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BBa_K5237004

Half-Staple: Oct1-DBD

Oct1-DBD is the DNA-binding domain of the human Oct1 transcription factor, binding specifically to the octamer motif (5'-ATGCAAAT-3') with high affinity and stability.

 

The PICasSO Toolbox

The 3D organization of the genome plays a crucial role in regulating gene expression in eukaryotic cells, impacting cellular behavior, evolution, and disease. Beyond the linear DNA sequence, the spatial arrangement of chromatin, influenced by DNA-DNA interactions, shapes pathways of gene regulation. However, tools to precisely manipulate this genomic architecture remain limited, making it challenging to explore the full potential of the 3D genome in synthetic biology. To address this issue, team Heidelberg developed PICasSO.

The PICasSO part collection offers a comprehensive, modular platform for precise manipulation of DNA-DNA proximity in living cells, enabling researchers to recreate natural 3D genomic interactions, such as enhancer hijacking, or design entirely new spatial architectures for gene regulation. Beyond its versatility, PICasSO includes robust measurement systems to support the engineering, optimization, and testing of new staples, ensuring functionality both in vivo and in vitro.

With its combination of staple systems, functionalization options, and measurement tools, PICasSO provides a complete solution for designing, testing, and refining new systems for spatial DNA organization. This toolbox unlocks new possibilities in synthetic biology, from studying fundamental genomic interactions to creating innovative gene therapies.

Our parts collection includes:

DNA-binding proteins: The building blocks for engineering of custom staples for DNA-DNA interactions with a modular system ensuring easy assembly.
BBa_K5237004 Half-Staple: Oct1-DBD
BBa_K5237001 Half-Staple: TetR
BBa_K5237002 Simple-Staple: TetR-Oct1
BBa_K5237003 Half-Staple: GCN4
BBa_K5237004 Half-Staple: rGCN4
BBa_K5237005 Mini-Staple: bGCN4
BBa_K5237006 fgRNA Entryvector: MbCas12a-SpCas9
BBa_K5237007 Half-Staple: dMbCas12a-NLS
BBa_K5237008 Half-Staple: NLS-dSpCas9-NLS
BBa_K5237009 Cas-Staple: NLS-dMbCas12a-dSpCas9-NLS
Functional elements: Protease cleavable peptide linkers and inteins are used to control and modify staples for further optimization for custom applications.
BBa_K5237010 fgRNA processing casette
BBa_K5237011 Cathepsin B-Cleavable Linker (GFLG)
BBa_K5237012 Cathepsin B Expression Cassette
BBa_K5237013 Caged NpuN Intein
BBa_K5237014 Caged NpuC Intein
BBa_K5237015 DNA delivery: Intimin anti-EGFR Nanobody
Readout Systems: FRET and enhancer recruitment to measure proximity of stapled DNA in bacterial and mammalian living cells enabling swift testing and easy development for new systems.
BBa_K5237016 FRET-Donor: mNeonGreen-Oct1
BBa_K5237017 FRET-Acceptor: TetR-mScarlet-I
BBa_K5237018 Oct1 Binding Casette
BBa_K5237019 TetR Binding Cassette
BBa_K5237020 Cathepsin B-Cleavable Trans-Activator: NLS-Gal4-GFLG-VP64
BBa_K5237021 NLS-Gal4-VP64
BBa_K5237022 mCherry Expression Cassette: UAS, minimal Promotor, mCherry
BBa_K5237023 UAS binding Firefly Luciferase Readout System

1. Sequence overview

Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
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2. Usage and Biology

Oct1-DBD is the DNA-binding domain of the human transcription factor Oct1 (POU2F1), which plays a key role in gene regulation, immune response, and stress adaptation in eukaryotic cells. This domain specifically binds to the octamer motif (5’-ATGCAAAT-3’) within promoter and enhancer regions, influencing transcriptional activity (Lundbäck et al., 2000). The Oct1-DBD consists of both a POU-specific domain and a POU homeodomain, which work together to form a stable complex with DNA (Park et al., 2013, Stepchenko et al. 2021).

In synthetic biology, Oct1-DBD was previously used for plasmid display technology due to its strong binding affinity (KD = 9 × 10-11 M). Proteins fused with Oct1-DBD showed increased expression and protein solubility (Parker et al. 2020).

This part was further used in BBa_K5237002 as a fusion with tetR, resulting in a bivalent DNA binding staple, and also fused to mNeonGree, as part of a FRET readout system (BBa_K5237016).

3. Assembly and part evolution

The Oct1-DBD amino acid sequence was obtained from UniProt (P14859, POU domain, class 2, transcription factor 1) and DNA binding domain extracted based on information given from Park et al. 2013 & 2020. An E. coli codon optimized DNA sequence was obtained through gene synthesis and used to clone further constructs

4. Results

Oct1 was N-terminally fused to the His6-mNeonGreen, and expressed under a T7 expression protein and subsequently purified using metal affinity chromatography with Ni-NTA beads.(Figure 1, left) DNA binding affinity was estimated with an electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). For this, three different buffer conditions were tested (Binding buffer 1: 137 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 10 mM Na2HPO4, 1.8 mM KH2HPO4, 0.1 % (v/v) IGEPAL® CA-360, 1 mM EDTA; Binding buffer 2: 10 mM Tris, 50 mM KCl; NaP250: Na2HPO4, 150 mM NaCl, 250 mM Imidazol). DNA binding could only be detected for Binding buffer 1. (Figure 1, right)

Figures 1: Figure 1: SDS-PAGE analysis of His6-mNeonGreen-Oct1-DBD.
Lane 1: raw lysate of E. coli expression culture after steril-filtration; Lane 2: Flow through of first wash (10 bed volumes of NaP10 (Na2HPO4, 150 mM NaCl, 10 mM Imidazol)); Lane 3: Flow through of second wash (10 bed volumes of NaP20 (Na2HPO4, 150 mM NaCl, 20 mM Imidazol)); Lane 4: Elution of purified protein.
1 µL of each fraction was loaded after mixing and heating with 4x Laeemli buffer, on a 4-15% TGX-Gel. The expected band size of the protein is 56 840.23 Da, highlighted in red on the gel.

5. References

Lundbäck, T., Chang, J.-F., Phillips, K., Luisi, B., & Ladbury, J. E. (2000). Characterization of Sequence-Specific DNA Binding by the Transcription Factor Oct-1. Biochemistry, 39(25), 7570–7579. https://doi.org/10.1021/bi000377h

Park, J. H., Kwon, H. W., & Jeong, K. J. (2013). Development of a plasmid display system with an Oct-1 DNA-binding domain suitable for in vitro screening of engineered proteins. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 116(2), 246-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.02.005.

Park, Y., Shin, J., Yang, J., Kim, H., Jung, Y., Oh, H., Kim, Y., Hwang, J., Park, M., Ban, C., Jeong, K. J., Kim, S.-K., & Kweon, D.-H. (2020). Plasmid Display for Stabilization of Enzymes Inside the Cell to Improve Whole-Cell Biotransformation Efficiency. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00444

Stepchenko, A. G., Portseva, T. N., Glukhov, I. A., Kotnova, A. P., Lyanova, B. M., Georgieva, S. G., & Pankratova, E. V. (2021). Primate-specific stress-induced transcription factor POU2F1Z protects human neuronal cells from stress. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 18808. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98323-y

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