Part:BBa_K5477015
LexA-ERRγ Chimeric activator with LexA DNA binding domain fused with LBD of ERRγ
The LexA-ERRγ (LexA-Estrogen-Related Receptor Gamma) fusion protein combines the DNA-binding domain (DBD) of the LexA repressor with the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of Estrogen-Related Receptor Gamma (ERRγ), a member of the orphan nuclear receptor family. ERRγ is classified as an orphan receptor because, unlike classic nuclear receptors, it does not have a well-characterized endogenous ligand. Instead, it functions in a ligand-independent manner or is activated by synthetic or environmental ligands, allowing it to regulate a broad range of physiological processes, including energy metabolism, mitochondrial function, and cellular differentiation.
In the LexA-ERRĪ³ fusion, the LexA DBD binds to LexA operator sequences (Lex6Op) in our reporter module, while the ERRĪ³ LBD modulates transcriptional activation of NanoLuc.
The sequence for the LexA domain was from the paper of Zhou et al. 2022. This was fused with either the ligand-binding domain of the wild-type ERĪ±, the mutant ERĪ± or the Estrogen-Related Receptor gamma ERRĪ³. An alignment of the ligand-binding domains of the aforementioned was performed to determine the exact sequence to fuse with LexA to generate a chimerica activator that will bind to the Lex6Op in our reporter module.
Figure 1 - Multiple Sequence Alignment of Estrogen receptors - alpha and beta with Estrogen-related receptor gamma
Figure 2 - 3D Structure Prediction of Estrogen-related receptor gamma showing residue 217 found in the loop. The curved green line divides the structure and shows the ligand-binding domain of ERRĪ³. From residue 217 until the end of the amino acid sequence is fused downstream with LexA DNA binding domain to generate the chimeric activator.
Sequence and Features
- 10INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]Illegal PstI site found at 856
Illegal PstI site found at 1003
Illegal PstI site found at 1150 - 12INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]Illegal PstI site found at 856
Illegal PstI site found at 1003
Illegal PstI site found at 1150 - 21INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]Illegal BglII site found at 698
- 23INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]Illegal PstI site found at 856
Illegal PstI site found at 1003
Illegal PstI site found at 1150 - 25INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]Illegal PstI site found at 856
Illegal PstI site found at 1003
Illegal PstI site found at 1150 - 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
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