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ETH Zurich 2014

Characterization of two-order crosstalk on the promoter

Background information

Here, we focus on the characterization of crosstalk of BBa_C0171 RhlR with different AHLs and further crosstalk of RhlR-C4-HSL with the three promoters - pLux, pLas, and pRhl. In the following, we describe all the different levels of crosstalk we have assessed.

First-order crosstalk

In the first order crosstalk section we describe crosstalk of pRhl due to RhlR binding to inducers different from C4-HSL or pRhl itself binding a regulator-inducer pair different from RhlR-C4-HSL.

First Level crosstalk: RhlR binds to different HSL and activates the promoter

In the conventional system C4-HSL binds to its corresponding regulator, RhlR, and activates the pRhl promoter (figure 2, green). However, RhlR can potentially also bind other AHLs and then activate pRhl (figure 2, 3OC12-HSL in red and 3OC6-HSL in blue).

ETH Zurich 1crosstalkPrhl.png

Second Level crosstalk: other regulatory proteins, like LuxR, bind to their natural HSL substrate and activates the promoter

ETH Zurich 2crosstralkRrhl.png

Second order crosstalk: Combination of both cross-talk levels

Results

Table 1 Crosstalk matrix for the regulator LasR (BBa_C0171)

In all the measurements conducted to create this matrix the regulator RhlR was the basis and was induced in six different variations shown.

ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table Corner RhlR.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table C4-HSL.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table 3OC6-HSL.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table 3OC12-HSL.png
ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table pRhl.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PrhlRef.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PrhlRhlRLuxAHL.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PrhlRhlRLasAHL.png
ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table pLux.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PluxRhlRRhlAHL.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PluxRhlRLuxAHL.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PluxRhlRLasAHL.png
ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table pLas.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PlasRhlRRhlAHL.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PlasRhlRLuxAHL.png ETH Zurich 2014 qs-table PlasRhlRLasAHL.png

Modeling crosstalk

Each experimental data set was fitted to an Hill function using the Least Absolute Residual method.

ETHZ HillEq.png

The fitting of the graphs was performed using the following equation :

rFluo = the relative fluorescence (absolute measured fluorescence value over OD)[a.u.]
a = basal expression rate [a.u.](“leakiness”)
b = maximum expression rate [a.u.]("full induction")
n = Hill coefficient (“cooperativity”)
Km = Half-maximal effective concentration (“sensitivity”)
[AHL]= AHL concentration [nM]


Parameters of Hill function for crosstalk with RhlR (with 95% confidence bounds)
C4-HSL 3OC6-HSL 3OC12-HSL
Prhl a = 178.4 (174.9, 182) [a.u.]
n = 1.053 (0.9489, 1.157)
Km = 1969 (1625, 2313) [nM]
b = 1736 (1629, 1842) [a.u.]
a = 169.1 (155.2, 182.9) [a.u.]
n = 0.507 (0.2303, 0.7837)
Km = 1.08e8(0, 2.681e10) [nM]
b = 9.708e4 (0, 1.192e7) [a.u.]
a = 162.8 (150.4, 175.1) [a.u.]
n = 0.404 (0, 0.998)
Km = 9.627e8 (0, 7.824e11) [nM]
b = 2.537e4 (0, 8.109e6) [a.u.]
Plux a = 309.6 (283.6, 335.6) [a.u.]
n = 0.741 (0.6463, 0.8357)
Km = 2738 (1411, 4064) [nM]
b = 1.22e4 (1.045e4,1.45e4) [a.u.]
a = 313.2 (296.8, 329.5) [a.u.]
n = 0.9427 (0.7565, 1.129)
Km = 1210 (565, 1855) [nM]
b = 8361 (7001, 9722) [a.u.]
No crosstalk
Plas No crosstalk No crosstalk No crosstalk


Antiquity

This review comes from the old result system and indicates that this part did not work in some test.

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No review score entered. Northwestern 2011

The 2011 Northwestern iGEM team used this part as a part of our Pseudomonas Aeruginosa biosensor. We were able to successfully express LasR (C0171) continuously in our system. BBa K575024