Coding
Part:BBa_K3198000
Designed by: Low Xi Zhi Group: iGEM19_NUS_Singapore (2019-08-20)
HicA
This part contains the toxin component of a type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) system. HicA is a probable translation-independent mRNA interferase.
HicA toxins cleave mRNAs independently of the ribosome. Overexpression leads to cleavage of a number of mRNAs and tmRNA, in a translation-independent fashion, suggesting that HicA is an mRNA interferase, which may play a role in bacterial resistance to antibiotics. In addition, overexpression of HicA leads to cell death and inhibits cell proliferation via inhibition of translation. The effect may be overcome by expression of antitoxin HicB.
Sequence and Features
Assembly Compatibility:
- 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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