Team:SJTU-BioX-Shanghai/Parts

BioBricks

SJTU-BioX-Shanghai 2011 iGEM Team Parts

-?-		Name	Type	Description	Designer	Length
	W	BBa_K567001	Composite	lacI-Ptrc-tRNAArg	Chunying Li and Yunfeng Ruan	2293
	W	BBa_K567011	Translational_Unit	PT7-TDRS	Bin Zhao	1775
	W	BBa_K567012	Translational_Unit	tRNAAsp-AGG	Bin Zhao	323
	W	BBa_K567013	Translational_Unit	tRNAAsp-TAG	Bin Zhao	323
	W	BBa_K567014	Translational_Unit	PT7-metGM	You Wang	2265
	W	BBa_K567015	Translational_Unit	PT7-metGN	You Wang	1445
	W	BBa_K567016	Translational_Unit	metY-CGA	You Wang	574
	W	BBa_K567002	Translational_Unit	sulA promoter-tRNAArg	Yunfeng Ruan and Chunying Li	567
	W	BBa_K567003	Reporter	Pbla-Luc-TAG	Yunfeng Ruan and Chunying Li	1942
	W	BBa_K567004	Reporter	Pbla-Luc-2AGG	Chunying Li and Yunfeng Ruan	1945
	W	BBa_K567005	Reporter	Pbla-Luc-4AGG	Chunying Li and Yunfeng Ruan	1958
	W	BBa_K567006	Reporter	Pbla-Luc-6AGG	Chunying Li and Yunfeng Ruan	1963
	W	BBa_K567007	Reporter	Pbla-Luc-8AGG	Chunying Li and Yunfeng Ruan	1970
	W	BBa_K567008	Reporter	PT7-Luc-2AGG	Yunfeng Ruan and Chunying Li	1756
	W	BBa_K567009	Reporter	PT7-Luc-4AGG	Yunfeng Ruan and Chunying Li	1762
	W	BBa_K567010	Reporter	PT7-Luc-8AGG	Yunfeng Ruan and Chunying Li	1774
	W	BBa_K567017	Reporter	PT7-RFP-6AGG	Bin Zhao	976
		BBa_K567018	Reporter	PT7-GFP-TAG-RFP	Xiaopan Ma and Xiwen Zhao	1768
	W	BBa_K567019	Reporter	PT7-Luc-6AGG	Yunfeng Ruan and Chunying Li	1768
	W	BBa_K567020	Reporter	KanR	Zhang Kaisi	816
	W	BBa_K567021	Reporter	PT7-Luc-2x4AGG	Wang You	1885
	W	BBa_K567022	Translational_Unit	PT7-Luc-2AGG-tRNA(Arg)	You Wang	2037
	W	BBa_K567023	Translational_Unit	PT7-Luc-4AGG-tRNA(Arg)	You Wang	2043
	W	BBa_K567024	Translational_Unit	PT7-Luc-6AGG-tRNA(Arg)	You Wang	2049
	W	BBa_K567025	Translational_Unit	PT7-Luc-8AGG-tRNA(Arg)	You Wang	2055
	W	BBa_K567026	Reporter	PT7-Luc-2x4AGG(30bp)	You Wang	1798
	W	BBa_K567027	Reporter	PT7-Luc-3x4AGG(30bp+111bp)	You Wang	1936

Note: : Favorite Part; W:Works

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1.Codon Switch

1.1 Rare-Codon Switch: control with rare tRNA amount:

BBa_K567001 lacI-Ptrc-tRNA^Arg(Favorite Part)

Description: lacI-Ptrc derived from plasmid pTrc99B and tRNA^Arg from E.coli ArgW operon. The tRNA^Arg is under the control of promoter trc. tRNA^Arg expression is induced by 0.5mM IPTG when the OD600 of the culture reaches 0.3. This part is constructed on the backbone plasmid pACYC184.

