Device

Part:BBa_K1886006

Designed by: Lejian Jiang   Group: iGEM16_ZJU-China   (2016-10-12)
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broken Ptet-cph8


The red light sensor (Cph8) is a fusion protein which is consisted of a phytochrome Cph1 and a histidine kinase domain, Envz-OmpR, that includes a response regulator.Cph1 is the first member of the plant photoreceptor family that has been identified in bacteria. The functional expression of a phytochrome domain(Cph1) in E. coli requires the biosynthesis of the respective bilin chromophore PCB. EnvZ-OmpR, a dimeric osmosensor, is a multidomain transmembrane protein and one of the best characterized two-component histidine kinases from E.coli.

With the biosynthesis of PCB, Cph1 serve as a red-light absorbing chromophore that is inactivated under red light and activated without red light. Upon changes of extracellular osmolarity, EnvZ specifically phosphorylates its cognate response regulator OmpR, which, in turn, regulates the PompC.

This circuit is composed of the constitutive promoter -- broken Ptet and membrane protein cph8. Under dark conditions, protein cph8 could transfer its phosphoryl group to intracellular protein ompR (ompR is native protein carried by E.coli), and this process could be inhibited by 650-nm light.


Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
    Illegal BglII site found at 2332
    Illegal XhoI site found at 439
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
  • 1000
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]


Characterization

BACKGROUND

Overview

Registered Parts in our wiki is the subunit of the entire light-controlled system, each of which has no function. So I will introduce our light input part of our project after the combination of all the subunits here.

Maps of Plasmids

Fig.1 CcaS/R system
Fig.2 Cph8/OmpR system

Principle


a. Principle of CcaS/R system

The SK CcaS is produced in a green-absorbing ground state, termed Pg. Absorption of green light flips CcaS to a kinaseactive red-absorbing state (Pr) that phosphorylates the response regulator CcaR, which then binds to the cpcG2 promoter and activates transcription . Absorption of red light switches CcaS Pr back to Pg, which dephosphorylates phospho-CcaR,deactivating transcription.

Fig.3 CcaSR system principle


b. Principle of Cph8/OmpR system

The chimaeric light receptor Cph8 contains the photoreceptor from Cph1 and the histidine kinase and response-regulator from EnvZ–OmpR conversion of haem to phycocyanobilin (PCB), which forms part of the photoreceptor. Red light drives the sensor to a state in which autophosphorylation is inhibited turning off gene expression.
The SK Cph8 is produced in a kinase-active Pr state that phosphorylates the response regulator OmpR, activating transcription from the ompC promoter. Red light switches Cph8 Pr to a far red–absorbing state (Pfr), which dephosphorylates phospho-OmpR, deactivating transcription

Fig.3.1 Cph8/OmpR system principle.1
Fig.3.2 Cph8/OmpR system principle.2



RESULTS


Gel electrophoretic analysis


Fig.4 Gel electrophoretic analyses of PCR products




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