| Types | DnaRegion
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| Roles | Coding
CDS
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| Sequences | BBa_K385004_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
Two copies of the N-peptide from phage lambda, arranged as a tandem repeat. The N-peptide protein coding sequence functions in a phage transcriptional termination control mechanism, by binding to an RNA stem loop (B-box) in a sequence specific manner. This peptide can be used as part of a translational control strategy for eukaryote gene expression. The B-box sequence should be placed in the 5' leader of a gene whose expression is to be controlled, and the N-peptide is expressed in trans to regulate ribosomal scanning. Tandem repeats of the N-peptide were cloned in this BioBrick so as to optimise binding opportunities to the target mRNA stem loop.
Notes
The part was engineered with an AUG, but no stop codon, to allow the part to be used as a translational fusion with another downstream open reading frame. A glycine rich spacer peptide was inserted at the 3' end of each of the tandem N-peptide repeats, to allow the N-peptide to be separated from each other, and any downstream ORF by a flexible linker. (Linker sequence GGT GAC GGT GCT GGT TTA ATT AAC)
Source
Phage lambda genome