BBa_K567002 sulA promoter-tRNA^Arg

Description: sulA promoter derived from E.coli sulA operon and tRNA^Arg from E.coli ArgW operon. The tRNA^Arg is under the control of sulA promoter induced by UV. tRNA expression is induced by 20-second UV exposure (the distance between the 20W lamp and the culture is 35cm) when the OD600 of the culture reaches 0.3. This part is constructed on the backbone plasmid pACYC184.

1.2 Rare-Codon Switch: control with aaRS

BBa_K567012 tRNA^Asp-AGG(Favorite Part)

Description: tRNA^Asp with its anticodon mutated to CCU(base pairing rare codon AGG) and under the control of aspV promoter. This biobrick is constructed first by cloning the tRNA^Asp from AspV in E.coli, then the anticodon region is site-directed mutated. This part is constructed on the backbone plasmid pACYC184.

BBa_K567011 PT7-TDRS (Favorite Part)

Description: aspartyl aminoacyl tRNA synthetase without anticodon recognition domain under the control of T7 promoter and lac operator. This biobrick is constructed by deleting the anticodon recognition domain of AspRS from E.coli. This modified AspRS can charge Asp to tRNA^Asp-TAG (BBa_K567013) and tRNA^Asp-AGG (BBa_K567012). This part is constructed by inserting the truncated fragment of Gene AspS into the multiple cloning site on the plasmid pET28a.

1.3 Stop-Codon Switch:

BBa_K567013 tRNA^Asp-TAG(Favorite Part)

Description: tRNA^Asp with its anticodon mutated to CUA (base pairing stop codon UAG) and under the control of aspV promoter. This biobrick is constructed first by cloning the tRNA^Asp from AspV in E.coli, then the anticodon region is site-directed mutated. This part is constructed on the backbone plasmid pACYC184.

BBa_K567011 PT7-TDRS

Description: aspartyl aminoacyl tRNA synthetase without anticodon recognition domain under the control of T7 promoter and lac operator. This biobrick is constructed by deleting the anticodon recognition domain of AspRS from E.coli. This modified AspRS can charge Asp to tRNA^Asp-TAG (BBa_K567013) and tRNA^Asp-AGG (BBa_K567012). This part is constructed by inserting the truncated fragment of Gene AspS into the multiple cloning site on the plasmid pET28a.

1.4 Initial-Codon Switch:

BBa_K567014 PT7-metGM

Description: T7 promoter-metG(mutated). This biobrick is constructed by putting the mutated metG (Met-RS) under the control of T7 promoter and lac operator. We have cloned metG from E.coli and have used error-prone PCR to amplify the metG. Kana gene with start codon substituted for CGA is used to testify the function of mutated metG. When this biobrick and metY-CGA (BBa_K567016) are co-transformed into the cell, the cells can survive on the LBKana plate. This part is constructed on by inserting the Gene metG fragment with random mutation into the multiple cloning site on the plasmid pET28a.

BBa_K567015 PT7-metGN

Description: T7 promoter-metG(truncated). This biobrick is constructed by putting the truncated metG (Met-RS) under the control of T7 promoter and lac operator. We have cloned metG from E.coli and the tRNA recognition domain of metG is truncated. Kana gene with start codon substituted for CGA is used to testify the function of mutated metG. When this biobrick and metY-CGA (BBa_K567016) are co-transformed into the cell, the cells can survive on the LBKana plate. This part is constructed on by inserting the truncated Gene metG fragment into the multiple cloning site on the plasmid pET28a.

BBa_K567016 metY-CGA

Description: This biobrick is constructed by mutating the anticodon of tRNA^met to TCG (base pairing codon CGA). This tRNA can transfer fMet to CGA when it is used as the start codon. Kana gene with start codon substituted for CGA is used to testify the function of metY-CGA. When this biobrick and metGM(BBa_K567014) or metGN(BBa_K567015) are co-transformed into the cell, the cells can survive on the LBKana plate. This part is constructed on the backbone plasmid pACYC184.

