Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | Coding
CDS
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Sequences | BBa_K784052_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
This part includes T7*(T3) RNA Polymerase gene. This is orthogonal polymerases, based on T7 wt RNAP, that recognizes specifically a suitable promoter- pT3. The T7*(T3) RNA Polymerase was donated us by Chris Voight lab (see source). The T7*(T3) RNA Polymerase is less toxic to host cells, than the T7 wt. In order to achieve reduced levels of toxicity, Chris and his team had added N-terminal degradation tag to the T7 wt polymerase to reduce its concentration in host E.coli cell and controlled the RNAP expression using a weak ribosome-binding site and ATG start codon. The specificity of the T7*(T3) to pT3 was achieved by engineering a DNA binding domain within the RNA polymerase.
Notes
No particular considerations.
Source
Temme Karsten, et al. 2012. Modular control of multiple pathways using engineered orthogonal T7 polymerases. Nucleic Acids Research (advance access): 1-9.