Part:BBa_K1692020

S. aureus type II PanK (CoaA)

This basic part is a type II pantothenate kinase (panK) from Staphylococcus aureus. Pantothenate kinase is the enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the conversion from pantothenic acid to coenzyme A, and it controls the rate of the pathway because most bacterial panKs experience feedback from coenzyme A or its thioesters [1]. However, this panK is not sensitive to feedback inhibition from coenzyme A or acetyl-CoA, meaning that high levels of coenzyme A accumulate [2]. We did not experiment with this gene alone; instead, we incorporated it into an already-existing BioBrick ([1]) to increase the production of poly-3-hydroxybuterate, a plastic of which coenzyme A is a precursor.

[1] Leonardi, R. et al. Coenzyme A: Back in action. Progress in Lipid Research 44, 2005. 125 – 153.

[2] Leonardi, R. et al. A Pantothenate Kinase from Staphylococcus aureus Refractory to Feedback Regulation by Coenzyme A. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 280, 2005. 3312 – 3322.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]

  Illegal NheI site found at 10
  Illegal NheI site found at 33
  
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]

  Illegal AgeI site found at 420
  
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]