2.Reporter

BBa_K567003 Pbla-Luc-TAG

Description: Luciferase under the control of β-lactamase promoter with TAG insertion. A TAG codon is inserted after the initial codon of the gene. This part is used to testify the function of corporation of PT7-TDRS (BBa_K567011) and tRNA^Asp-TAG (BBa_K567013). β-lactamase promoter is derived from pUC18 β-lactamase operon. Wild type luciferase from BBa_I712019. This part is constructed on the plasmid pET28a as backbone.

BBa_K567004 Pbla-Luc-2AGG

Description: β-lactamase promoter-luciferase with two AGG-codon insertions. This biobrick is constructed by putting modified enzyme luciferase under constituitive promoter β-lactamase promoter. 2 AGG codons and 2 GCG codons are inserted after the ATG start codon of wild type luciferase (BBa_I712019). Modified luciferase keeps the activity of converting luciferin into oxyluciferin, during which bioluminescence will emit. This part is one of the reporter genes to testify the influence of different number of rare codons in regulating protein biosynthesis. This part is used as a measurement to testify the function of LacI -Ptrc-tRNA^Arg(BBa_K567001) or sulA promoter-tRNA^Arg (BBa_K567002).

Cell is cultured in 50ug/ml kanamycin and 10ug/ml tetracycline LB liquid medium. When the OD600 of the culture reaches 0.3 IPTG is added to make the final concentration 0.5nM to induce the synthesis of tRNA.

Ultrasonication is used to release the luciferase from the cell. Sonics ON 3 seconds, OFF 3 seconds, total ultrasonication time 3 minutes.

Amount of bioluminescence produced can be detected using luminometer.

β-lactamase promoter is derived from pUC18 β-lactamase operon. Wild type luciferase from BBa_I712019. This part is constructed on the plasmid pET28a as backbone.

Point mutation is used to obtain this part from wild type. BBa_K567005 Pbla-Luc-4AGG, BBa_K567006 Pbla-Luc-6AGG and BBa_K567007 Pbla-Luc-8AGG are constructed in the same way.

BBa_K567005 Pbla-Luc-4AGG

Description: β-lactamase promoter-Luciferase with four AGG-codon insertions. Point mutation is used to obtain this part from wild type. BBa_K567005 Pbla-Luc-4AGG is constructed in the same way as BBa_K567004 Pbla-Luc-2AGG.

BBa_K567006 Pbla-Luc-6AGG

Description: β-lactamase promoter-Luciferase with six AGG-codon insertions. Point mutation is used to obtain this part from wild type. BBa_K567006 Pbla-Luc-6AGG is constructed in the same way as BBa_K567004 Pbla-Luc-2AGG.

BBa_K567007 Pbla-Luc-8AGG

Description: β-lactamase promoter-Luciferase with eight AGG-codon insertions. Point mutation is used to obtain this part from wild type. BBa_K567007 Pbla-Luc-8AGG is constructed in the same way as BBa_K567004 Pbla-Luc-2AGG.

BBa_K567008 PT7-Luc-2AGG

Description: this biobrick is constructed by putting modified enzyme luciferase under promoter T7 and controlled by lac operator. 2 AGG codons and 2 GCG codons are inserted after the ATG start codon of wild type luciferase (BBa_I712019). Modified luciferase keeps the activity of converting luciferin into oxyluciferin, during which bioluminescence will emit. This part is one of the reporter genes to testify the influence of different number of rare codons in regulating protein biosynthesis. This part is used as a measurement to testify the function of LacI -Ptrc-tRNA^Arg (BBa_K567001) or sulA promoter-tRNA^Arg (BBa_K567002).

Cell is cultured in 50ug/ml kanamycin 10ug/ml tetracycline LB liquid medium. When the OD600 of the culture reaches 0.3 IPTG is added to make the final concentration 0.5nM to induce the synthesis of tRNA.

