Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | engineered_region
Device
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Sequences | BBa_K1329002_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
The bacterial flagellum is built up of multiple copies of a protein called flagellin. The structure of this protein is mainly conserved between different species, but the variation of a loop directed to the outside of the flagellum can be observed. As we aim to fish metal ions from solution the bacterial flagellum was chosen as a protein scaffold system. We inserted the metallothionein Cup1-1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae into the variable loop of B. subtilis flagellin. Cup1-1 can bind up to 7 ions of either copper or silver.
Notes
GGSS-linkers for better exposition to the outside of the flagellin
Source
Bacillus subtilis
Saccharomyces cerevisiae