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Rop protein - global copy number inhibitor (SynORI framework)

Rop (also known as repressor of primer) is a small protein responsible for keeping the copy number of ColE1 and related bacterial plasmids low in E. coli. Inhibits plasmid replication of all SynORI framework plasmid groups non-specifically, also other ColE1 replicon plasmids.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

Figure 1. Structure of the ColE1 Rop protein, at 1.7 angstroms resolution.

Introduction

Biology

Repressor of primer (ROP) is a small dimeric protein that participates in ColE1 plasmid family copy number control, by increasing affinity between two complementary RNAs - RNA I (Replication inhibitor) and RNA II (Replication activator). By increasing affinity of the two RNA molecules Rop decreases the rate of of plasmid replication initiation events.

Rop dimer is a bundle of four tightly packed alpha helices that are held by hydrophobic interactions (Fig. 1).

Usage with SynORI (Framework for multi-plasmid systems)

About SynORI

SynORI is a framework for multi-plasmid systems created by Vilnius-Lithuania 2017 which enables quick and easy workflow with multiple plasmids, while also allowing to freely pick and modulate copy number for every unique plasmid group! Read more about [http://2017.igem.org/Team:Vilnius-Lithuania SynORI here]!