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- Supplementary information Tunable reporter signal production in feedback-uncoupled arsenic bioreporters
Davide Merulla1, Vassily Hatzimanikatis2,3, Jan Roelof van der Meer1,*
1) Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne
Switzerland.
2) Laboratory of Computational Systems Biotechnology, Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausane (EPFL), CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. 3) Swiss Institute of
Bioinformatics (SIB), CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Mathematical model
- Table S1
- Figures S1-S5
Mathematical model for ArsR- circuits.
Symbols
mA
mRNA of arsR (dimensionless)
MA
arsR mRNA concentration (M)
G
genome concentration, 1 molecule/cell ~4·10-9 (M)
G is used to scale to dimensionless concentrations, that correspond to relative
copy numbers per cell.
𝑀𝐴
𝐺
π‘šπ΄ =
mF
MF
mRNA of gfp (dimensionless)
gfp mRNA concentration (M)
𝑀𝐹
π‘šπΉ =
𝐺
A
PA
ArsR protein (dimensionless)
ArsR protein concentration (M)
𝜌𝐴 =
Ρ𝐴
𝐺
F
PF
GFP protein (dimensionless)
GFP protein concentration (M)
𝜌𝐹 =
Ρ𝐹
𝐺
g𝑃
plasmid copies per cell. Value: 10
𝐺
Μ…π‘šπ΄ = Kπ‘šπ΄
𝐾
𝐾
copies MA from DNA per G. Value: 8.
Μ…π‘šπ΄π‘ =
𝐾
𝐾
copies MA from plasmid per G. Value: 8.
Μ…π‘šπΉ =
𝐾
𝐾
copies MF from plasmid per G. Value: 12.
𝑑,π‘šπ΄
Kπ‘šπ΄π‘
𝑑,π‘šπ΄
Kπ‘šπΉ
𝑑,π‘šπΉ
Assumption 1: transcription efficiency same for chromosome and plasmid DNA.
t
K
πœ‘ = 𝐾𝑑,π‘šπΉ =𝑑1/2,𝑀𝐴
𝑑,π‘šπ΄
1
πœ†
≅
Kπ‘šπ΄
𝐾𝑝𝐴
ratio of mRNA half-lives. Value: 1.
1/2,𝑀𝐹
K𝑑𝑝𝐴
×𝐾
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
π‘šπ‘…π‘π΄ π‘π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘’π‘ 
= π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘–π‘› π‘π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘’π‘ 
A
ArsR protein copies per arsR mRNA. Value: 5.
F
GFP protein copies per gfp mRNA. Value: 5.
K𝑑𝑝𝐴
t
β„Žπ΄ = 𝐾
= 𝑑1/2,𝑀𝐴
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
1/2,𝑃𝐴
equivalent to the ratio of arsR mRNA half-life over ArsR protein half-life.
Value hA: 0.5.
KA
equilibrium constant for ArsR binding to its DNA binding site.
Value KA: 2·1012 (M-1).
KC
equilibrium constant for binding of AsIII to ArsR.
Value KC: 1·107·n (M-n)
n
number of molecules AsIII bound per molecule of ArsR. Value: 2.
KD
equilibrium constant for ArsR-As binding to its DNA binding site.
Value KD: 2·109 (M-1)
ο₯
concentration of AsIII (M)
D
efficiency of transcription from Pars
E
efficiency of transcription from Px, one of the constitutive promoters
Case A: arsR and gfp under control of Pars. No secondary binding site. Only
plasmid copies.
