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Tetrathionate sensor with activated pTtrB185-269-ARG1

This composite part is a combination of the parts BBa_K2507019 and BBa_K3972002. The ARG1 gene is controlled by the PttrB185-269 promoter. This promoter is activated by TtrR in the presence of TtrS and tetrathionate.TtrS will be activated when tetrathionate binds and in its turn, TtrS activates TtrR. TtrR binds to the PttrB185-269 promoter and induces expression of the ARG1 gas vesicle proteins.

Figure 1. The composite part.

Usage and Biology

This composite part can be used to combine the two component TtrS/R system with the ARG1 gas vesicles as output. For visualization of this part, an ultrasound can be used to detect the gas vesicles, as described in BBa_K3972002.

Characterization

Expression

This part is optimized for expression of ARG1 in E. coli cells. Unfortunately, this part was not successfully transformed into BL21 (DE3) cells. While this part was successfully transformed in XL10-Gold cells, the co-transformation with the TtrR and TtrS plasmids in BL21(DE3) did not work. After multiple attempts with BL21(DE3) cells, there were still no colonies on the agar plates. The most probable explanation for the failed transformation is because two of the plasmids contain origins of replications from the same family. This will lead to unstable replication of the bacteria by the competition between the two plasmids. [1]

Figure 2. Agar plate with transfected ARG1 with the insert in XL10-Gold cells.

References

[1] Morgan, K. (2014). Plasmid 101: Origin of Replication. Retrieved from: https://blog.addgene.org/plasmid-101-origin-of-replication

Sequence and Features