Part:BBa_K2273113
Short version of the Promoter PpenP found in B. subtilis
This Promoter is a part used in the Beta-Lactam Biosensor project of [http://2017.igem.org/Team:TU_Dresden iGEM Team TU Dresden 2017 (EncaBcillus - It's a trap!)]. It controls the gene expression of the penP gene that codes for a beta-lactamase found in Bacillus subtilise. Yet there is not much known about the activity and activation of the beta-lactamase PenP in B. subtilis. The highest expression levels seem to be achieved when high salt concentrations occur. [http://www.subtiwiki.uni-goettingen.de/v3/gene/view/713BAB7190E1F86C55103049B29072F00E0DFFB3] PenP belongs to the class of Hydrolases and is able to break down beta-lactam antibiotics. The enzyme PenP harbours a signal peptide sequence and is most likely secreted and localized outside of the cell. [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P39824] To investigate the influence that the presence of the beta-lactamase PenP in B.subtilis has on the sensitivity our biosensor, we analyzed the promoter activity of PpenP under antibiotic stress conditions. We amplified a short and a longer version of this promoter to potentially take into account all regulatory regions upstream of the penP gene.
This part features the RFC10 prefix and suffix:
Prefix with | EcoRI, NotI, XbaI | GAATTCGCGGCCGCTTCTAGA |
Suffix with | SpeI, NotI and PstI | ACTAGTAGCGGCCGCTGCAGA |
Sites of restriction enzymes generating compatible overhangs are indicated by sharing one color. (EcoRI and PstI are marked in blue, NotI in green, XbaI and SpeI in red)
Beta-Lactam Biosensor
In this subproject, we developed a functional and complete heterologous beta-lactam biosensor in Bacillus subtilis. By the time these specified cells sense a compound of the beta-lactam family, they will respond by producing a measurable luminescence signal. We further investigated the detection spectrum of the biosensor by testing different beta-lactam antibiotics from various subclasses. For increased control and easy handling of the biosensor strain during a potential field application, we demonstrate that the encapsulation of the cells into Peptidosomes is quite advantageous.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
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