𝑔
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · 𝑝 − π‘šπ΄
= 𝐾
𝐴
π‘‘πœ
𝐺
𝑔
π‘‘π‘šπΉ
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · πœ‘ · 𝑝 − πœ‘ · π‘šπΉ
= 𝐾
𝐹
π‘‘πœ
𝐺
π‘‘πœŒπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄ · π‘šπ΄ − β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴
= 𝐾
𝐴
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœŒπΉ
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · πœ‘ · β„ŽπΉ · π‘šπΉ − β„ŽπΉ · πœ‘ · 𝜌𝐹
= 𝐾
𝐹
π‘‘πœ
in steady state:
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
π‘‘πœŒπ΄
= 0 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘
= 0
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœ
thus:
𝑔𝑝
𝐺
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) ·
π‘šπ΄ = 𝐾
𝐴
and:
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄ · π‘šπ΄ , 𝑖𝑛 π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘ : 𝜌𝐴 = 𝐾
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · π‘šπ΄
β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴 = 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
with:
πœ‚π‘ =
1
𝛼𝐷 ·πœŒπ΄ +1
and:
𝛼𝐷 =
𝐾𝐴 +𝐾𝐢 ·πΎπ· ·πœ– 𝑛
1+𝐾𝐢 ·πœ– 𝑛
·πΊ
substitute π‘šπ΄ , then
𝑔
Μ…π‘š )2 · 𝑝 · πœ†π΄
(𝐾
𝑔
𝐴
𝐴
𝐺
Μ…π‘š )2 · πœ‚π‘ · 𝑝 · πœ†π΄ =
𝜌𝐴 = (𝐾
=
𝐴
𝐺
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
Μ…π‘š )2 ·
with 𝐴 = (𝐾
𝐴
𝑔𝑝
𝐺
then:
𝛼𝐷 · (𝜌𝐴 )2 + 𝜌𝐴 = 𝐴
· πœ†π΄
solve:
Will give two solutions of type a = b ± c. Only the expression with '+' makes
biologically sense.
1
1 2 𝐴
√
𝜌𝐴 = −
+ (
) +
2𝛼𝐷
2𝛼𝐷
𝛼𝐷
similarly, in steady state:
π‘‘π‘šπΉ
π‘‘πœŒπΉ
= 0 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘
= 0
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœ
then:
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · πœ‘ ·
πœ‘ · π‘šπΉ = 𝐾
𝐹
and
𝑔𝑝
𝑔
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · 𝑝
, in other words: π‘šπΉ = 𝐾
𝐹
𝐺
𝐺
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · πœ‘ · β„ŽπΉ · π‘šπΉ , in other words: 𝜌𝐹 = 𝐾
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · π‘šπΉ
β„ŽπΉ · πœ‘ · 𝜌𝐹 = 𝐾
𝐹
𝐹
substitute π‘šπΉ
𝑔
Μ…π‘š )2 · 𝑝 · πœ†πΉ
(𝐾
𝐹
𝐺
𝜌𝐹 =
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
Case B: arsR under Px and gfp under control of ArsR/Pars. No secondary
binding site. Only plasmid copies.
𝑔
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚πΈ · 𝑝 − π‘šπ΄
= 𝐾
𝐴
π‘‘πœ
𝐺
𝑔
π‘‘π‘šπΉ
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · πœ‘ · 𝑝 − πœ‘ · π‘šπΉ
= 𝐾
𝐹
π‘‘πœ
𝐺
π‘‘πœŒπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄ · π‘šπ΄ − β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴
= 𝐾
𝐴
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœŒπΉ
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · πœ‘ · β„ŽπΉ · π‘šπΉ − β„ŽπΉ · πœ‘ · 𝜌𝐹
= 𝐾
𝐹
π‘‘πœ
Constant ArsR:
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
π‘‘πœŒπ΄
= 0 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘
= 0
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœ
thus:
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄ · π‘šπ΄ , in other words: π‘šπ΄ =
β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴 = 𝐾
𝐴
then:
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚πΈ ·
0= 𝐾
𝐴
β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴
𝜌𝐴
=
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄
𝐾
𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
𝑔𝑝
𝜌𝐴
−
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄
𝐺
𝐾
𝐴
thus:
𝑔
𝑔
𝜌𝐴
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚πΈ · 𝑝 π‘œπ‘Ÿ: 𝜌𝐴 = πœ†π΄ · (𝐾
Μ…π‘š )2 · πœ‚πΈ · 𝑝
= 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄
𝐺
𝐺
𝐾
𝐴
similarly, in steady state:
π‘‘π‘šπΉ
π‘‘πœŒπΉ
= 0 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘
= 0
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœ
then:
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · πœ‘ ·
πœ‘ · π‘šπΉ = 𝐾
𝐹
and
𝑔𝑝
𝑔
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · 𝑝
, in other words: π‘šπΉ = 𝐾
𝐹
𝐺
𝐺
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · πœ‘ · β„ŽπΉ · π‘šπΉ , in other words: 𝜌𝐹 = 𝐾
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · π‘šπΉ
β„ŽπΉ · πœ‘ · 𝜌𝐹 = 𝐾
𝐹
𝐹
substitute π‘šπΉ
𝜌𝐹 =
𝑔𝑝
·πœ†
𝐺 𝐹
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
Μ…π‘š )2 ·
(𝐾
𝐹
Case A2: arsR and gfp under control of Pars. No secondary binding site.
