OVERVIEW
The goal of our project was to design and construct a biosensor for macrolide detection and quantification.
- Our basic parts include: ermC, mphr, pMphR, egfp and RBS associated with pMphR
- Our composite parts include: Biosensor for erythromycin detection
PARTS
Basic Parts
ermC: BBa_K3386000
ermC is a methyltransferase, which introduces dimethylation of the adenine residue in 23S rRNA at position 2085, thus preventing binding of macrolide and lincosamide antibiotics [1].
mphR: BBa_K3386001
A mphr gene encoding a repressor protein binding pMphR promoter sequence preventing the transcriptions of genes under it [2].
pMphR: BBa_K3386002
A pMphR promoter sequence, which naturally drives transcription of mphr, a macrolide antibiotics resistance gene [3].
egfp: BBa_K3386003
EGFP is an enhanced green fluorescence protein [4].
RBS: BBa_K3386005
RBS associated with pMphR naturally allows translation of the Mph(A) gene [3].
Composite Parts
Biosensor for Erythromycin Detection: BBa_K3386004
Our composite part is a biosensor device for erythromycin detection.
SUMMARY OF PARTS
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REFERENCES
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2. Noguchi, N., Takada, K., Katayama, J., Emura, A., & Sasatsu, M. (2000). Regulation of Transcription of
themph(A) Gene for Macrolide 2′-Phosphotransferase I inEscherichia coli: Characterization of the Regulatory Gene
mphR(A). Journal Of Bacteriology, 182(18), 5052-5058. doi: 10.1128/jb.182.18.5052-5058.2000
3. Gardner, L., Zou, Y., Mara, A., Cropp, T., & Deiters, A. (2011). Photochemical control of bacterial
signal processing using a light-activated erythromycin. Molecular Biosystems, 7(9), 2554. doi:
10.1039/c1mb05166k
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