Part:BBa_M50057:Design

Melanin Pigment with 6xHist Tag

Assembly Compatibility:

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

  Illegal BamHI site found at 100
  
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

  Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 475
  

Design Notes

The use of Copper and L-tyrosine as precursors for the expression of melanin. We optimized the codons for the E. coli bacteria. A T5 promoter is easily inducible and therefore an effective promoter to test the melanin sequence. The strong RBS makes sure that the ribosome binds. The double terminating sequence makes sure transcription terminates. The original DNA sequence comes from part Bba_K274001 which obtained sequence from Rhizobium etli CFN42. However, we optimized the sequence for E. coli so that it will work better. The optimization improves the compatibility of the plasmid by changing the base pairs without changing the codon produced.

Source

Comes from the Rhizobium etli CFN42 bacteria. BBa_K274001

References

http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K274001 "Team:Tokyo Tech/Blackened E. coli." Team:Tokyo Tech/Blackened E. coli. IGEM.org, n.d. Web. 9 May 2017. Lagunas-Muñoz, V.h., et al. 2006. "Optimum Melanin Production Using Recombinant Escherichia Coli." Journal of Applied Microbiology 101(5): 1002-008. Web. “What’s that Stuff?” 1998. Chemical and Engineering News 76(46): 51-56. Web. "Part:BBa_R0010:Experience." Registry of Standard Biological Parts. IGEM, n.d. Web. 9 May 2017. “MOPS EZ Rich Defined Medium.” Teknova: Science Matters. n.d. Web. 10 June 2017. Retrieved from: http://www.teknova.com/EZ-RICH-DEFINED-MEDIUM-KIT-p/m2105.htm “Endy: E. coli Wetern Blot.” 2007. OpenWetWare. Retrieved from: http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/Endy:E._coli_Western_Blot