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BBa_Y00012

mitochondrial LYS12

• S. cerevisiae gene LYS12 1 is required for the fourth step of lysine biosynthesis. It is normally encoded by the nuclear genome and the protein is imported to the mitochondria where it oxidatively decarboxylates homo-isocitrate to alpha-ketoadipate. Strains deleted for LYS12 are viable but show decreased growth in the absence of lysine. Part Y00012 is the S. cerevisiae LYS12 gene that has been recoded for expression in the mitochondria, which uses a different genetic code and separate transcription/translation machinery for expression mitochondrial genes. The part is start to stop flanked by biobrick ends so has no promoter for expression or sequences for recombination into the mitochondria.

Note 07.07.06 : lys12 from deletion set grows ~wt on SC-lys plates (unlike lys2 from deletion set). Check if the strain is correct by ordering primers outside of LYS12 (Winston has KanMX specific primers for inside = FO1310 (Tm 65) and FO1311 (Tm 57)) as well as LYS2 primer pair for positive control (also from Winston oligo ollection) LYS2up is -132 to -115 upstream of ATG +1, seq =5'-CGC-TGG-GAG-AAG-TTC-AAG-3' and LYS2down is 5'-GAA-GCT-GCC-ATT-AGC-AGAC-3'

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From: "Barry Canton" Subject: Re: T7 RNAP in eukaryotes X-Google-Sender-Auth: a8abf99ae0e404b7

Still here Natalie:) You can definitely get T7 transcription working in some eukaryotes, I'm not sure about yeast. I've included the two refs. I have below but there may be more. Also, thanks for the note about the clones, they will be very useful if the team decide to go that way. Barry

@article{He1995oz,

   Abstract = {We have developed expression vectors that direct the synthesis of proteins from a common set of signals in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. To allow transcription from a common promoter the vectors rely upon a phage RNA polymerase (RNAP). To direct initiation of translation to the same start codon the vectors utilize an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) from encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) that has been modified to include a prokaryotic ribosome-binding site (RBS) at an appropriate distance upstream from the desired start codon. These vectors provide levels of expression in eukaryotic cells that exceed those of a conventional RNAP-II-based system by 7-fold, and expression in bacterial cells at levels comparable to other phage RNAP-based systems. Inclusion of a lac repressor and a phage promoter/lac operator fusion element allows tight regulation. Cotransfection of eukaryotic cells with the expression vector and a vector that encodes the phage RNAP provides high-level transient expression without the need to construct specialized stable cell lines.},
   Affiliation = {Morse Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn 11203-2098, USA.},
   Aid = {037811199500475L {$[$}pii{$]$}},
   Au = {Durbin RK},
   Author = {He, B and McAllister, W T and Durbin, R K},
   Da = {19951212},
   Date-Modified = {2006-01-13 16:29:43 -0500},
   Dcom = {19951212},
   Edat = {1995/10/16},
   Gr = {GM38147/GM/NIGMS},
   Jid = {7706761},
   Journal = {Gene},
   Keywords = {Virtual Machines and Dedicated Synthesis and Transcription},
   Language = {eng},
   Local-Url = {<file://localhost/Users/Barry/Desktop/Papers/He/He1995yi.pdf> file://localhost/Users/Barry/Desktop/Papers/He/He1995yi.pdf},
   Lr = {20041117},
   Mhda = {1995/10/16 00:01},
   Number = {1},
   Own = {NLM},
   Pages = {75-9},
   Pl = {NETHERLANDS},
   Pmid = {7590325},
   Pst = {ppublish},
   Pt = {Journal Article},
   Pubm = {Print},
   Rn = {EC <http://3.1.3.1>3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase)},
   Sb = {IM},
   Stat = {MEDLINE},
   Title = {Phage RNA polymerase vectors that allow efficient gene expression in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.},
   Volume = {164},
   Year = {1995}}

@article{Fuerst1986po,

   Abstract = {DNA coding for bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase was ligated to a vaccinia virus transcriptional promoter and integrated within the vaccinia virus genome. The recombinant vaccinia virus retained infectivity and stably expressed T7 RNA polymerase in mammalian cells. Target genes were constructed by inserting DNA segments that code for beta-galactosidase or chloramphenicol acetyltransferase into a plasmid with bacteriophage T7 promoter and terminator regions. When cells were infected with the recombinant vaccinia virus and transfected with plasmids containing the target genes, the latter were expressed at high levels. Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase activity was 400-600 times greater than that observed with conventional mammalian transient-expression systems regulated either by the enhancer and promoter regions of the Rous sarcoma virus long terminal repeat or by the simian virus 40 early region. The vaccinia/T7 hybrid virus forms the basis of a simple, rapid, widely applicable, and efficient mammalian expression system.},
   Au = {Moss B},
   Author = {Fuerst, T R and Niles, E G and Studier, F W and Moss, B},
   Da = {19861205},
   Date-Modified = {2006-06-06 09:03:49 -0400},
   Dcom = {19861205},
   Edat = {1986/11/01},
   Jid = {7505876},
   Journal = {Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A},
   Keywords = {Virtual Machines and Dedicated Synthesis and T7 RNAP},
   Language = {eng},
   Local-Url = {<file://localhost/Users/Barry/Desktop/Papers/Fuerst/Fuerst1986ko.pdf> file://localhost/Users/Barry/Desktop/Papers/Fuerst/Fuerst1986ko.pdf},
   Lr = {20021101},
   Mhda = {1986/11/01 00:01},
   Number = {21},
   Own = {NLM},
   Pages = {8122-6},
   Pl = {UNITED STATES},
   Pmid = {3095828},
   Pst = {ppublish},
   Pt = {Journal Article},
   Pubm = {Print},
   Rn = {EC <http://3.2.1.23>3.2.1.23 (beta-Galactosidase)},
   Sb = {IM},
   Stat = {MEDLINE},
   Title = {Eukaryotic transient-expression system based on recombinant vaccinia virus that synthesizes bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase.},
   Volume = {83},
   Year = {1986}}

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