期刊
ACS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
卷 6, 期 12, 页码 2175-2182出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00203
关键词
cyanobacteria; synthetic biology; circuits; genetic engineering; downregulation
资金
- Department of Energy [DE-EE0003373]
- California Energy Commission [CILMSF] [500-10-039]
- Life Sciences Research Foundation - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
To downregulate gene expression in cyanobacteria, we constructed NOT gate genetic circuits using orthogonal promoters and their cognate repressors regulated translationally by synthetic riboswitches. Four NOT gates were tested and characterized in five cyanobacterial strains using fluorescent reporter-gene assays. In comparison to alternative systems used to downregulate gene expression in cyanobacteria, these NOT gates performed well, reducing YFP reporter expression by 4 to 50-fold. We further evaluated these NOT gates by controlling the expression of the ftsZ gene, which encodes a prokaryotic tubulin homologue that is required for cell division and is essential for Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. These NOT gates would facilitate cyanobacterial genetic engineering or the study of essential cellular processes.
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