Part:BBa_K1378003

Microvirin (MVN)---a lectin from Microcystis aeruginosa

Introduction

This plasmid is a basic part of the mannan binding lectin Microvirin (MVN). Microvirin can be expressed in E. coli and it can bind to Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806 specifically.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

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

  Illegal NheI site found at 7
  Illegal NheI site found at 30
  
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]

  Illegal NgoMIV site found at 466
  Illegal AgeI site found at 1915
  Illegal AgeI site found at 2027
  
• 1000
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

  Illegal SapI site found at 1029
  

Usage and Biology

MVN is a lectin isolated from the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806. It is an 108 aa protein that consists of 2 domains. According to a carbohydrate microarray carried out previously, MVN binds to carbohydrate and the highest signals are observed with structures that contain α(1→2) linked mannose residues ^[1]. A binding partner of MVN was identified in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) fraction of M. aeruginosa PCC7806 and it possibly represents the O-antigen of a LPS. MVN has been previously expressed in E. coli and its binding effect to cyanobacteria cells is species-specific ^[1].

<figure><img src="" /><figcaption>Figure 2. Solution structure of MVN. MVN consists of 2 domains, domain A and domain B, which are colored yellow and blue respectively. Domain A is formed by residues 38-93 while domain B is formed by residues 1-37 and 94-108. The mannan binding site is only found in domain A. This figure is taken from Protein Data Bank (PDB ID: 2Y1S).</figcaption></figure>