Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | Composite
engineered_region
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Sequences | BBa_K1867001_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
E. coli L-lactate dehydrogenase with constitutive promoter and terminator. Used for interconversion between pyruvate and L-lactate, which is a chemical attractant for mosquitoes. Part contains entire transcription cassette and only needs to be transformed directly into E. coli to function.
Notes
The gene was placed under control of a strong constitutive promoter and terminator to encourage high levels of expression to maximise amount of L-lactate secreted.
Source
Coding sequence from Ecocyc database, accessed at: http://biocyc.org/ECOLI/sequence?object=EG11963
The coding sequence was synthesized as a Biobrick compatible part, which was then assembled to attach a promoter+rbs upstream and a terminator downstream. Promoter+rbs and terminator were registry parts BBa_K608002 and BBa_B0015 respectively.