Inducible promoters
AssigneeWorcester Polytechnic Institute
InventorsAndrés Felipe Carrillo Rincón, Natalie G. Farny
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Abstract
Provided herein are nucleic acid constructs that comprise an inducible promoter. Dual expression systems are provided comprising two nucleic acid constructs or a single nucleic acid construct with two inducible promoters. Also provided are methods of expressing transcripts by transforming a nucleic acid construct described herein into a prokaryotic cell and contacting the prokaryotic cell with an inducer. Methods of producing a carotenoid are also disclosed herein.
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A cell comprising a nucleic acid construct comprising a modified inducible promoter, wherein the modified inducible promoter comprises:
- a. a TATAATGT sequence at position −10, relative to a transcriptional start site of the promoter;
- b a TTGACA sequence at position −35, relative to the transcriptional start site of the promoter;
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- c. a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a bacterial ribosome binding sequence.
A cell-free system comprising a nucleic acid construct comprising a modified inducible promoter, which includes:
- a. a TATAATGT sequence at position −10, relative to a transcriptional start site of the promoter;
- b. a TTGACA sequence at position −35, relative to the transcriptional start site of the promoter;
- c. a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a bacterial ribosome binding sequence;
- and an RNA polymerase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.