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pA7-GFP-HSP70



Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
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    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
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    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
    Illegal BglII site found at 5012
    Illegal BglII site found at 5936
    Illegal BamHI site found at 4127
    Illegal XhoI site found at 3302
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    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
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    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 5097
  • 1000
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
    Illegal BsaI site found at 4091
    Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 4987
    Illegal SapI.rc site found at 6306


BBa_K5375005: pA7-GFP-HSP70

BBa_K5375005: pA7-GFP-HSP70

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Name: pA7-GFP-HSP70

Origin: Synthesized by company and constructed by the team

Properties: Fusion expression of protein HSP70-GFP

Usage and Biology

The pA7 plasmid vector serves as a carrier for the expression of fusion proteins, particularly well-suited for the production of GFP fusion proteins in prokaryotic cells such as E. coli. This vector features a multi-cloning site (MCS), enabling researchers to insert target genes, facilitating the fusion of the target protein with GFP for subsequent expression. Such a design allows for visualization and tracking of the target protein through GFP, aiding in investigations into its localization, expression levels, and dynamic behavior within cellular environments. Typically, the pA7 plasmid incorporates a robust promoter—such as lac or tac—to enhance expression efficiency and may include an antibiotic resistance gene as a selection marker. The vector may also possess a cleavable tag sequence for removal of GFP by specific proteases (e.g., TEV protease), yielding purified target proteins. This design streamlines protein purification and functional analysis of proteins.

Cultivation and Purification

Figure 1. Plasmid map of pA7-GFP-HSP70
Figure 1. Plasmid map of pA7-GFP-HSP70.

The vector PA7 originates from a non-respiratory clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Argentina, later linked with GFP. It is used for protein expression in plants, a plant expression vector including a 35S promoter and ampicillin resistance, and is usually cultivated in a DH5a E. coli strain at 37°C. It was chosen to measure the protein expression of HSP70.

Figure 2. PCR amplification of fragment for plasmid construction
Figure 2. PCR amplification of fragment for plasmid construction (2123 bp).

Characterization/Measurement

The pA7-GFP-HSP70 sequence was amplified by PCR with a length of 2123 bp. The target gene sequence including HSP70 was inserted and reconstructed via homologous recombination. After overnight incubation, significant bacterial growth was observed on LB agar plates (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Growth of plasmid pA7-GFP-HSP70 transformed bacterial on LB agar plates
Figure 3. Growth of plasmid pA7-GFP-HSP70 transformed bacterial on LB agar plates.

Single colonies from each plate were taken and amplified via PCR to verify plasmid integration. Multiple samples were analyzed to ensure coverage of any errors (Figure 4). Sequencing confirmed the correct integration of the target gene (Figure 5).

Figure 4. Colony PCR verification of PA7-HSP70
Figure 4. Colony PCR verification of PA7-HSP70.
Figure 5. Sanger sequencing map of PA7-GFP-HSP70
Figure 5. Sanger sequencing map of PA7-GFP-HSP70.

We transformed the reconstructed plasmid into the protoplasm of Arabidopsis thaliana, observing GFP fluorescence intensity and HSP70 gene expression after adding siRNA that inhibited the expression of this protein. siRNA sequences HSP70-2 and HSP70-3 successfully reduced HSP70 mRNA levels (Figure 8).

Figure 6. Enzymatic hydrolysis solution for protoplasts
Figure 6. Enzymatic hydrolysis solution for protoplasts.
Figure 7. Observation under fluorescence microscope
Figure 7. Observation under fluorescence microscope.
Figure 8. The expression levels of HSP70
Figure 8. The expression levels of HSP70.

References

[1] Kwon, Y. J., Kim, S. H., Lee, S. G., Lee, S. Y., & Kim, T. H. (2001). Construction of a novel expression vector system for enhanced production of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 27(5), 291-296. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jimb.7000919

[2] Buchholz, F., & Prehn, S. (2002). The Gateway System: Applications for protein expression and tagging. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 13(6), 553-558. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00362-9

[3] He, X., & Wang, X. (2005). Expression vectors and systems for recombinant protein expression. In Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 297, Protein Expression Systems. Humana Press.

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