Part:BBa_K2549027

8*ZF42.10-minCMV

This part is one of the response elements of our amplifier, also executing the combiner function. 8*ZF42.10 binding sites (Part:BBa_K2446012) is assembled using two 4*ZF42.10 binding sites (Part:BBa_K2446005) with a biobrick scar between them. Minimal CMV (Part:BBa_K2549049) is a promotor providing very low basal expression and high maximal expression after induction. This part can switch on the expression of gene downstream after induced by our zinc finger-based transcription activator.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

Biology

Synthetic promotor operators regulated by artificial zinc finger-based transcription factors

Khalil AS et al have reported several synthetic promotor operators which can interact with artificial zinc finger-based transcription factors with high specificity and high orthogonality.

Khalil AS et al stated:sTFs constructed from OPEN-engineered ZFs are orthogonal to one another. sTF43-8 activated noncognate Promoter21-16 due to the fortuitous creation of a sequence that is significantly similar to the binding sequence of 43-8, when the downstream BamHI restriction site is considered.

Characterization

It works as we designed.

Interaction between transcriptional activators and their binding sites. A degradable EGFP (d2EGFP) is linked downstream the promoter to indicate the expression level of it. DBD, DNA binding domain which is zinc finger in our assay. AD or SD, activating- or silencing-form transcriptional domain. RE, responsive elements. MFI, median fluorescence intensity.

Flow cytometry results suggest that the transcriptional activators can effectively activate the responsive promoters with high specificity and high orthogonality.