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pYC-pKC-pL-RBS2-mCherry

Sequence and Features

pYC-pKC-pL-RBS2-mCherry (BBa_K5348019)

Summary

To reduce the leaky expression of the light-on induced system (BBa_K3447133, hereafter referred to as the pL-RBS0), we reduced the strength of the RBS, which is connected to the target genes, and tested its light-controlled regulatory function using mCherry as a model protein. Our experimental results demonstrate that we can regulate the intensity of the light control system through the RBS replacement strategy.

Construction Design

This composite part consists of the pL-RBS2-mCherry (BBa_K5348010) and pTrc99k-backbone (BBa_K3999002), which was constructed in the E. coli DH5α strain. With the pL light-control system, regulation of mCherry expression in the dark and under blue light can be achieved.

Figure 1. Schematic diagram of pL-RBS2-mCherry

Engineering Principle

The pL light-control system consists of several basic parts. Under dark condition, histidine kinase (YF1) phosphorylates FixJ (response regulator of histidine kinase), which activates PFixK2 (the target gene for transcription upon FixJ activation), driving the expression of the cI gene (λ phage repressor), which represses the transcription of its cognate promoter, PR (the cognate promoter of cI), and downstream genes cannot be expressed. Under blue light, the cI gene cannot be expressed, PR can be transcribed normally, and downstream genes can be expressed [1].

Experimental Approach

The plasmid construction scheme is shown in Figure 2A. We synthesized the pL element at GenScript and divided it into two fragments, pL-1 and pL-2, for synthesis. We amplified pL-1, pL-2-RBS(2), and RBS(2)-mCherry fragments, and then ligated the pL-2-RBS(2) and RBS(2)-mCherry fragments by overlapping PCR to obtain the pL-2-RBS(2)-mCherry fragment. Finally, we ligated pL-1, pL-2-RBS(2)-mCherry fragments, and the pTrc99k vector by Gibson assembly. Colony PCR and sequencing results confirmed that we constructed the pYC-pKC-pL-RBS(2)-mCherry plasmid (Figure 2B).

Figure 2. Construction results of pYC-pKC-pL-RBS(2)-mCherry plasmid. (A) Construction Strategy. (B) Colony PCR and sequencing results.

Measurement: Light Control Test

Subsequently, we conducted light-control tests on the strain containing the pYC-pKC-pL-RBS(2)-mCherry plasmid. We cultured the strains under dark condition and blue light irradiation, respectively, sampling at intervals to measure the RFU (relative fluorescence units) of the bacterial suspension. As shown in Figure 3, the test results verified that the pL light-control element could regulate mCherry expression under dark and blue light conditions. As the RBS strength decreased, the RFU of mCherry decreased accordingly, indicating that the RBS replacement strategy can achieve regulation of the pL light-control system.

Figure 3. Light-control test results.

References

[1] H, Mays RL, Hoffman SM, Avalos JL. Optogenetic Control of Microbial Consortia Populations for Chemical Production. ACS Synth Biol. 2021 Aug 20;10(8):2015-2029.