Team:HIT-Harbin/Design

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Design

DIOXIN DETECTIVE

DIOXIN SENSOR

AhR RECEPTOR

AhR(arylhydrocarbon receptor)是在生命体内的二恶英及其类似物的结合受体,它能在二恶英的诱导下,通过膜转运与生物体内DNA相关序列结合,促使下游xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes(XMEs) 家族中的 CYP1A1 gene 表达,从而对生物体代谢进行不同程度的调控。 其具体的调控方式如图~所示,In the absence of ligand, AhR is present in the cytosol in a complex with Hsp90, XAP2 and p23 proteins. Upon binding to a ligand, the AhR complex translocates into the nucleus and the AhR dissociates from Hsp90 complex to form a heterodimer with its partner molecule, Arnt. Thus, the formed AhR/Arnt heterodimer recognizes an enhancer DNA element designated xenobiotic responsive element (XRE) sequence located in the promoter region of CYP1A1gene, resulting in the enhanced expression of the gene[1].

Reference:[1] Functional role of AhR in the expression of toxic effects by TCDD

lexA DBD/Mdr

小鼠的AHR蛋白是由805个氨基酸序列组成,其中如图所示,包含bHLH (basic helix – loop – helix)、 PAS (Per – Arnt– Sim) domain、(A and B) PAS A and B repeats Q-rich (glutamine rich) region,其中PAS domain能够在hsp90存在的情况下与目标物质dioxin及其类似物结合并在ANRT的帮助下通过bHLH序列与DNA结合,诱导下游基因的表达。我们用lexA DBD蛋白将AHR的第1-82位的氨基酸换掉,使得融合的蛋白质能够与下游基因的增强子lexAoperator相结合,出发cyc1 promoter对下游黄色荧光蛋白的表达。从而使融合蛋白能够在酵母中起到对二噁英的检测功能。

MEMORY SYSTEM

Here we add a rational design of cellular memory in yeast that employs autoregulatory transcriptional positive feedback .我们在表达的上述由二噁英诱导的黄色荧光蛋白后融合了lexAop及mdr521-805这段DNA绑定的辅助序列。通过这段基因序列的改造,装置在探测到二噁英分子后,就能快速大量的表达黄色荧光蛋白,并且由于正反馈的作用,当二噁英不存在后,装置仍能稳定的表达黄色荧光蛋白,实现了信号增强及记忆的功能。

DIOXIN DEGRADEE
DIOXIN CONCENTRATION
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