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pTU2-A-RFP (p15A origin)

Usage and Biology

pTU2-A-RFP (p15A ori): This is the low-copy version of pTU2-A-RFP (colE1 ori) due to the substitution of colE1 ori with the p15A origin of replication. We used pTU2-A-RFP (p15A ori) as a level 2-Golden Gate acceptor vector too for building the LuxI/TetR expression system in sender cells, alongside with the LuxI-mNeonGreen/TetR (later LuxI-sfGFP/TetR as seen in our Engineering Success tab) expression system for our RBS library characterization in the same cells. We chose a low-copy number plasmid for the expression of our system in senders, because we wanted the strength of each RBS to be reflected in the expression levels of LuxI/OC6 and not be compensated by the (potentially high) replication rate of the construct carrying it. We also utilized said vector to assemble one of the receivers’ circuits too, the OL expression system, to discover how protein expression rates might depend on plasmid copy number. Since it is identical with pTU2-A-RFP (colE1 ori) in its entire sequence except for the origin of replication, this vector also has a Cm resistance gene and measures approximately 3kbp in size. Like pTU2-A-RFP (colE1 ori), pTU2-A-RFP (p15A ori) is an RFP-dropout plasmid backbone. [1]

Plasmid Map

Reference

[1] Addgen (Plasmid #74090) https://www.addgene.org/74090/

Sequence and Features