Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | Composite
engineered_region
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Sequences | BBa_K1300001_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
pTet is a constitutive promoter, meaning that the Cis+ccdB gene is continuously transcribed; however, because the Cis portion of the mRNA forms a hairpin which blocks the RBS, the gene cannot be translated. In this way, the Cis acts as a "lock" which will only allow translation, and therefore cell death, once opened. We designed a separate gene to act as a "key," controlled by a UV-light-inducible promoter (BBa_K1300000).
Notes
We took the pTet+Cis out of the Registry and added a toxin behind it in order to test the riboregulatory system, by means of a kill switch.
Source
The components for this part were obtained from the iGEM Registry of Standard Biological Parts.