Team:Technion HS Israel/Project/Results
Results and disscussions
characterize of YFP
In order to understand each module of our system, we started to test and characterize the first part of the genetic circuit. To do so, we built a BioBrick consisting of a constitutive promoter (BBa_I14032) driving expression of LuxR followed by a Lux promoter (BBa_R0062). The Lux promoter is inactive in absence of the AHL-LuxR complex and can be activated when AHL is present. Downstream of the pLux promoter we fused a gene encoding a florescent protein, in this case yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) (see Figure 1A).
Scheme of BBa_1767010
This BioBrick (BBa_1767010) was used as a device that allows to
(1) determine the functionality of the promoter pLux.
(2) the formation of the active transcription factor LuxR in presence of AHL.
(3) compare to a similar BioBrick that contains AiiA (BBa_K1767009).
The BioBrick that does contain AiiA (LINK!!!), an AHL-inactivating enzyme, is expressed constitutively upstream of LuxR and degrades AHL hence the amount of AHL available for the formation of the active AHL-LuxR complex is limited. Decreasing active AHL-LuxR complexed leads to a reduced activation of the pLux promoter that should be observed in a reduced activation of YFP over time (Figure 1B).