Chromosome arsR and plasmid copies.
𝑔
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π· (𝜌𝐴 ) + 𝐾
Μ…π‘š 𝑝 · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · 𝑝 − π‘šπ΄
= 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
π‘‘πœ
𝐺
𝑔
π‘‘π‘šπΉ
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · πœ‘ · 𝑝 − πœ‘ · π‘šπΉ
= 𝐾
𝐹
π‘‘πœ
𝐺
π‘‘πœŒπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄ · π‘šπ΄ − β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴
= 𝐾
𝐴
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœŒπΉ
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · πœ‘ · β„ŽπΉ · π‘šπΉ − β„ŽπΉ · πœ‘ · 𝜌𝐹
= 𝐾
𝐹
π‘‘πœ
under steady state:
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
π‘‘πœŒπ΄
= 0 and
= 0
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœ
thus:
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π· (𝜌𝐴 ) + 𝐾
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) ·
π‘šπ΄ = 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
𝑔𝑝
𝐺
and:
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄ · π‘šπ΄ , in other words: 𝜌𝐴 = 𝐾
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · π‘šπ΄
β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴 = 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
with:
πœ‚π· =
1
𝛼𝐷 ·πœŒπ΄ +1
assume: D = p
and:
𝛼𝐷 =
𝐾𝐴 +𝐾𝐢 ·πΎπ· ·πœ– 𝑛
1+𝐾𝐢 ·πœ– 𝑛
·πΊ
substitute π‘šπ΄ , then
𝑔
Μ…π‘š )2 · (1 + 𝑝 )
πœ†π΄ · (𝐾
𝑔
𝐴
𝑝
𝐺
Μ…π‘š )2 · πœ‚π· · πœ†π΄ + (𝐾
Μ…π‘š )2 · πœ‚π· ·
𝜌𝐴 = (𝐾
· πœ†π΄ =
𝐴
𝐴
𝐺
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
𝐴
=
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
Μ…π‘š )2 · (1 +
with 𝐴 = πœ†π΄ · (𝐾
𝐴
then:
𝑔𝑝
𝐺
)
𝛼𝐷 · (𝜌𝐴 )2 + 𝜌𝐴 = 𝐴
solve (similar remark on the two possible solutions; only '+' makes biologically
sense)
1
1 2 𝐴
𝜌𝐴 = −
+ √(
) +
2𝛼𝐷
2𝛼𝐷
𝛼𝐷
similarly, in stead state:
π‘‘π‘šπΉ
π‘‘πœŒπΉ
= 0 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘
= 0
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœ
then:
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · πœ‘ ·
πœ‘ · π‘šπΉ = 𝐾
𝐹
and
𝑔𝑝
𝑔
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · 𝑝
, in other words: π‘šπΉ = 𝐾
𝐹
𝐺
𝐺
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · πœ‘ · β„ŽπΉ · π‘šπΉ , in other words: 𝜌𝐹 = 𝐾
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · π‘šπΉ
β„ŽπΉ · πœ‘ · 𝜌𝐹 = 𝐾
𝐹
𝐹
substitute π‘šπΉ
𝑔
Μ…π‘š )2 · 𝑝 · πœ†πΉ
(𝐾
𝐹
𝐺
𝜌𝐹 =
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
Case B2: arsR under Px and gfp under control of ArsR/Pars on plasmid. No
secondary binding site. Additional chromosomal arsR copy.
