Regulatory
PfadR

Part:BBa_K861060:Experience

Designed by: Kuanwei Sheng   Group: iGEM12_WHU-China   (2012-09-08)
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Applications of BBa_K861060

Result

Normalized using Fluorescence/0D600

Blue: Constitutive promoter J23110

Red: PfadR

Glucose Concentration gradient: 0.5, 1, 5, 10 mM

Fatty acid Concentration gradient: 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5 mM

PfadR and BBa_J23110 promoter strength at different glucose and fatty acids concentration

As can be shown from the results, the promoter shows about 3 times induction from glucose to 1.5umol/L fatty acids medium and the fluorescence of PfadR is about one sixth of BBa_J23110. This may be result from the tandem FadR binding site has made it more difficult for Polymerase to start gene transcription. Also, in medium that use glucose as sole carbon source, PfadR seems to be leaky. However, since our bacteria is wild type E.coli, Fab genes was not mutated, meaning that bacteria can synthesis fatty acids. Therefore, there may be a basal level fatty acids concentration inside the cell, making the transcription not being totally repressed.

It should also be noticed that from fatty acids concentration 0.0251.5umol/L to 1.5umol/L, the induction is not very obvious. F0.25, 0.5 and 1 seemed to have similar fluorescence strength. The promoter is not sensitive enough. For more details, please visit our wiki.

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