B.subtilis transformation vector with LacI
Existing biobricks, <bbpart>BBa_K143070</bbpart>, <bbpart>BBa_K316002</bbpart>, <bbpart>BBa_K316014</bbpart> <bbpart>BBa_K143002</bbpart>
This part is designed for integration into ''B. subtilis' genome at amyE locus, it contains Spectinomycin resistance selection marker and constitutively expresses LacI. PmeI can be used to ligate a gene of interest using blunt ended methods.
Phage origin recognized by M13. Used to make SS DNA when infected with M13k07 helper phage
5??? Integration Sequence for the amyE locus of B. subtilis
The 5??? integration sequence was taken from the shuttle vector pDR111 which has been used in many studies on ''B.subtilis'', in particular in the studies of transcriptional control#1 #2 #3 <biblio> #1 pmid=14597697 #2 pmid=15937167 #3 pmid=12169614 </biblio>
The 5' integration sequence can be added to the front of a Biobrick construct and the 3' integration sequence specific for this locus (Part BBa_K143002) to the rear of the Biobrick construct to allow integration of the Biobrick construct into the chromosome of the gram positive bacterium B.subtilis. The AmyE locus was the first locus used for integration into ''B.subtilis'' by Shimotsu and Henner#1 and is still commonly used in vectors such as pDR111#2, pDL#3 and their derivatives. Integration at the AmyE locus removes the ability of ''B.subtilis'' to break down starch, which can be assayed with iodine as described by Cutting and Vander-horn#4. The 5' and 3' integration sequences for the AmyE locus were used to integrate the Imperial 2008 iGEM project primary construct into the ''B.sutbilis'' chromosome. <biblio> #1 pmid=3019840 #2 pmid=14597697 #3 ''Bacillus'' Genetic Stock Center [www.bgsc.org] #4 Cutting, S M.; Vander-Horn, P B. Genetic analysis. In: Harwood C R, Cutting S M. , editors. Molecular biological methods for Bacillus. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.; 1990. pp. 27???74. </biblio>
The AmyE integration sequence was taken from the vector after comparison by BLAST to the ''B.subtilis'' chromosome to identify the homologous sequences. The sequence present in both the host chromosome and the plasmid at the 5' end of the gene is the 5' sequence required for integration.
3??? Integration Sequence for the amyE locus of B. subtilis
The 3??? integration sequence was taken from the shuttle vector pDR111 which has been used in many studies on B.subtilis, in particular in the studies of transcriptional control[1,2,3] References 1.Shimotsu H and Henner DJ. Construction of a single-copy integration vector and its use in analysis of regulation of the trp operon of Bacillus subtilis. Gene 1986; 43(1-2) 85-94. pmid:3019840. 2.Erwin KN, Nakano S, and Zuber P. Sulfate-dependent repression of genes that function in organosulfur metabolism in Bacillus subtilis requires Spx. J Bacteriol 2005 Jun; 187(12) 4042-9. doi:10.1128/JB.187.12.4042-4049.2005 pmid:15937167 3.Britton RA, Eichenberger P, Gonzalez-Pastor JE, Fawcett P, Monson R, Losick R, and Grossman AD. Genome-wide analysis of the stationary-phase sigma factor (sigma-H) regulon of Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol 2002 Sep; 184(17) 4881-90. pmid:12169614
Integration sequences allow DNA to be incorporated into the chromosome of a host cell at a specific locus using leading (5') and trailing (3') DNA sequences that are the same as those at a specific locus of the chromosome. The 5' integration sequence can be added to the front of a Biobrick construct and the 3' integration sequence specific for this locus (Part BBa_K143002) to the rear of the Biobrick construct to allow integration of the Biobrick construct into the chromosome of the gram positive bacterium B.subtilis. The AmyE locus was the first locus used for integration into B.subtilis by Shimotsu and Henner[1] and is still commonly used in vectors such as pDR111[2], pDL[3] and their derivatives. Integration at the AmyE locus removes the ability of B.subtilis to break down starch, which can be assayed with iodine as described by Cutting and Vander-horn[4]. The 5' and 3' integration sequences for the AmyE locus were used to integrate the Imperial 2008 iGEM project primary construct into the B.sutbilis chromosome. References 1. Shimotsu H and Henner DJ. Construction of a single-copy integration vector and its use in analysis of regulation of the trp operon of Bacillus subtilis. Gene 1986; 43(1-2) 85-94. pmid:3019840 2.Nakano S, Kster-Schck E, Grossman AD, and Zuber P. Spx-dependent global transcriptional control is induced by thiol-specific oxidative stress in Bacillus subtilis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 Nov 11; 100(23) 13603-8. doi:10.1073/pnas.2235180100 pmid:14597697 3.Bacillus Genetic Stock Center; www.bgsc.org 4.Cutting, S M.; Vander-Horn, P B. Genetic analysis. In: Harwood C R, Cutting S M. , editors. Molecular biological methods for Bacillus. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.; 1990. pp. 27???74.
