发明名称 Regulated gene expression systems and constructs thereof
摘要 Compositions and methods for nitrogen sensitive regulation of expression of a transcribable nucleic acid molecule. One aspect provides a nitrogen-sensitive expression system that includes a transcription factor region comprising an NtcA binding site and a core promoter region comprising a RuBisCo promoter or a variant or a functional fragment thereof. Another aspect provides a method of transforming a host cell with an expression system. Also provided are expression cassettes, transformed host cells, and kits.
申请公布号 US9506072(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.11.29
申请号 US201213430381 申请日期 2012.03.26
申请人 Proterro, Inc. 发明人 Turner Robert J.;Sershon Valerie;Aikens John;Holzle Denise
分类号 C12N15/63 主分类号 C12N15/63
代理机构 Dentons US LLP 代理人 Dentons US LLP
主权项 1. A nitrogen-sensitive expression system comprising: a nucleic acid sequence comprising an upstream truncated or downstream truncated variant of SEQ ID NO: 234 or a sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to said truncated sequence; wherein the upstream truncated or downstream truncated variant of SEQ ID NO: 234 or the sequence having at least 95% sequence identity thereto comprises (i) a transcription factor region comprising an NtcA binding site, (ii) a core promoter region, and (iii) nitrogen-sensitive promoter activity; wherein, the upstream truncated variant of SEQ ID NO: 234 does not contain (a) nucleotide positions 1 to 78 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(b) nucleotide positions 1 to 128 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(c) nucleotide positions 1 to 138 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(d) nucleotide positions 1 to 148 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(e) nucleotide positions 1 to 158 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(f) nucleotide positions 1 to 166 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(g) nucleotide positions 1 to 168 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(h) nucleotide positions 1 to 178 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(i) nucleotide positions 1 to 188 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(j) nucleotide positions 1 to 198 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(k) nucleotide positions 1 to 208 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(l) nucleotide positions 1 to 218 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(m) nucleotide positions 1 to 228 of SEQ ID NO: 234, or(n) nucleotide positions 1 to 238 of SEQ ID NO: 234; orthe downstream truncated variant of SEQ ID NO: 234 does not contain (a) nucleotide positions 347 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(b) nucleotide positions 353 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(c) nucleotide positions 357 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(d) nucleotide positions 367 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(e) nucleotide positions 377 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(f) nucleotide positions 387 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(g) nucleotide positions 397 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(h) nucleotide positions 407 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(i) nucleotide positions 417 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(j) nucleotide positions 427 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(k) nucleotide positions 477 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(l) nucleotide positions 527 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(m) nucleotide positions 577 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(n) nucleotide positions 627 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(o) nucleotide positions 677 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(p) nucleotide positions 727 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(q) nucleotide positions 777 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234,(r) nucleotide positions 807 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234, or(s) nucleotide positions 817 to 836 of SEQ ID NO: 234, wherein, the core promoter region comprises or is operably linked to the transcription factor region; andthe nitrogen-sensitive promoter activity comprises promoter activity when urea or ammonia is the predominant nitrogen source and promoter repression when nitrate is a predominant nitrogen source;the nitrogen-sensitive expression system further comprises a transcribable nucleic acid molecule and a 3′ transcription termination nucleic acid molecule;the core promoter region is operably linked to the transcribable nucleic acid molecule;the transcribable nucleic acid molecule is operably linked to the 3′ transcription termination nucleic acid molecule;expression of the transcribable nucleic acid molecule is repressed when nitrate is a predominant nitrogen source and the transcribable nucleic acid molecule is expressed when urea or ammonia is the predominant nitrogen source; andthe transcribable nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide having sucrose phosphate synthase activity; sucrose phosphate phosphatase activity, sucrose phosphate synthase and sucrose phosphate phosphatase activity; trehalose phosphate synthase activity; trehalose phosphate phosphatase activity, gluocosylglycerol phosphate synthase activity; gluocosylglycerol phosphate phosphatase activity;mannosylfructose phosphate synthase activity; or mannosylfructose phosphate phosphatase activity.
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