Ultrasonication is used to release the luciferase from the cell. Sonics ON 3 seconds, OFF 3 seconds, total ultrasonication time 3minutes.

Amount of bioluminescence produced can be detected using luminometer.

T7 promoter is derived from pET28a. Wild type Luciferase derived from BBa_I712019.

BBa_K567009 PT7-Luc-4AGG, BBa_K567010 PT7-Luc-8AGG and BBa_K567019 PT7-Luc-6AGG are constructed in the same way.

BBa_K567009 PT7-Luc-4AGG

Description: this biobrick is constructed by putting modified enzyme luciferase under promoter T7 and controlled by lac operator.This biobrick is constructed in the same way as BBa_K567008 PT7-Luc-2AGG.

BBa_K567019 PT7-Luc-6AGG

Description: this biobrick is constructed by putting modified enzyme luciferase under promoter T7 and controlled by lac operator.This biobrick is constructed in the same way as BBa_K567008 PT7-Luc-2AGG.

BBa_K567010 PT7-Luc-8AGG

Description: this biobrick is constructed by putting modified enzyme luciferase under promoter T7 and controlled by lac operator.This biobrick is constructed in the same way as BBa_K567008 PT7-Luc-2AGG.

BBa_K567021 PT7-Luc-2x4AGG(111bp)

Description: This biobrick is constructed by putting modified enzyme luciferase under promoter T7 and controlled by lac operator. 4 AGG codons and 2 GCG codons are inserted in TWO DIFFERENT places after the ATG start codon of wild type luciferase (BBa_I712019) with an inetrval of 111bp.

BBa_K567017 PT7-RFP-6AGG

Description: RFP with 6 AGG-codon insertions after ATG under the control of T7 promoter and lac operator. The protein can be expressed successfully when co-transformed with PT7-TDRS (BBa_K567011) and tRNA^Asp-AGG (BBa_K567012). Modified RFP exhibits lower red fluorescence brightness. This part is used to testify the function of PT7-TDRS (BBa_K567011). This part is constructed by inserting the RFP-6AGG fragment into the multiple cloning site on the plasmid pET28a.

BBa_K567018 PT7-GFP-TAG-RFP

Description: GFP and RFP linked with a flexible chain and a stop codon TAG is inserted in the flexible chain. This biobrick is under the control of T7 promoter and lac operator. This part is used to testify the function of PT7-TDRS (BBa_K567011) and tRNA^Asp-TAG (BBa_K567013). This part is constructed by inserting the GFP-TAG-RFP fragment into the multiple cloning site on the plasmid pET28a.

BBa_K567022 PT7-Luc-2AGG-tRNA^Arg

Description:This part is constructed based on PT7-Luc-2AGG (BBa_K567008). The tDNA^Arg and luciferase gene into T7 operon so that both genes can be transcribed. tRNA^Arg can be correctly processed and become matured. Luciferase mRNA will be further translated into protein. The induced tRNA^Arg can facilitate the translation of luciferase-2AGG, achieving positive feedback. The transcription of this part is under the control of T7 promoter and lac operator. RNA expression is induced by 0.5mM IPTG when the OD600 of the culture reaches 0.3.

BBa_K567023, BBa_K567024 and BBa_K567025 are constructed in the same way only with different number of AGGs.

BBa_K567026 PT7-Luc-2x4AGG(30bp)

Description:This biobrick is constructed by putting modified enzyme luciferase under promoter T7 and controlled by lac operator. 4 AGG codons and 2 GCG codons are inserted in TWO DIFFERENT places after the ATG start codon of wild type luciferase (BBa_I712019) with an interval of 30bp.

BBa_K567027 PT7-Luc-3x4AGG(30bp+111bp)

Description:This biobrick is constructed by putting modified enzyme luciferase under promoter T7 and controlled by lac operator. 4 AGG codons and 2 GCG codons are inserted in THREE DIFFERENT places after the ATG start codon of wild type luciferase (BBa_I712019) with an interval of 30bp and 111bp respectively.