𝑔
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π· (𝜌𝐴 ) + 𝐾
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚πΈ · 𝑝 − π‘šπ΄
= 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴𝑝
π‘‘πœ
𝐺
𝑔
π‘‘π‘šπΉ
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · πœ‘ · 𝑝 − πœ‘ · π‘šπΉ
= 𝐾
𝐹
π‘‘πœ
𝐺
π‘‘πœŒπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄ · π‘šπ΄ − β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴
= 𝐾
𝐴
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœŒπΉ
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · πœ‘ · β„ŽπΉ · π‘šπΉ − β„ŽπΉ · πœ‘ · 𝜌𝐹
= 𝐾
𝐹
π‘‘πœ
Under steady state:
π‘‘π‘šπ΄
π‘‘πœŒπ΄
= 0 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘
= 0
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœ
then:
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄ · π‘šπ΄ , in other words: π‘šπ΄ =
β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴 = 𝐾
𝐴
substitute:
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π· (𝜌𝐴 ) + 𝐾
Μ…π‘š
0= 𝐾
𝐴𝑝
𝐴
· πœ‚πΈ ·
𝑔𝑝
𝜌𝐴
−
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄
𝐺
𝐾
𝐴
thus:
𝑔
𝜌𝐴
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π· (𝜌𝐴 ) + 𝐾
Μ…π‘š 𝑝 · πœ‚πΈ · 𝑝
= 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄
𝐺
𝐾
𝐴
with:
πœ‚π· =
1
𝛼𝐷 ·πœŒπ΄ +1
and:
𝛼𝐷 =
𝐾𝐴 +𝐾𝐢 ·πΎπ· ·πœ– 𝑛
1+𝐾𝐢 ·πœ– 𝑛
·πΊ
substitute:
2
Μ…π‘š )
πœ† · (𝐾
𝑔
𝐴
Μ…π‘š · 𝐾
Μ…π‘š 𝑝 · πœ‚πΈ · 𝑝 + 𝐴
𝜌𝐴 = πœ†π΄ · 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
𝐺
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
substitute:
Μ…π‘š )2
𝐴 = πœ†π΄ · (𝐾
𝐴
and
β„Žπ΄ · 𝜌𝐴
𝜌𝐴
=
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄ · β„Žπ΄
Μ…π‘š · πœ†π΄
𝐾
𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
Μ…π‘š · 𝐾
Μ…π‘š 𝑝 · πœ‚πΈ ·
𝐡 = πœ†π΄ · 𝐾
𝐴
𝐴
𝑔𝑝
𝐺
solve:
1 − 𝛼𝐷 · 𝐡
1 − 𝛼𝐷 · 𝐡 2
𝐴+𝐡
√
𝜌𝐴 = − (
)+ (
) +(
)
2𝛼𝐷
2𝛼𝐷
𝛼𝐷
similarly, in steady state
π‘‘π‘šπΉ
π‘‘πœŒπΉ
= 0 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘
= 0
π‘‘πœ
π‘‘πœ
then:
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · πœ‘ ·
πœ‘ · π‘šπΉ = 𝐾
𝐹
and
𝑔𝑝
𝑔
Μ…π‘š · πœ‚π‘ (𝜌𝐴 ) · 𝑝
, in other words: π‘šπΉ = 𝐾
𝐹
𝐺
𝐺
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · πœ‘ · β„ŽπΉ · π‘šπΉ , in other words: 𝜌𝐹 = 𝐾
Μ…π‘š · πœ†πΉ · π‘šπΉ
β„ŽπΉ · πœ‘ · 𝜌𝐹 = 𝐾
𝐹
𝐹
substitute π‘šπΉ
𝑔
Μ…π‘š )2 · 𝑝 · πœ†πΉ
(𝐾
𝐹
𝐺
𝜌𝐹 =
𝛼𝐷 · 𝜌𝐴 + 1
Supplementary Table S1. List of all the primers used in the present work showing sequence, length and melting
temperature (Tm).
