Part:BBa_M50055:Design
Atrazine biosensor
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 760
Design Notes
We added an eGFP sequence taken from BBa_K598009 downstream of our atrazine riboswitch (BBa_M50048) so that the riboswitch would control translation of the eGFP. When we ordered the construct, DNA 2.0 also added an IPTG-inducible promoter to the beginning of our sequence. Typically, an RBS follows the promoter that is added to a plasmid. However, in this situation an RBS would be redundant and interfere with our riboswitch function; if there is an RBS before the UTR and aptamer, a ribosome could bind there and disrupt the shape of the riboswitch. For this reason, it was necessary to request a custom plasmid design that did not include the standard RBS.
Source
Riboswitch components: BBa_J89000
Atrazine aptamer: In Vitro Selection of a Single-Stranded DNA Molecular Recognition Element against Atrazine, IJMS International Journal of Molecular Sciences
eGFP sequence: BBa_K598009
References
https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K598009
https://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_J89000
Williams, R., Crihfield, C., Gattu, S., Holland, L., & Sooter, L. (2014). In Vitro Selection of a Single-Stranded DNA Molecular Recognition Element against Atrazine. IJMS International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15(8), 14332-14347. doi:10.3390/ijms150814332