Part:BBa_K3697000
mCherry BSU
This is the coding sequence for producing a codon-optimized mCherry in B. subtilis. mCherry is a derivative of RFP. mCherry_BSU was created by codon-optimizing an E. coli mCherry for expression B. subtilis. When paired with a strong RBS and constitutive promotor (BBa_K3697010), mCherry_BSU can be quantified using a plate reader, and transformed B. subtilis colonies can be moderately red to the naked eye.
mCherry_BSU has an excitation peak at 585 nm and a peak emission at 615 nm. Color is readily visible in E. coli and B. subtilis in under 12 hours of incubation.
Fluorescence levels in B. subtilis and E. coli can be quantified using a fluorescent plate reader. Under high enough expression from a strong constitutive promotor such as pVeg (BBa_K143012), red colonies may be visible to the naked eye. E. coli expressing mCherry_BSU are red under natural light. E. coli liquid cultures may appear red to the naked eye, while B. subtilis liquid cultures likely will not appear red.
This protein can be used as a reporter in B. subtilis due to it's high visibility.
This part does not have a degradation tag.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]Illegal NgoMIV site found at 4
Illegal AgeI site found at 715 - 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
mCherry_BSU Plasmid Validation in B. subtilis
Stanford iGEM 2020 used this part to test visibility and transformation efficiency of B. subtilis strains 1A976 (xylose-inducible competence) and 1A1276 (mannitol-inducible competence) from the Bacillus Genomic Stock Center.
To test visibility, E. coli transformed with the mCherry_BSU plasmid were cultured overnight in LB nutrient broth at 37°C. Cells were collected by centrifugation at 3500rpm and miniprepped. The plasmid DNA from the miniprep was then transformed into B. subtilis strains 1A976 and 1A1276. Transformed B. subtilis were then added to a 96 well plate at an OD of 1. Fluorescence was measured relative to a non-transformed control. Liquid cultures were not visibly red to the naked eye.
When plated on kanamycin selective media (20mg/mL), B. subtilis colonies transformed with this vector were mildly red under natural light before 24 hours.
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