Part:BBa_K2599016

T7 Promoter+RBS+Sf1a+GS linker+snowdrop-lectin+linker+6X His-Tag

NCTU_Formosa 2018 designed this sequence to improve the part from NCTU_Formosa 2016.

We changed the general linker to a GS linker to optimize the function of Sf1a.

Previous Part:(BBa_K1974022)

The existing part from NCTU_Formosa 2016 contains the IPTG induced PT7 (BBa_I712074), strong ribosome binding site (BBa_B0034), Sf1a, AAA linker, snowdrop lectin (BBa_K1974020) and the 6X His-Tag (BBa_K1223006).

Figure 1. Previous part

Improvement part

In many application, the fusion proteins consisting of multiple protein domains is a popular and highly successful approach to engineering new protein functions. The linker that connects the fusion protein often plays an important role in fusion proteins. Therefore, we decided to change the linker between Sf1a and lectin to try whether the function of this protein become stronger. The GS linker we used in this improvement part was also provided by NCTU_Formosa 2016. It contained 18 amino acid sequence, which is a Gly-Gly-Ser repeated linker. We utilized this linker to optimize the fuction of Sf1a and lectin.

Figure 2. Improvement part

Introduction

μ-segestritoxin-Sf1a is kind of insecticidal toxin, contains three disulfide bonds. It will inhibits insect voltage-gated sodium channels by blocking the channel pore.

Lectin is carbohydrate-binding proteins, and is able to bind soluble ectracellular and intercellular glycoproteins.

Target Insect

Result

===Comparison of Plant Protecting Effect of PANTIDE with Different Design of Linker between Protein Sf1a and Lectin

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Figure 4. Comparison of plant protecting effects

Figure 4. Plant protecting effects by inserting the improvement part into pET-32a.

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]

Reference

1. Elaine Fitches, Martin G. Edwards, Christopher Mee, Eugene Grishin, Angharad M. R. Gatehouse, John P. Edwards, John A. Gatehouse “Fusion proteins containing insect-specific toxins as pest control agents: snowdrop lectin delivers fused insecticidal spider venom toxin to insect haemolymph following oral ingestion,” Journal of Insect Physiology, 2004, 50, pp.61-71
2. Elaine C. Fitches, Prashant Pyati, Glenn F. King, John A. Gatehouse, “ Fusion to Snowdrop Lectin Magnifies the Oral Activity of Insecticidal Omega-Hexatoxin-Hv1a Peptide by Enabling Its Delivery to the Central Nervous System,”
3. Monique J. Windley, Volker Herzig, Slawomir A. Dziemborowicz, Margaret C. Hardy, Glenn F. King and Graham M. Nicholson, “Spider-Venom Peptide as Bioinsecticide,” Toxins Review, 2012, 4, pp. 191-227.
4. A. Lipkin, S. Kozlov, E. Nosyreva, A. Blake, J.D. Windass, E. Grishin (2001, April 9). Novel insecticidal toxins from the venom of the spider Segestria florentina. Toxicon, 40, 125-130.