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This part was designed as an inversion device for YFP fluorescence. Upon addition of Arabinose the fluorescence of the protein was expected to drop significantly. This was observed.
 
This part was designed as an inversion device for YFP fluorescence. Upon addition of Arabinose the fluorescence of the protein was expected to drop significantly. This was observed.
  
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Figure 1: Fluorescence of YFP constructs under native conditions. Fluorescence of buffer TAKM7 (black) and DH5α (grey) cell lysates were used as a control and show no significant fluorescence. Cells expressing C-terminal 10R tagged YFP in the absence (dark yellow) or presence (dark green) of arabinose (N-terminal 10R tagged YFP, light yellow and light green without or with arabinose respectively) showed a significant increase in fluorescence after one hour of growth.
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Figure 2: Fluorescence of YFP constructs under denaturing conditions. Fluorescence of 8 M urea (black) and DH5α (grey) cell lysates were used as a control and show no significant fluorescence. Only cells expressing C-terminal 10R tagged YFP in the absence (dark yellow) of arabinose showed any fluorescence. Cells expressing C-terminal 10R tagged YFP in the presence (dark green) of arabinose (N-terminal 10R tagged YFP, light yellow and light green without or with arabinose respectively) showed no significant fluorescence under denaturing conditions. 8 M urea buffer had a slight fluorescence when excited at 514 nm.
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These results indicate that cells express either N- or C-terminal 10R tagged YFP, as shown by an increase in the fluorescence of cleared cell lysates. This fluorescence can be removed by treating cell lysates with 8 M urea, which would denature the protein, reducing the fluorescence of the lysate. This is demonstrated by a change of 10 fluorescence units between total cellular proteins under native conditions compared to denaturing conditions.
  
  

Revision as of 17:00, 31 October 2009

N-terminal YFP --> Tet inverter

Arabinose repressible Tetracycline inversion of YFP with N-terminal Fusion Arganine Tag for targetting into Lumazine Microcompartment. Has a medium RBS and a double terminator.

Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
    Illegal NheI site found at 125
  • 21
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
    Illegal BamHI site found at 65
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
  • 1000
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

This part was designed as an inversion device for YFP fluorescence. Upon addition of Arabinose the fluorescence of the protein was expected to drop significantly. This was observed.


YFP fluorescence.jpg

Figure 1: Fluorescence of YFP constructs under native conditions. Fluorescence of buffer TAKM7 (black) and DH5α (grey) cell lysates were used as a control and show no significant fluorescence. Cells expressing C-terminal 10R tagged YFP in the absence (dark yellow) or presence (dark green) of arabinose (N-terminal 10R tagged YFP, light yellow and light green without or with arabinose respectively) showed a significant increase in fluorescence after one hour of growth.

YFP denaturing.jpg

Figure 2: Fluorescence of YFP constructs under denaturing conditions. Fluorescence of 8 M urea (black) and DH5α (grey) cell lysates were used as a control and show no significant fluorescence. Only cells expressing C-terminal 10R tagged YFP in the absence (dark yellow) of arabinose showed any fluorescence. Cells expressing C-terminal 10R tagged YFP in the presence (dark green) of arabinose (N-terminal 10R tagged YFP, light yellow and light green without or with arabinose respectively) showed no significant fluorescence under denaturing conditions. 8 M urea buffer had a slight fluorescence when excited at 514 nm.

These results indicate that cells express either N- or C-terminal 10R tagged YFP, as shown by an increase in the fluorescence of cleared cell lysates. This fluorescence can be removed by treating cell lysates with 8 M urea, which would denature the protein, reducing the fluorescence of the lysate. This is demonstrated by a change of 10 fluorescence units between total cellular proteins under native conditions compared to denaturing conditions.