- 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. ππ΄ πΊ ππ΄ = mF MF mRNA of gfp (dimensionless) gfp mRNA concentration (M) ππΉ ππΉ = πΊ ο²A PA ArsR protein (dimensionless) ArsR protein concentration (M) ππ΄ = Ρπ΄ πΊ ο²F PF GFP protein (dimensionless) GFP protein concentration (M) ππΉ = ΡπΉ πΊ gπ plasmid copies per cell. Value: 10 πΊ Μ ππ΄ = Kππ΄ πΎ πΎ copies MA from DNA per G. Value: 8. Μ ππ΄π = πΎ πΎ copies MA from plasmid per G. Value: 8. Μ ππΉ = πΎ πΎ copies MF from plasmid per G. Value: 12. π,ππ΄ Kππ΄π π,ππ΄ KππΉ π,ππΉ Assumption 1: transcription efficiency same for chromosome and plasmid DNA. t K π = πΎπ,ππΉ =π‘1/2,ππ΄ π,ππ΄ 1 π ≅ Kππ΄ πΎππ΄ ratio of mRNA half-lives. Value: 1. 1/2,ππΉ Kπππ΄ ×πΎ πππ΄ ππ ππ΄ ππππππ = ππππ‘πππ ππππππ ο¬A ArsR protein copies per arsR mRNA. Value: 5. ο¬F GFP protein copies per gfp mRNA. Value: 5. Kπππ΄ t βπ΄ = πΎ = π‘1/2,ππ΄ πππ΄ 1/2,ππ΄ 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) ο¨D efficiency of transcription from Pars ο¨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. π πππ΄ Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π − ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ ππ πΊ π πππΉ Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π · π − π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ ππ πΊ πππ΄ Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ · ππ΄ − βπ΄ · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ ππ πππΉ Μ π · ππΉ · π · βπΉ · ππΉ − βπΉ · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ ππ in steady state: πππ΄ πππ΄ = 0 πππ = 0 ππ ππ thus: ππ πΊ Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ and: Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ · ππ΄ , ππ ππ‘βππ π€ππππ : ππ΄ = πΎ Μ π · ππ΄ · ππ΄ βπ΄ · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ π΄ with: ππ = 1 πΌπ· ·ππ΄ +1 and: πΌπ· = πΎπ΄ +πΎπΆ ·πΎπ· ·π π 1+πΎπΆ ·π π ·πΊ substitute ππ΄ , then π Μ π )2 · π · ππ΄ (πΎ π π΄ π΄ πΊ Μ π )2 · ππ · π · ππ΄ = ππ΄ = (πΎ = π΄ πΊ πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 1 πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 1 Μ π )2 · with π΄ = (πΎ π΄ ππ πΊ then: πΌπ· · (ππ΄ )2 + ππ΄ = π΄ · ππ΄ solve: Will give two solutions of type a = b ± c. Only the expression with '+' makes biologically sense. 1 1 2 π΄ √ ππ΄ = − + ( ) + 2πΌπ· 2πΌπ· πΌπ· similarly, in steady state: πππΉ πππΉ = 0 πππ = 0 ππ ππ then: Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ and ππ π Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π , in other words: ππΉ = πΎ πΉ πΊ πΊ Μ π · ππΉ · π · βπΉ · ππΉ , in other words: ππΉ = πΎ Μ π · ππΉ · ππΉ βπΉ · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ πΉ substitute ππΉ π Μ π )2 · π · ππΉ (πΎ πΉ πΊ ππΉ = πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 1 Case B: arsR under Px and gfp under control of ArsR/Pars. No secondary binding site. Only plasmid copies. π πππ΄ Μ π · ππΈ · π − ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ ππ πΊ π πππΉ Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π · π − π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ ππ πΊ πππ΄ Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ · ππ΄ − βπ΄ · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ ππ πππΉ Μ π · ππΉ · π · βπΉ · ππΉ − βπΉ · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ ππ Constant ArsR: πππ΄ πππ΄ = 0 πππ = 0 ππ ππ thus: Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ · ππ΄ , in other words: ππ΄ = βπ΄ · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ then: Μ π · ππΈ · 0= πΎ π΄ βπ΄ · ππ΄ ππ΄ = Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ Μ π · ππ΄ πΎ πΎ π΄ π΄ ππ ππ΄ − Μ π · ππ΄ πΊ πΎ π΄ thus: π π ππ΄ Μ π · ππΈ · π ππ: ππ΄ = ππ΄ · (πΎ Μ π )2 · ππΈ · π = πΎ π΄ π΄ Μ π · ππ΄ πΊ πΊ πΎ π΄ similarly, in steady state: πππΉ πππΉ = 0 πππ = 0 ππ ππ then: Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ and ππ π Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π , in other words: