Team:KAIST Korea/Project Background
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2012 KAIST Korea
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Project : Overview
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- Promoter : BBa_J23119
- RBS : BBa_B0034
- att sites : Recognition site for BBa_K907000(Mycobacteriophage Bxb1 integrase).
Signal 0
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Signal 1
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Signal 0
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What is bFMO?
Bacterial flavin-containing monooxygenase(bFMO) converts indole into isatin, which is then sequentially catalyzed into indigoid compounds emitting indigo color.
Because the enzyme utilizes the primary metabolite, we can easily notice the enzyme is working well or not. For the following experiments, engineered bFMO gene from Methylophaga sp. Strain SK1 is kindly provided by Duhee Bang from Yonsei University, Republic of Korea.
https://2012.igem.org/Team:KAIST_Korea/Project_Results
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Working scheme of Our Design
At its initial state (while signal = 0), downstream gene of promoter, LuxI, produces AHL(N-Acyl homoserine lactone). Separated from FlipFlop device, LuxR gene is transcribed under the control of constitutive promoter. Generated LuxR molecules and AHLs form complex to initiate the transcription of Bxb1 integrase, positioned at the downstream of pLuxR promoter. Then, Bxb1 integrases specifically bind to attB and attP sequences to generate signal 1.
At its inverted state(while signal = 1), bFMO gene of upstream sequence can be transcribed and translated. So that bio-indigo starts to be produced. Upper genes of bFMO, AHL-Lactonase and Bxb1 Excisionase are expressed in order, degrading AHL-LuxR complexes and forming Bxb1 integrase-excisionase complexes, respectively. Finally, Int-Xis complexes bind to attL and attR sequences and invert the promoter into its original orientation, regenerating attB and attP sequences.
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