Primer
code
010907
110711
090722
070817
100107
100108
100109
100110
100111
100112
Function
Length
Sequence 5'-3'
29
Calculated
Tm (°C)
59.4
Seq. constitutive
promoter
Seq. constitutive
promoter
Seq. coupled sys.
mCherry insertion
Seq. uncoupled sys.
mCherry insertion
Chromosomal K.O.
Chromosomal K.O.
Chromosomal K.O.
Chromosomal K.O.
Chromosomal K.O.
Chromosomal K.O.
29
61.6
CGCACAACTCTCCCATCTCCCTG
23
60.8
TAACCTTCGGGCATGGCACTCTT
24
65
CTGCCAGGAATTGGGGATCGGAAG
27
26
30
30
27
30
59.9
61.9
65.2
62.0
60.8
59.2
GAATTCTTGGTATGGACGAAATGTTGC
ACTAGTCGCTTCTGACATATTGCGCTCCTG
GAATTCCTTTGAAAGCGTTTATGCGC
ACTAGTCGCTTCAGTAACATAATGCCTCCC
GAAGCGACTAGTCGCCTGAAATAAAGC
GGGATCCCATATTGATCAGAGATATATCCT
AATTCACATAACCAAAAACGCATATGATG
Supplementary Figure S1. Nucleotide alignment of the arsRR73 and the chromosomal arsRK12 genes.
Promoter name
Promoter sequence
relative mRNA
pII
gagctcCAATCCGACGTCTAAGAAACCATTATTATCATGACATTAACCTATAAAAATAGGCGTATCACGAGGCCCTTTCGTCTTCACCTCG
AGTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATGGACATCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATACTGAGCACATCAGCAGGACGCACTGACCttggatcc
0,063856
pJJ
gagctcCAATTCCGACGTCTAAGAAACCATTATTATCATGACATTAACCTATAAAAATAGGCGTATCACGAGGCCCTTTCGTCTTCACCTC
GAGTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATTGACCTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATACTGAGCACATCAGCAGGACGCACTGACCttggatcc
0,159416
pAA
gagctcCAATTCCGACGTCTAAGAAACCATTATTATTATGACATTAACCTATAAAAATAGGCGTATCACGAGGCCCTTCCGTCTTCACCTC
GAGTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATTGACATCCCTATCAGTGATAGAAATACTGAGCACATCAGCAGGACGCACTGACCttggatcc
0,236732
pK
gagctcCAATTCCGACGTCTAAGAAACCATTATTATCATGACATTAACCTATAAAAATAGGCGTATCACGAGGCCCTCTCGTCTTCACCTC
GAGTCCCTATCAGTGATAGGGATTGACATCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGACACTGGGCACATCAGCAGGACGCACTGACCttggatcc
0,29891
pV
gagctcCAATTCCGACGTCTGAGAGGCCATTATTATCGTGGCATTGGCCTATAAAGGCAGGCGTGTCACGAGACCCTCTCGTCTCCGC
CTCGGGTCCCTATCAATGGTAGAGATTGACATCCCCATCAGTGGTGGAGATACTGAGCACATCAGCAGGACGCACTGACCttggatcc
0,574349
pLtet0
gagctcCAATTCCGACGTCTAAGAAACCATTATTATCATGACATTAACCTATAAAAATAGGCGTATCACGAGGCCCTTTCGTCTTCACCTC
GAGTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATTGACATCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATACTGAGCACATCAGCAGGACGCACTGACCttggatcc
1
Figure S2. Relevant part of the DNA sequence of the different promoters used for uncoupled expression of
arsRR773.
