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Data for our Favourite New Parts

Main Page - GAL galactose-inducible yeast promoter, BBa_K517000: Promoter can be induced when exposed to galactose in the absence of glucose. We characterized this part by placing a reporter GFP gene downstream of the promoter and determined that GFP expression was up-regulated when the yeast was shifted to galactose media.

Main Page - GPD constitutive yeast promoter, BBa_K517001: Promoter for constitutively high expression. We characterized this part by placing a reporter GFP gene downstream of the promoter and determined that GFP was expressed regardless of whether the yeast was in glucose, raffinose or galactose media.

Main Page - Cineole Synthase Gene, BBa_K517004:

Main Page - Alpha-Pinene Gene, BBa_K517005: The (-)-a/b-pinene synthase (PsTPS-Pin) synthase is a monoterpene synthase isolated from Sitka spruce by Chris Keeling and Dr. Joerg Bohlmann. Monoterpenes(-)-a-pinene and (-)-b-pinene accumulates in the resins of Sitka spruce under stressed conditions, in the case of MeJA-and insect-treated stems, as a defense against pathogenic attacks. This synthase converts farnesyl pyrophosphate to 66.4% (+)-3-Carene, 16.3% Terpinolene, 2.7% (-)-alpha-pinene, 2.5% Terpinen-4-ol, 2.1% (-)-beta-phellandrene, 2.1% myrcene, 1.4% alpha-Terpinol, 0.8% gamma-terpinene, 1% others. Reference: Keeling, CI, Weisshar S, Ralph SG, Jancsik S, Hamberger B, Dullat HK, and Joerg Bohlmann. Transcriptome mining, functional characterization, and phylogeny of a large terpene synthase gene family in spruce (Picea spp.) BMC. 2011 March 7 11:43 (-)-a/b-pinene synthase has been previously characterized by expression in C41 DE3 E. coli followed by a His-tag purification. The purified enzymes were assayed in vitro with GPP and sent for GC-MS. The iGEM team aims to characterize the alpha-pinene in vivo in S. cerevisiae yeast. assay in viro with GPP. The products will be sent for GC-MS.

Main Page - Beta-Pinene Gene, BBa_K517006:

Main Page - Beta-Pinene Gene (optimized for expression in S. cerevisiae yeast, BBa_K517007:

Data for Pre-Existing Parts

Experience - Limonene Synthase Composite + Lac promotor, BBa_K118025 (Edinburgh, iGEM 2008): We expressed this part in C41 E. coli that possesses a pRARE plasmid that enables it to translate proteins with rare codons. The limonene synthase was purified from a culture and subjected to an enzymatic assay for its ability to synthesize limonene monoterpene from GPP substrate. GC-MS analysis showed that limonene was present in the sample where GPP was added. In contrast, the control without GPP did not contain limonene.

Experience - E. coli Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase, BBa_K115056 (TU Delft 2008): We sequenced this part using the VF2 and VR primers and found that the sequence between the original EcoRI and PstI restriction enzyme sites (1) did not contain the XbaI or SpeI sites and (2) was not homologous to any part of the IDI gene. We recommend that this part is removed from the registry and taken off distribution.

BBa_J63006: Yeast GAL1 Promoter

Data for our Other Parts

Main Page - ERG20, BBa_K517002: An essential gene in yeast encoding an enzyme of the mevalonate pathway that produces FPP and GPP from I-PP and DMA-PP. Our iGEM team would like to produce more GPP than FPP because GPP is a precursor in producing monoterpenes where as FPP produces diterpenoids instead. The iGEM team aims to characterize this gene in vivo in S. cerevisiae yeast. The products will be sent for GC-MS. Reference: Ignea C., Cvetkovic I., Loupassaki S., Kefalas P., Johnson C. B, Kampranis S. C, Makris A. M. Improving yeast strains using recyclable integration cassettes, for the production of plant terpenoids. 2011. Norihiko Misawa. Pathway engineering for functional isoprenoids. 2011.

Main Page - erg20_2, BBa_K517003: A mutant of the ERG20 gene; K197E substitution. The encoded mutant protein produces 25% FPP and 75% GPP instead of 75% FPP and 25% GPP compared to the wild type Erg20. The iGEM team aims to characterize this gene in vivo in S. cerevisiae. The products will be sent for GC-MS. In particular, we would like to determine whether more monoterpenes are produced with this mutant gene than the wild type ERG20 gene. Reference: Oswald M., Fischer M., Dirninger N., Karst F. Monoterpenoid biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 2007.