammalian cells (Wang, S. et al., 2019) . The loop structure from the article of Pardee, K. et al. has been truncated to 12 base pairs compared to the work from Green, A.A. et al. in order to reduce the leakage of output expression. We chose to test the 3 different loop structures and 2 different linker structures (Pardee, K. et al. and Wang, S. et al.) from the above-mentioned studies.
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===Introduction===
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zz21_B toehold switch is a regulatory part for the downstream reporter gene. With this part, the protein expression can be controlled by the miR-21. The sequence of the toehold switch can be separated into the following 5 regions from its 5&#39; end: TBS (trigger binding site), stem region, loop region with RBS(ribosome binding site), complimentary stem region with a start codon, and linker. Upon binding with miR-21, its hairpin structure can be opened up and the ribosomes can bind with its RBS (ribosome binding site), triggering the
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translation of the downstream reporter.
  
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For this particular toehold switch (zz21_B), we incorporate the loop and linker structure from the work of Pardee, K. et al.
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===Design===
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The design of the toehold switch was mainly based on the previous research<sup>[1][2][3][4][5][6]</sup>. For the zz21_B toehold switch, we adopted the loop and the linker structure from Green et al., 2016<sup>[7]</sup>. Using NUPACK analysis and Vienna binding models, we designed the sequence of the toehold switch.  
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(See our model page: https://2020.igem.org/Team:CSMU_Taiwan/Model )
  
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NUPACK ANALYSIS <br>
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/parts/a/a1/T--CSMU_Taiwan--zz21_B_NU.png" style="display: block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto; width: 70%">
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Figure 1. NUPACK analysis result
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<img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/parts/2/20/T--CSMU_Taiwan--zz21_B_Ve.png" style="display: block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto; width: 100%">
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Figure 2. ViennaRNA Package result
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VIENNA RNA PACKAGE <br>
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===Characrterization using invertase===
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https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/parts/2/20/T--CSMU_Taiwan--zz21_B_Ve.png
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The 2020 iGEM CSMU-Taiwan characterized the toehold switch with invertase (BBa_K3431000) reporter protein. The plasmid would be transcribed and translated with the protein synthesis kit at 37℃ for 2 hours. We would then add 5μl of 0.5M sucrose and measured the glucose concentration with Rightest TM GS550 glucose meter after 30 minutes. In our
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experiments, the ON state refers to the conditions with miRNA triggers; while the OFF state means that there was no miRNA in the environment. We calculated the ON/OFF ratio of the toehold switch, which is defined as “the glucose concentration of the ON state/ the glucose concentration of the OFF state”.
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Figure 3. The glucose productions of the zz21_B toehold switch-regulated invertase in different states. The blue bar refers to the OFF state (not added with miRNA). The green bar refers to the ON state (added with miR-21 trigger). The yellow bar refers to the state with non-related RNAs (added with miR-191). The pink bar refers to the state with non-related RNAs (added with miR-223).
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<b>Results</b><br>  The ON/OFF ratio with miR-21 is 1.32, which suggested the regulatory function of the toehold switch. Thus, zz21_B toehold switch-regulated invertase can be controlled by the miR-21.
  
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Link to our model page: https://2020.igem.org/Team:CSMU_Taiwan/Model
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===Information contributed by City of London UK (2021)===
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[[File:ToeholdTools.png|x200px|center]]
  
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References:
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This toehold switch was characterized <i>in silico</i> using the ToeholdTools project that our team developed.
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Green, A. A., Silver, P. A., Collins, J. J., & Yin, P. (2014). Toehold switches: de-novo-designed regulators of gene expression. Cell, 159(4), 925-939.
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See https://github.com/lkn849/thtools for more information.
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Pardee, K., Green, A. A., Takahashi, M. K., Braff, D., Lambert, G., Lee, J. W., ... & Daringer, N. M. (2016). Rapid, low-cost detection of Zika virus using programmable biomolecular components. Cell, 165(5), 1255-1266.
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Wang, S., Emery, N. J., & Liu, A. P. (2019). A novel synthetic toehold switch for microRNA detection in mammalian cells. ACS synthetic biology, 8(5), 1079-1088
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Metadata:
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*'''Group:''' City of London UK 2021
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*'''Author:''' Lucas Ng
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*'''Summary:''' Used our software ToeholdTools to investigate the target miRNA specificity and activation of this part.
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Raw data:
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*[[Media:BBa_K3431032_thtest.txt]]
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*[[Media:BBa_K3431032_crt.txt]]
  
