Coding
ComX

Part:BBa_K1379004

Designed by: Jordy Evan, Nadia Benedicta, Angeline Widjaja   Group: iGEM14_Hong_Kong_HKUST   (2014-09-23)
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S. pneumoniae σx CDS

Usage and Biology

σX (ComX) is an alternative σ factor in Streptococcus pneumoniae which serve as a competence-specific global transcription modulator. (BioCyc) In S. pneumoniae, competence (a state capable of being genetic transformed) happens transiently during the log phase growth, and is regulated by a quorum sensing system utilizing the Competence Signal Peptide (CSP). Upon stimulation by CSP, σX will be expressed and associate with RNA polymerase apoenzyme. The resulting holoenzyme will then be guided by σX to initiate transcription of a set of “late” genes enabling genetic transformation and other unknown functions.


iGEM 2014 Hong_Kong_HKUST Team has cloned σX from S. pneumoniae strain NCTC7465 and characterized its ability to initiate transcription of two downstream promoters: PchbB(BBa_K1379000) and PcomFA (BBa_K1379001).

Characterization

To test the functionality of σX, we first enable constitutive expression of σX in the σX Generator BBa_K1379006. The generator was then assembled with the standard promoter measurement kit BBa_E0240 with either promoter PchbB (Promoter only: BBa_K1379000, w/ BBa_E0240: BBa_K1379002) and PcomFA (Promoter only: BBa_K1379001, w/ BBa_E0240: BBa_K1379003). E. coli colonies holding the resulting constructs in pSB3K3 were observed under fluorescent macroscope with UV filter.

Figure 1. PcelA and Phelicase promoter induced by SigmaX protein drives GFP expression. While the same construct without SigmaX protein did not give any GFP signals. Another negative control which is only protein sigmaX without PcelA or Phelicase also did not give any GFP signals. Reference promoter BBa_J23101 + GFP is used as positive control. Scale bar = 5mm.

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
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
    Illegal BsaI site found at 298


Reference

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Categories
//cds/transcriptionalregulator
//chassis/prokaryote/ecoli
Parameters
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