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FunsTF01 is a synthetic transcription factor (sTF) based on sensor of benzoic acid derivatives (sBAD), which is a sTF in S. cerevisiae (Castaño-Cerezo et. al (2020)). FunsTF01 should initiate the transcription through the 6xLexO minimal promoter. This sTF is the sensing part of the biosensor. FunsTF01 is a fusion protein consisting of the DNA-binding domain: lexA, ligand sensing domain: HbaR, transactivation domain; B112 and the nuclear localization signal (NLS) SV40. The linker between LexA and HbaR was a longer version (Ottoz et. al (2014) compared to sBAD (Castaño-Cerezo et. al (2020)). LexA is a repressor that regulates the SOS response in E. coli (Radman. 1975). LexA binds to a specific DNA motif, lexO (Erill. et al (2003)), and it is the DNA binding domain that interacts with LexO that is used in FunsTF01. HbaR is a transcriptional factor from Rhodopseudomonas palustris that initiates transcription in the presence of benzoic acid or in the presence of benzoic acid derivatives (Egland. Et al (2000) (Castaño-Cerezo et. al (2020)).The transactivation domain B112 is from E. coli, which were experimentally proven to initiate transcription of a synthetic promoter in S. cerevisiae (Ottoz et. al (2014)). The NLS SV40 is a small peptide sequence of PKKKRKV that enables transport og the protein to the nucleus (Garcia-Bustos et. al (1991)).