Part:BBa_K2116004

AND gate regulated by norR and esaR (one esabox)

We constructed a selection of AND gates responding to nitric oxide (NO) and 3OC6HSL (AHL). They were designed using the previously described NorV promoter Part:BBa_K1153000. This Promoter (from here on refered to as PnorV) is the native promoter controlling the nitric oxide reduction operon (norRVW) in E. coli [1]. Its transcriptional regulator, NorR, can bind to nitric oxide and activate gene expression. Using the distinct properties of esaboxes, PnorV was designed to also be responsive to AHL, giving it an AND gate behaviour. An esabox is an 18bp sequence to which the transcriptional regulator EsaR Part:BBa_K2116001 can bind. Transcription can be initiated by the specific AHL EsaR responds to [N-(3-oxo-hexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone]. By placing one, two or three esaboxes at different positions in the vicinity of PnorV, different specificities for AHL and NO were reached. We created and characterized a collection of these kind of AND gates:

Characterization of this part

This AND gate has one esabox placed as a roadblock after PnorV. Data will be here before the final presentation at the jamboree. Apologies for the delay.

References:

[1] Gardner, A. M. "Regulation Of The Nitric Oxide Reduction Operon (Norrvw) In Escherichia Coli. ROLE OF Norr AND Sigma 54 IN THE NITRIC OXIDE STRESS RESPONSE". Journal of Biological Chemistry 278.12 (2003): 10081-10086.</i>
[2] Shong, Jasmine and Cynthia H. Collins. "Engineering The Esar Promoter For Tunable Quorum Sensing-Dependent Gene Expression". ACS Synth. Biol. 2.10 (2013): 568-575.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

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COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
12
COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
21
COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
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COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
25
COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
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COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]