Part:BBa_K909007

TetR DNA binding domain containing BamHI site for protein fusions

Truncated version of tetracycline repressor TetR, consisting of 1 – 127 amino acids, containing DNA binding domain. The rest of the protein, responsible for tetR dimerization, were removed. Without dimerization domain, tetR-DBD fails to bind TetR responsive promoter efficiently and unable to repress transcription of reporter protein (see figure). However, TetR-DBD fusion with dimerazing proteins, e.g. UVR8 protein (BBa_K909008), restores TetR-DBD promoter binding.

Usage and Biology

We introduced BamHI site at C terminus of tetR-DBD for an easy in frame fusions with other proteins. This can easily be used as a two hybrid system to detect homo/heterodimers in E. coli, and, in principle, one can use these fusions to turn protein-protein interaction into the repression of transcription. Furthermore, inducible dimerization can lead to a novel switch like behaviors of the system (e.g. [http://2012.igem.org/Team:ETH_Zurich/UVR8 ETH Zurich 2012 team] created a novel UV-B inducible-ON switch).

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]

  Illegal BamHI site found at 382
  
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]