A
pPR-arsR-ABS-egfp
aagttatctcacctaccttaaggtaatagtgtgattaatcatatgcgtttttggttatg tgttgtttgacttaatatcagagccgagagatacttgttttctacaaaggagagggaaat g
abs
minus 35
minus 10
120
RBS
ttgcaactaacaccacttcagttatttaaaaacctgtccgatgaaacccgtttgggtat cgtgttgttgctcagggagatgggagagttgggcgtgtgtgadcttkgcatggcactgga t
240
ArsR
ArsR
caatcacagcccaaaatatcccgtcatctggcgatgctacgggaaagtggaatccttct ggatcgtaaacagggaaaatgggttcactaccgcttatcaccgcatattccttcatgggc t
360
ArsR
ArsR
gcccagattattgagcaggcctggttaagccaacaggacgacgttcaggtcatcgcacg caagctggcbtcagttaactgcbccggtagcagtaaggctgtctgcatctaaaaaatttg c
480
ArsR
ArsR
ctgaattccaagttatccacctaccttaaggtaatagtgtgattcatcatatgcgtttt tggttatgtgaattaatcactagtgaattccctaactaactaaagattaactttataagg a
600
RBS
abs
ggaaaaacatatgagtaaaggagaagaacttttcactggagttgtccc
649
GFP
B pAAUN
cagcttagatgcagacagccttactgctaccggAgcagttaactgaAgccagcttgcgt gcgatgacctgaacgtcgtcctgttggcttaaccaggcctgctcaataatctgggcagcc c
arsR
120
arsR
atgaaggaatatgcggtgataagcggtagtgaacccattttccctgtttacgatccaga aggattccactttcccgtagcatcgccagatgacgggatattttgggctgtgattgatcc a
240
arsR
arsR
gtgccatgcAaagAtcacacacgcAcaactctcccatctccctgagcaacaacacgata cccaaacgggtttcatcggacaggtttttaaataactgaagtggtgttagttgcaacatt t
360
arsR
arsR
ccctctcctttGGATCCaaGGTCAGTGCGTCCTGCTGATGTGCTCAGTATTTCTATCAC TGATAGGGATGTCAATCTCTATCACTGATAGGGACTCGAGGTGAAGACGGAAGGGCCTCG T
480
Promoter AA Alper 2005 PNAS
Promoter AA Alper 2005 PNAS
RBS
-10
-35
Tet Operator
Tet operator
GATACGCCTATTTTTATAGGTTAATGTCATAATAATAATGGTTTCTTAGACGTCGGAAT TGgagctcagattaatcatatgcgtttttggttatgtgttgtttgacttaatatcagagc c
Promoter AA Alper 2005 PNAS
abs
600
minus 35
sintetic Ars Promoter
gagagatacttgttttctacaaagtaactagtaattcatcatatgcgtttttggttatg tgaattaatcactagtgaattcggcttattccctaactaactaaagattaactttataag g
minus 10
abs
720
to...p
sintetic Ars Promoter
aggaaaaacatatgagtaaaggagaagaacttttcactggagttgtcc c
769
gfp
Figure S3. Relevant construction details of the feedback (A) and uncoupled (B) circuits. Sequences show part of
the arsR gene, the various promoters, the ArsR Binding Sites (ABS) and the start of the egfp reporter gene.
Figure S4. Arsenite-dependent EGFP fluorescence in cultures of E. coli MG1655
with different uncoupled arsR-reporter circuits (pAAUN, pLtetOUN, pJJUN, pVUN,
pKUN) compared to the feedback-controlled arsR-egfp circuit on pPR-arsR-ABSegfp. NFU, culture density normalized fluorescence after 120 min induction time
using fluorimeter measurements. Data symbols represent the average from
independent biological triplicates. Whiskers, SD (when not visible lay within the
symbol size).
Figure S5. Time response kinetics of the EGFP fluorescence signal in E. coli
MG1655 carrying the different feedback and uncoupled bioreporter circuits, at
different arsenite concentrations between 0 and 20 µg/L and measured in fluorimetry.
NFU, culture density normalized fluorescence. Data points show triplicate averages ±
one SD.
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