Part:BBa_K2992012

PbotR from C. botulinum

Promoter region for botR in C. botulinum

Usage and Biology

This promoter region is found naturally upstream of the botR 5’-UTR in C. botulinum BBa_K2992014. BotR is an alternative sigma factor involved in the positive regulation of botulinum neurotoxin and associated genes. In our project, we use PbotR to drive the expression of botR (BBa_K2992002) which in turn, regulates the production of our reporter genes which we have placed under the control of a BotR-activated promoter (BBa_K2992028, BBa_K2992029, BBa_K2992030, BBa_K2992034, BBa_K2992035, BBa_K2992036). Doing so allowed us to link BotR expression with the trasncriptional activation of our reporter genes.

Characterisation

This basic part was used for the assembly of our composite parts and was characterised using FAST, GusA and acetone assays. More information can be found on our Results Page.





Characterisation of this promoter against Pfdx, Pthl and Pntnh using FAST fluorescent assay, showed PbotR to be a relatively weak promoter in both E.coli and and C.sporogenes.

The data demonstrated acetone production of >2mM when using PbotR promoter or PpyrKDE to drive expression of botR in the chromosome of C. sporogenes. Considerable acetone production (4-6 mM) was observed when using the constitutive clostridial promoter Pfdx, driving directly the expression of the acetone operon genes. Crucially, acetone production was almost undetectable when botR was absent from the genome of C. sporogenes and when no promoter was used to drive expression of the acetone production operon. These data provide experimental validation for the production of acetone in C. sporogenes as a model for botulinum toxin prediction in foodstuffs.

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]

References

Raffestin, S., Dupuy, B., Marvaud, J. and Popoff, M. (2004). BotR/A and TetR are alternative RNA polymerase sigma factors controlling the expression of the neurotoxin and associated protein genes in Clostridium botulinum type A and Clostridium tetani. Molecular Microbiology, 55(1), pp.235-249.

Zhang, Z., Korkeala, H., Dahlsten, E., Sahala, E., Heap, J., Minton, N. and Lindström, M. (2013). Two-Component Signal Transduction System CBO0787/CBO0786 Represses Transcription from Botulinum Neurotoxin Promoters in Clostridium botulinum ATCC 3502. PLoS Pathogens, 9(3), p.e1003252.