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ArticleNucleic acids research2016

Insightful directed evolution of Escherichia coli quorum sensing promoter region of the lsrACDBFG operon: a tool for synthetic biology systems and protein expression.

Pricila Hauk, Kristina Stephens, Ryan Mckay, Chelsea Ryan Virgile, Hana Ueda, Marc Ostermeier, Kyoung-Seok Ryu, Herman O Sintim, William E Bentley

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9 authors.

Pricila HaukInstitute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, MD, USA.
Kristina StephensInstitute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, MD, USA.
Ryan MckayInstitute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, MD, USA.
Chelsea Ryan VirgileInstitute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, MD, USA.
Hana UedaDepartment of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Marc OstermeierDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Kyoung-Seok RyuProtein Structure Group, Korea Basic Science Institute, 162 Yeongudangi-Ro, Ochang-Eup, Cheongju-Si, Chungcheongbuk-Do 363-883, South Korea.
Herman O SintimDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
William E BentleyInstitute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, MD, USA bentley@umd.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4855-7866

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Training in Host-pathogens interactionsT32AI089621 · NIAID · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI LEE, VINCENT T, MCIVER, KEVIN S. · 2010 to 2025
$2.1M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI089621
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quorum sensing (QS) regulates many natural phenotypes (e.q. virulence, biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance), and its components, when incorporated into synthetic genetic circuits, enable user-directed phenotypes. We created a library of Escherichia coli lsr operon promoters using error-prone PCR (ePCR) and selected for promoters that provided E. coli with higher tetracycline resistance over the native promoter when placed upstream of the tet(C) gene. Among the fourteen clones identified, we found several mutations in the binding sites of QS repressor, LsrR. Using site-directed mutagenesis we restored all p-lsrR-box sites to the native sequence in order to maintain LsrR repression of the promoter, preserving the other mutations for analysis. Two promoter variants, EP01rec and EP14rec, were discovered exhibiting enhanced protein expression. In turn, these variants retained their ability to exhibit the LsrR-mediated QS switching activity. Their sequences suggest regulatory linkage between CytR (CRP repressor) and LsrR. These promoters improve upon the native system and exhibit advantages over synthetic QS promoters previously reported. Incorporation of these promoters will facilitate future applications of QS-regulation in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering.

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Evolution, MolecularOperonBase SequenceBinding SitesEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialMutationNucleotide MotifsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingQuorum SensingResponse ElementsSynthetic BiologyTranscription, GeneticEscherichia coli Proteins

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PMID27915294
PMCPMC5137460

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