A New Optogenetic Tool Based on AraC Controls Gene Expression with Blue Light
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...from one that represses transcription to one that activates transcription.However, this system lacks spatio-temporal...barbara_synbio) May 13, 2021
The original AraC transcriptional regulator
Their system is based on the AraC...AraC protein that controls transcription from the PBAD promoter. “AraC is widely used in synthetic biology...It relies on the sugar arabinose to activate transcription by causing conformation changes in the AraC ...domains of the BLADE dimerize and activates transcription.
The team created two constructs, among others...with AraC,” says Di Ventura.
BLADE activates transcription with the flick of a light switch and shuts off...