The AmyE integration sequence was taken from the vector after comparison by BLAST to the B.subtilis chromosome to identify the homologous sequences. The sequence present in both the host chromosome and the plasmid at the 3' end of the gene is the 3' sequence required for integration
LacI was produced by PCR cloning using Pfu form the ''B. subtilis'' integration vector and cloned into a BioBrick with the registry double terminator.
LacI transcriptional repressor protein (<bbpart>BBa_K143033</bbpart>) coupled to the double terminator (<bbpart>BBa_B0015</bbpart>. The LacI does not possess a LVA degradation tag and gas a short (3 amino acid) N-terminal deletion consistent with LacI used in conjunction with ''B. subtilis''. LacI can be used in conjunction with the lac operon promoter (<bbpart>BBa_K143015</bbpart>), where the LacI will act as a receiver for an IPTG input to result in a '''Polymerases per second''' (PoPS) output. The double terminator is the most commonly used terminator and is a combination of parts <bbpart>BBa_B0010</bbpart> and <bbpart>BBa_B0012</bbpart>. The double terminator allows the LacI to be easily incorporated into a closed transcriptional unit.
LacI was identified from the pDR111 ''B. subtilis'' integration vector. The double terminator is the most commonly used registry terminator.
Promoter Pveg and RBS spoVG for B. subtilis
Constitutive promoter veg(<bbpart>BBa_K143012</bbpart>) coupled to the strong Ribosome Binding Site spoVG(<bbpart>BBa_K143021</bbpart>) from ''B. subtilis''. Pveg-spoVG can be used in the context of a '''Ribosomes per second''' (RiPS) output generator '''To get the highest level of translation from this Promoter-RBS combination it must be connected to a coding region preceded by a coding region prefix1. A standard prefix will increase the distance between the RBS and the start codon, reducing translational efficiency.'''
The sequence of Pveg was obtained from the DBTBS1 and RBS-spoVG were obtained from papers2 and the sequence synthesised by GeneArt
Spectinomycin Resistance Protein (Aad9) - Terminator
Aad9 was PCR cloned from the ''B. subtilis'' integration vector utilising Pfu DNA polymerase and cloned into a BioBrick iwth the double terminator was taken from the registry
Aad9 spectinomycin resistance protein(<bbpart>BBa_K143031</bbpart>) coupled to the double terminator (<bbpart>BBa_B0015</bbpart>). Aad9 confers resistance to spectinomycin. The double terminator is the most commonly used terminator and is a combination of parts <bbpart>BBa_B0010</bbpart> and <bbpart>BBa_B0012</bbpart>. The double terminator allows the Spectinomycin resistance gene to be incorporated into a closed transcriptional unit.
Aad9 was PCR cloned from the ''B. subtilis'' integration vector utilising Pfu DNA polymerase. The double terminator is the most commonly used registry termiantor.
Dif sequence followed by PmeI recognition site
Oligonucleotide synthesis of single stranded primers.
This composite part of <bbpart>BBa_K143000</bbpart> and <bbpart>BBa_K143013</bbpart>. The dif site can be used in conjunction with another dif site in another part of the vector to remove a sequence between the two dif sites. PmeI site can be used for blunt end cloning of a DNA sequence behind the dif site. Please see ???Part Design??? section for design considerations and parts used.
This part was designed to be cloned using standard biobrick methods. Two single stranded, synthetic oligos were annealed to produce a double stranded DNA sequence with single stranded overhangs identical to the product of digestion by EcoRI and SpeI. Thus compatible with biobrick cloning methods.
Derived from the TE terminator of T7 bacteriophage between Genes 1.3 and 1.4 <genbank>V01146</genbank>.
Transcription terminator for the E.coli RNA polymerase.
Suggested by Sri Kosuri and Drew Endy as a high efficiency terminator. The 5' end cutoff was placed immediately after the TAA stop codon and the 3' end cutoff was placed just prior to the RBS of Gene 1.4 (before AAGGAG). Use anywhere transcription should be stopped when the gene of interest is upstream of this terminator.
Transcriptional terminator consisting of a 64 bp stem-loop.
Promoter veg a constitutive promoter for B. subtilis
The Pveg promoter was suggested to us by Dr. Jan-Willem Veening of Newcastle University. This sequence supplied was compared to that of the DBTBS database#3 then a section containing the binding site synthesised by Geneart.