ππΉ = πΎ πΉ πΊ πΊ Μ π · ππΉ · π · βπΉ · ππΉ , in other words: ππΉ = πΎ Μ π · ππΉ · ππΉ βπΉ · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ πΉ substitute ππΉ ππΉ = ππ ·π πΊ πΉ πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 1 Μ π )2 · (πΎ πΉ Case A2: arsR and gfp under control of Pars. No secondary binding site. Chromosome arsR and plasmid copies. π πππ΄ Μ π · ππ· (ππ΄ ) + πΎ Μ π π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π − ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ π΄ ππ πΊ π πππΉ Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π · π − π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ ππ πΊ πππ΄ Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ · ππ΄ − βπ΄ · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ ππ πππΉ Μ π · ππΉ · π · βπΉ · ππΉ − βπΉ · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ ππ under steady state: πππ΄ πππ΄ = 0 and = 0 ππ ππ thus: Μ π · ππ· (ππ΄ ) + πΎ Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ π΄ ππ πΊ and: Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ · ππ΄ , in other words: ππ΄ = πΎ Μ π · ππ΄ · ππ΄ βπ΄ · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ π΄ with: ππ· = 1 πΌπ· ·ππ΄ +1 assume: ο¨D = ο¨p and: πΌπ· = πΎπ΄ +πΎπΆ ·πΎπ· ·π π 1+πΎπΆ ·π π ·πΊ substitute ππ΄ , then π Μ π )2 · (1 + π ) ππ΄ · (πΎ π π΄ π πΊ Μ π )2 · ππ· · ππ΄ + (πΎ Μ π )2 · ππ· · ππ΄ = (πΎ · ππ΄ = π΄ π΄ πΊ πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 1 π΄ = πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 1 Μ π )2 · (1 + with π΄ = ππ΄ · (πΎ π΄ then: ππ πΊ ) πΌπ· · (ππ΄ )2 + ππ΄ = π΄ solve (similar remark on the two possible solutions; only '+' makes biologically sense) 1 1 2 π΄ ππ΄ = − + √( ) + 2πΌπ· 2πΌπ· πΌπ· similarly, in stead state: πππΉ πππΉ = 0 πππ = 0 ππ ππ then: Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ and ππ π Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π , in other words: ππΉ = πΎ πΉ πΊ πΊ Μ π · ππΉ · π · βπΉ · ππΉ , in other words: ππΉ = πΎ Μ π · ππΉ · ππΉ βπΉ · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ πΉ substitute ππΉ π Μ π )2 · π · ππΉ (πΎ πΉ πΊ ππΉ = πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 1 Case B2: arsR under Px and gfp under control of ArsR/Pars on plasmid. No secondary binding site. Additional chromosomal arsR copy. π πππ΄ Μ π · ππ· (ππ΄ ) + πΎ Μ π · ππΈ · π − ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ π΄π ππ πΊ π πππΉ Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π · π − π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ ππ πΊ πππ΄ Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ · ππ΄ − βπ΄ · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ ππ πππΉ Μ π · ππΉ · π · βπΉ · ππΉ − βπΉ · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ ππ Under steady state: πππ΄ πππ΄ = 0 πππ = 0 ππ ππ then: Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ · ππ΄ , in other words: ππ΄ = βπ΄ · ππ΄ = πΎ π΄ substitute: Μ π · ππ· (ππ΄ ) + πΎ Μ π 0= πΎ π΄π π΄ · ππΈ · ππ ππ΄ − Μ π · ππ΄ πΊ πΎ π΄ thus: π ππ΄ Μ π · ππ· (ππ΄ ) + πΎ Μ π π · ππΈ · π = πΎ π΄ π΄ Μ π · ππ΄ πΊ πΎ π΄ with: ππ· = 1 πΌπ· ·ππ΄ +1 and: πΌπ· = πΎπ΄ +πΎπΆ ·πΎπ· ·π π 1+πΎπΆ ·π π ·πΊ substitute: 2 Μ π ) π · (πΎ π π΄ Μ π · πΎ Μ π π · ππΈ · π + π΄ ππ΄ = ππ΄ · πΎ π΄ π΄ πΊ πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 1 substitute: Μ π )2 π΄ = ππ΄ · (πΎ π΄ and βπ΄ · ππ΄ ππ΄ = Μ π · ππ΄ · βπ΄ Μ π · ππ΄ πΎ πΎ π΄ π΄ Μ π · πΎ Μ π π · ππΈ · π΅ = ππ΄ · πΎ π΄ π΄ ππ πΊ solve: 1 − πΌπ· · π΅ 1 − πΌπ· · π΅ 2 π΄+π΅ √ ππ΄ = − ( )+ ( ) +( ) 2πΌπ· 2πΌπ· πΌπ· similarly, in steady state πππΉ πππΉ = 0 πππ = 0 ππ ππ then: Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ and ππ π Μ π · ππ (ππ΄ ) · π , in other words: ππΉ = πΎ πΉ πΊ πΊ Μ π · ππΉ · π · βπΉ · ππΉ , in other words: ππΉ = πΎ Μ π · ππΉ · ππΉ βπΉ · π · ππΉ = πΎ πΉ πΉ substitute ππΉ π Μ π )2 · π · ππΉ (πΎ πΉ πΊ ππΉ = πΌπ· · ππ΄ + 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.