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The BioBricks are T7/Lac promoters that are mutated from both the T7 promoter and in the lac operator, which offers unique functionality in cells. This year, we are submitting a total of 4 BioBricks to the Registry of Standard Biological Parts. <br />
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The T7 promoter comes from the T7 phage and is a class of very strong promoters. T7 promoters can only be expressed in strains of bacteria with the gene that codes for T7 RNA polymerase (the unique polymerase that binds to the T7 promoter). The T7 promoters come in different classes, and each class corresponds to a different level of expression. The commonly used T7 promoter is the class I variant because of its ability to produce a high amount of protein. The T7 promoter has 3 distinct regions: the recognition site, the melting box and the initiation site. The recognition site is the specific region that the T7 promoter binds to. The melting box is highly conserved, consisting of TATA. The melting box allows the T7 RNAP to open the two strands of DNA and start adding NTPs to build mRNA. The last region is called the initiation site; this is where the first nucleotide of the mRNA is added. Most prokaryotic RNAPs favor the addition of adenine to start transcription but T7 RNAP differs in that it favors the addition of guanine. As a result, most T7 promoters have a poly-G region of 3-5 nucleotides to increase the chance of initiation.  BBa_K613007 is a classic example of a T7 lac promoter but let's analyze the T7 region.<br>
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BBa_K613007:TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAGGAATTGTGAGCGGATAACAA<br />
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We have created three new T7Lac hybrid promoters that are mutated based on both the T7 promoter and the lac operator. The hybrid promoters enable high gene expression levels by T7 RNA polymerase, while allowing control of the expression levels by IPTG. All three biobricks have been submitted to the Registry of Standard Biological Parts, together with detailed characterization of both RNA and protein expression levels of the promoters (<a href="https://2012.igem.org/Team:Carnegie_Mellon/Met-Overview">See our method of analysis</a>).
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The T7 promoter comes from the phage T7 and is a strong promoter. T7 promoters can only be expressed in strains of bacteria that express T7 RNA polymerase (the unique polymerase that activates gene expression from the T7 promoter). T7 promoters can be classified into different classes, and each class corresponds to a different level of gene expression level. The commonly used T7 promoter is the class I variant because of its ability to produce a high amount of protein. The T7 promoter has three distinct regions: a recognition site, a melting box, and an initiation site. The recognition site is the specific region that the T7 promoter binds to. The melting box is a highly conserved sequence, which is also known as the TATA box. The melting box allows the T7 RNAP to melt the two strands of DNA and start adding NTPs to build mRNA. The initiation site is where the first nucleotide of the mRNA is added. T7 RNAP favors the addition of guanine. As a result, most T7 promoters have a poly-G region of 3-5 nucleotides to increase the chance of initiation.
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TAATACGACTCACTATAGGG<br />
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The Lac operator is a DNA sequence upstream of the gene of interest that binds to the lacI repressor. The lacI repressor is found in the lac operon in <i>E.</i> coli. The lacI repressor prevents transcription from occurring by forming a "hairpin" like structure that prevents RNAPs from traveling along the DNA. The lacI repressor releases the DNA when lactose is present and binds to it. In <i>E.</i> coli, the gene that codes for ß-galactosidase is turned on when lactose is present. This allows for <i>E</i> coli to have an alternative carbon source but conserve its energy when it needs to. This property can be exploited to prevent expression of a certain gene unless lactose or a lactose analog is added to the cells. Lactose is consumed in <i>E. coli</i> because of the presence of the lac operon. Instead, researchers found an analog (called IPTG) that binds to the lacI repressor but is not consumed by the ß-galactosidase enzyme. The wild type lac operator is nearly-symmetrical and has its own binding properties, similar to that of the T7 promoter. In our constructs, we characterized a symmetrical lac operator and measured its leaky expression (the amount of expression without the inducer present).  
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The LacO operator is a DNA sequence that is recognized by the LacI repressor. The LacI repressor is found in the lac operon of <i>E. coli</i>. When a LacO operator is located in a promoter region, LacI repressor prevents transcription from the promoter by forming a "hairpin" like structure that prevents RNAPs from traveling along the DNA. The LacI repressor cannot bind to the LacO operator when lactose is bound to LacI. This property can be exploited to prevent the expression of a certain gene by modulating the level of lactose or a lactose analog. Since lactose is consumed by <i>E. coli</i>, researchers found an analog (called Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside IPTG) that binds to the lacI repressor, but is not consumed by <i>E. coli</i>. The wild type lac operator is nearly-symmetrical and has its own binding properties. In our constructs, we characterized a symmetrical lac operator and measured its leaky expression levels (the amount of expression without the inducer present).  
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Promoter Variants

We have created three new T7Lac hybrid promoters that are mutated based on both the T7 promoter and the lac operator. The hybrid promoters enable high gene expression levels by T7 RNA polymerase, while allowing control of the expression levels by IPTG. All three biobricks have been submitted to the Registry of Standard Biological Parts, together with detailed characterization of both RNA and protein expression levels of the promoters (See our method of analysis).


T7 Promoter

The T7 promoter comes from the phage T7 and is a strong promoter. T7 promoters can only be expressed in strains of bacteria that express T7 RNA polymerase (the unique polymerase that activates gene expression from the T7 promoter). T7 promoters can be classified into different classes, and each class corresponds to a different level of gene expression level. The commonly used T7 promoter is the class I variant because of its ability to produce a high amount of protein. The T7 promoter has three distinct regions: a recognition site, a melting box, and an initiation site. The recognition site is the specific region that the T7 promoter binds to. The melting box is a highly conserved sequence, which is also known as the TATA box. The melting box allows the T7 RNAP to melt the two strands of DNA and start adding NTPs to build mRNA. The initiation site is where the first nucleotide of the mRNA is added. T7 RNAP favors the addition of guanine. As a result, most T7 promoters have a poly-G region of 3-5 nucleotides to increase the chance of initiation.

TAATACGACTCACTATAGGG
T7 region:
TAATACGACTCAC - Recognition site
TATA - Melting box
GGGAGA - Initiation site

LacO Operator and LacI Repressor

The LacO operator is a DNA sequence that is recognized by the LacI repressor. The LacI repressor is found in the lac operon of E. coli. When a LacO operator is located in a promoter region, LacI repressor prevents transcription from the promoter by forming a "hairpin" like structure that prevents RNAPs from traveling along the DNA. The LacI repressor cannot bind to the LacO operator when lactose is bound to LacI. This property can be exploited to prevent the expression of a certain gene by modulating the level of lactose or a lactose analog. Since lactose is consumed by E. coli, researchers found an analog (called Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside IPTG) that binds to the lacI repressor, but is not consumed by E. coli. The wild type lac operator is nearly-symmetrical and has its own binding properties. In our constructs, we characterized a symmetrical lac operator and measured its leaky expression levels (the amount of expression without the inducer present).

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