Part:BBa_K5184055

st-t25ShZPO

To equip our insecticide with enhanced prevention efficacy against T. urticae, we also decide to synthesize 9-hydroxy-zingiberene (9HZ) and 9-hydroxy-10,11-epoxy zingiberene (9H10epoZ), two oxidized products of the monocyclic sesquiterpene 7epiZ. However, the zingiberene oxidase ShZPO was originally found in eukaryotic organisms. They were originally immobalized on the ER membrane. However, since E. coli does not have this structure, the 25 amino acid N-terminus ER transit peptide of the oxidase is truncated to enhance solubility and expression rate. Also, a SpyTag is added, which will form an isopeptide bond with the SpyCatcher, thus imitating the colocalization of the two enzymes in eukaryotes. Our usage of sc-t25ShZPO provide future iGEM teams with a novel method to synthesize an enzyme originally found in eukaryotes through a prokaryotic chassis.

Usage and Biology

t25ShZPO is the truncated version of the plant P450 monooxidase, ShZPO, which is responsible for the two sequential oxidations of 7epiZ to produce 9H10,11epoZ via first a hydroxylation at C9 and then a epoxidation and C10 and C11. Like other enzymes of the P450 superfamily, t25ShZPO has a heme group as cofactor to facilitate necessary electron transfers associated with oxidation of its substrate. The oxidase also requires cooperation with a P450 reductase, in context of our part collection SlCPR1 or AtCPR2, to supply the electrons required for its catalytic activities. The 25aa N-terminus ER transit peptide of the oxidase is truncated to enhance solubility and expression rate of the enzyme in E. coli. The SpyTag-SpyCather system was originally found in Streptococcus pyogenes, with its fibronectin-binding protein FbaB containing a domain with a spontaneous isopeptide bond between Lys and Asp. By splitting this domain and rational engineering of the fragments, a peptide (SpyTag) which formed an amide bond to its protein partner (SpyCatcher) in minutes is obtained.

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
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]