Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | engineered_region
Translational_Unit
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Sequences | BBa_K190019_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
fMT is a metallothionein binding Arsenite (III) and Arsenate(V), used to accumulate As when overexpressed. Binds As (III) stronger than As(V)
Reference: Highly Selective and Rapid Arsenic Removal by Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli Cells Expressing Fucus vesiculosus Metallothionein. Singh et al. App and Env Microbiology, May 2008, p. 2924???2927
Notes
Add BioBrick prefix and suffix, add RBS (B0034)
Source
fMT was cloned from pMAL-MT (kindly provided by Wilfred Chen, University of California), the origin of the gene is the genome of Fucus vesiculosus.