Pveg is a constitutive promoter that constitutively expresses the P43 protein in ''B.subtilis''. Pveg contains binding sites for the ''B.sutbilis'' major sigma factor#1. Pveg in ''B.subtilis'' utilises two binding sites to cause high expression of genes#2, however our Pveg is lacking the upstream site to give a medium level of gene expression. It has been noted that the sporulation master regulatoion factor spoOA interacts with Pveg though it is not known how#3. The context with which we used the promoter Pveg is as a '''Polymerase Per Second''' (PoPS) generator.
The biobrick part was designed to include a single binding site for the ''B.subtilis major sigma factor. In addition the biobrick standard was applied to the promoter Pveg sequence.
LacI (Lva-, N-terminal deletion) regulatory protein
The LacI gene was cloned from''B. subtilis'' shuttle vector pDR111 using Pfu DNA polymerase PCR
LacI is a regulatory protein responsible for the repression of many catabolite genes. Transcription is regulated by proteins which bind operator sequences around the transcription start site. These proteins can positively affect transcription (activators) or negatively affect transcription (reppresors). Some repressor proteins can be inactivted however by addition of an inducer, such as IPTG or certain sugars. LacI if the regulator protein for the lactose operon in ''E.coli'' and the hyper-spank protein of ''B. subtilis''#1(<bbpart>BBaK143015</bbpart>) and is responsible for ensuring that in the absence of lactose (or IPTG) that there is no expression trough these promoter. LacI is not endogenous to ''B. subtilis'', so LacI will need to be expressed in the host in order for the hyper-spank promoter to be regulated. In the presence of IPTG or lactose, the LacI tetramer is unable to bind DNA and so transcription resumes. This version of LacI lacks a Lva degradation tag and has a small(3 amino acid) N-terminal deletion relative to the current registry LacI (<bbpart>BBa_C0012</bbpart)> and is derivatives. The N-terminal deletion appears to be common to most of the LacI genes used in conjunction with ''B. subtilis'' though both forms are found in ''E.coli'' (in differing strains). LacI was used in conjunction with the '''Hyper-spank promoter''' (<bbpart>BBa_K143015<bbpart>) and acted as an input adaptor for a '''Polymerases per second''' (POPS) output ====References==== <biblio> #1 pmid=16166525 </biblio>
LacI was located in the sequence of the ''B. subtilis'' shuttle vector pDR111. This version of LacI lacks a Ltva degradation sequence and has a small N-terminal deletion that is observed in many LacI used in studies on ''B.subtilis''. In particular, this LacI protein is used in pDR111 to regulate expression of the inducible Phyper-spank protein (<bbpart>BBa_K143015</bbpart>) (also used in the pDR111 vector). The BioBrick prefix and suffix were applied to the gene
Aad9 was PCR cloned from the ''B. subtilis'' integration vector pDR111 using Pfu DNA polymerase
Aad9 is the spectinomycin resistance gene from ''Enterococcus faecalis''#1. Expression in a host confers resistance to spectinomycin at a concentration of 100μg/μl and has been used in a variety of vectors for both ''B. subtilis'' and ''E. coli'' including pDP870#2, pCOMT-Kan#3 and pIEF16s#4 ====References==== <biblio> #1 pmid=1659306 #2 pmid=16997985 #3 pmid=15060042 #4 pmid=16714443 </biblio>
The sequence of ''B. subtilis'' integration vector pDR111 was searched for the spectinomycin resistance gene and the Biobrick standard applied to the gene sequence upon PCR cloning
SpoVG ribosome binding site (RBS) for B. subtilis
The sequence was taken from a previous research paper [1] and was constructed by Geneart.
Description: SpoVG is an endogenous ribosome binding site from B.subtilis. The sequence of the spoVG ribosome binding site is AAAGGUGGUGA which is complementary to the sequence UUUCCUCCACU from the 3' region of the 16s rRNA from B.subtilis. Previous research showed that the predicted binding energy of the 16s rRNA to the RBS is -19kcal 1
In order to ensure that the RBS is functional the actual ribosome binding site was maintained and the distance between the RBS and the start codon maintained. In order to conform to the biobrick standard the sequence flanking the RBS had to be changed but the distance between the promoter and RBS, and start codon and RBS was maintained.
The dif sites were made by annealing synthestised oligoes.
Dif sites are naturally found in B.subtilis and are used by this organism during genome replication.
The dif site was made by oligos designed to make overhangs for EcoRI and SpeI ( and ) or XbaI and PstI ( and ) to be used in standard Biobrick or 3A cloning.
8bp recognition sequence for PmeI restriction endonuclease
Information about PmeI restriction endonuclease is available at [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productR0560.asp]. The recognition site is a 8bp sequence GTTTAAAC. Pme produces a blunt cut after GTTT.
Conversion of the iGEM parts registry to SBOL2.1