Part:BBa_K2020043

AzF-Synthetase for use in E.coli

This is the 4-Azido-L-phenylalanine-synthetase to be used as a orthogonal synthetase in E.coli. This part can be used together with the cognate tRNA BBa_K2020042 to incorporate AzF in response to an amber stop codon.

Usage and Biology

Assembly in a synthetase plasmid for incorporation of ncAA

pACYC derived plasmid with AzF-synthetase and cognate tRNA

Most synthetases are used with low copy plasmids (e.g. pACYC). Assemble the tRNA and the synthetase into a low copy plasmid, each one with an own promoter and one terminator for both. (See picture). If your application is not for incorporation into a protein but for use with a second plasmid, make shure to use replicons from different incompatibility groups, eg. ColE1 and p15A and different selection markers. A second plasmid could be the flourescent reporter plasmid pFRY for the purpose of determining fidelity and efficiacy of synthetases for ncAA.

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]

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