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This contribution was autogenerated by the script '''contrib.py''', available at https://github.com/lkn849/thtools/tree/master/registry.
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This switch was designed to detect the miRNA hsa-miR-21-5p at a temperature of 37°C.
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We tested it against every mature <i>Homo sapiens</i> miRNA in miRBase and our analysis shows that at this temperature it is best used to detect hsa-miR-187-3p.
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With hsa-miR-187-3p at 37°C, the switch has a specificity of 8 ± 30 % and an activation of 61 ± 10 %.
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These values represent 95% confidence limits (z=1.96).
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The temperature&ndash;activation&ndash;specificity relationship is shown here.
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CRT is an acronym for CelsiusRangeTest, the class in our Python library responsible for the following graph:
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[[File:BBa_K3431032_graph.png|500px|center]]
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Error bars represent the standard deviation.
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The line of best fit was calculated using a univariate cubic spline weighted inverse to each point's standard error.
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'''Caveats:'''
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*As per the above, we cannot confirm that this switch accurately detects the desired miRNA sequence.
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We do not recommend this part for future usage.
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===References===
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1. Green, A. A., Silver, P. A., Collins, J. J., &amp; Yin, P. (2014). Toehold switches: de-novo-designed regulators of gene expression. Cell, 159(4), 925–939.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.002
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2. Green, A. A., Kim, J., Ma, D., Silver, P. A., Collins, J. J., &amp; Yin, P. (2017).Complex cellular logic computation using ribocomputing devices. Nature,
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548(7665), 117–121. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature23271
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3. Pardee, K., Green, A. A., Takahashi, M. K., Braff, D., Lambert, G., Lee, J.W., Ferrante, T., Ma, D., Donghia, N., Fan, M., Daringer, N. M., Bosch, I.,Dudley, D. M., O&#39;Connor, D. H., Gehrke, L., &amp; Collins, J. J. (2016). Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components. Cell, 165(5), 1255–1266.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.04.059
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4. Chappell, J., Westbrook, A., Verosloff, M., &amp; Lucks, J. B. (2017). Computational design of small transcription activating RNAs for versatile and
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dynamic gene regulation. Nature communications, 8(1), 1051. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01082-6
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5. Sadat Mousavi, P., Smith, S. J., Chen, J. B., Karlikow, M., Tinafar, A.,Robinson, C., Liu, W., Ma, D., Green, A. A., Kelley, S. O., &amp; Pardee, K. (2020). A multiplexed, electrochemical interface for gene-circuit-based sensors. Nature chemistry, 12(1), 48–55. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0366-y
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6. Hong, F., Ma, D., Wu, K., Mina, L. A., Luiten, R. C., Liu, Y., Yan, H., &amp; Green, A. A. (2020). Precise and Programmable Detection of Mutations Using
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Ultraspecific Riboregulators. Cell, 180(5), 1018–1032.e16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.011
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7. Pardee K, Green AA, Takahashi MK, et al. Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components. Cell 2016;165(5): 1255-66.
 
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===Usage and Biology===
 
===Usage and Biology===

Latest revision as of 19:19, 13 October 2021


zz21_B Toehold Switch for miR-21 Detection

Introduction

zz21_B toehold switch is a regulatory part for the downstream reporter gene. With this part, the protein expression can be controlled by the miR-21. The sequence of the toehold switch can be separated into the following 5 regions from its 5' end: TBS (trigger binding site), stem region, loop region with RBS(ribosome binding site), complimentary stem region with a start codon, and linker. Upon binding with miR-21, its hairpin structure can be opened up and the ribosomes can bind with its RBS (ribosome binding site), triggering the translation of the downstream reporter.

