Part:BBa_K568002
blue light promoter lacZ reporter part
blue light promotor + lacZ
This part is based on the blue light sensor (BBa_K238013) with an additional lacZ Gene. Part (BBa_B0034) was used as RBS.
Usage and Biology
The part provides the possibility to induce lacZ transcription via blue light irradiation.
Blue light leads to dimerisation of YcgF and binding of the repressor YcgE. The formation of the YcgE-YcgF complex leads to the unbinding of YcgE from the YcgZ promoter which activates the transcription of lacZ.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
Functional Parameters
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Induction at 465 nm
Experimental Testing
two cultures in LB medium:
blue light - lacZ in DH5alpha with three incubation conditions: lighted in room light, dark and blue light
cpH8 in DH5alpha as a control under room light
conditions of bacterial growth: 23,5 °C, shaken, both cultures grown in the dark prior to the experiment, two hours before the experiments: cultures were subdivided and lit as described
volume of bacterial suspension used: 50 µl (or dilutions with LB medium)
incubation time for Miller Assay: 5 min (37 °C)
Start of Assay:
- measurement of Abs(600nm)
- new eppi with 0,5 ml of Zbuffer + 20 μl of freshly prepared 0,1% SDS+ 40 μl of Chloroform (under fume hood) in 2 ml tube
- 50 μl (as a dilution 25 µl + 25 µl LB medium or 10 μl + 40 μl LB medium) of the samples are taken and transferred to the Zbuffer
- mix the solution by vortexing for 10 s (all samples with equal vortexing time)
- transferring of 100 μl supernatant to 96 well plate (for photometer)
- initiation of assay with 20 μl of ONPG (4mg/ml) = START
- incubation at 37 °C
- stop reaction with 50 μl of 1 M Na2CO3 = STOP after exactely 5 min
- measurement of Abs (420nm) and Abs (550nm)
for this diagram:
- calculation of Miller Units
- mean of triplicate measurement
- adjusted to 100 %
- corrected for outliers
- shortened to 700 min
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