Design

The design of the toehold switch was mainly based on the previous research[1][2][3][4][5][6]. For the zz21_B toehold switch, we adopted the loop and the linker structure from Green et al., 2016[7]. Using NUPACK analysis and Vienna binding models, we designed the sequence of the toehold switch. (See our model page: https://2020.igem.org/Team:CSMU_Taiwan/Model )


Figure 1. NUPACK analysis result
Figure 2. ViennaRNA Package result

















Characrterization using invertase

The 2020 iGEM CSMU-Taiwan characterized the toehold switch with invertase (BBa_K3431000) reporter protein. The plasmid would be transcribed and translated with the protein synthesis kit at 37℃ for 2 hours. We would then add 5μl of 0.5M sucrose and measured the glucose concentration with Rightest TM GS550 glucose meter after 30 minutes. In our experiments, the ON state refers to the conditions with miRNA triggers; while the OFF state means that there was no miRNA in the environment. We calculated the ON/OFF ratio of the toehold switch, which is defined as “the glucose concentration of the ON state/ the glucose concentration of the OFF state”.

Figure 3. The glucose productions of the zz21_B toehold switch-regulated invertase in different states. The blue bar refers to the OFF state (not added with miRNA). The green bar refers to the ON state (added with miR-21 trigger). The yellow bar refers to the state with non-related RNAs (added with miR-191). The pink bar refers to the state with non-related RNAs (added with miR-223).

Results
The ON/OFF ratio with miR-21 is 1.32, which suggested the regulatory function of the toehold switch. Thus, zz21_B toehold switch-regulated invertase can be controlled by the miR-21.

Information contributed by City of London UK (2021)

ToeholdTools.png

This toehold switch was characterized in silico using the ToeholdTools project that our team developed. See https://github.com/lkn849/thtools for more information.

Metadata:

  • Group: City of London UK 2021
  • Author: Lucas Ng
  • Summary: Used our software ToeholdTools to investigate the target miRNA specificity and activation of this part.

Raw data:

This contribution was autogenerated by the script contrib.py, available at https://github.com/lkn849/thtools/tree/master/registry.

This switch was designed to detect the miRNA hsa-miR-21-5p at a temperature of 37°C. We tested it against every mature Homo sapiens miRNA in miRBase and our analysis shows that at this temperature it is best used to detect hsa-miR-187-3p.

With hsa-miR-187-3p at 37°C, the switch has a specificity of 8 ± 30 % and an activation of 61 ± 10 %. These values represent 95% confidence limits (z=1.96).

The temperature–activation–specificity relationship is shown here. CRT is an acronym for CelsiusRangeTest, the class in our Python library responsible for the following graph:

BBa K3431032 graph.png

Error bars represent the standard deviation. The line of best fit was calculated using a univariate cubic spline weighted inverse to each point's standard error.

Caveats:

  • As per the above, we cannot confirm that this switch accurately detects the desired miRNA sequence.

We do not recommend this part for future usage.

References

1. Green, A. A., Silver, P. A., Collins, J. J., & Yin, P. (2014). Toehold switches: de-novo-designed regulators of gene expression. Cell, 159(4), 925–939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.002

2. Green, A. A., Kim, J., Ma, D., Silver, P. A., Collins, J. J., & Yin, P. (2017).Complex cellular logic computation using ribocomputing devices. Nature, 548(7665), 117–121. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature23271

3. Pardee, K., Green, A. A., Takahashi, M. K., Braff, D., Lambert, G., Lee, J.W., Ferrante, T., Ma, D., Donghia, N., Fan, M., Daringer, N. M., Bosch, I.,Dudley, D. M., O'Connor, D. H., Gehrke, L., & Collins, J. J. (2016). Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components. Cell, 165(5), 1255–1266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.04.059

4. Chappell, J., Westbrook, A., Verosloff, M., & Lucks, J. B. (2017). Computational design of small transcription activating RNAs for versatile and dynamic gene regulation. Nature communications, 8(1), 1051. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01082-6

5. Sadat Mousavi, P., Smith, S. J., Chen, J. B., Karlikow, M., Tinafar, A.,Robinson, C., Liu, W., Ma, D., Green, A. A., Kelley, S. O., & Pardee, K. (2020). A multiplexed, electrochemical interface for gene-circuit-based sensors. Nature chemistry, 12(1), 48–55. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0366-y

6. Hong, F., Ma, D., Wu, K., Mina, L. A., Luiten, R. C., Liu, Y., Yan, H., & Green, A. A. (2020). Precise and Programmable Detection of Mutations Using Ultraspecific Riboregulators. Cell, 180(5), 1018–1032.e16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.011

7. Pardee K, Green AA, Takahashi MK, et al. Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components. Cell 2016;165(5): 1255-66. Sequence and Features


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