Homework 2 - DNA READ,WRITE,& EDIT

Part 1: Benchling & In-silico Gel Art

Simulate Restriction Enzyme Digestion

Restriction Enzyme Digestion Restriction Enzyme Digestion

Part 3: DNA Design Challenge

3.1. Choose your protein

Retrieved Germin like protein sequence located on chromosome 8, important in plants biotic and abiotic stresses.

>sp|Q6YZY5|GL811_ORYSJ Germin-like protein 8-11 OS=Oryza sativa subsp. japonica OX=39947 GN=Os08g0190100 PE=1 SV=1

MASSSFLLLATLLAMASWQGMASDPSPLQDFCVADMHSPVLVNGFACLNPKDVNADHFFK
AAMLDTPRKTNKVGSNVTLINVMQIPGLNTLGISIÁRIDYAPLGQNPPHTPHRÁTEILIV
LEGTLYVGFVTSNPDNKFFSKV LNKGDVFVFPVGLIHFQFNPNPYKPAVAIAALSSQNPG
AITIANÀVFGSKPPISDDVLAKÁFQVEKGTIDWLQAQFWENNHY

3.2. Reverse Translate: Protein (amino acid) sequence to DNA (nucleotide) sequence

>AF141878.1 Oryza sativa germin-like protein 1 precursor (RGLP1) mRNA, complete cds

CATCTCAAACACACCACCTGAATTAACAAGCAGGTATATATAAGCTACTAGCTAATTAAGAAGG
GCATTAGAATGGCTTCGTCTTCCTTCCTGCTCCTCGCCACTCTTCTTGCCATGGCCTCATGGC
AAGGCATGGCTTCGGATCCCAGCCCTCTGCAGGACTTCTGCGTTGCCGACATGCACTCACCTG
TGCTTGTCAATGGAAATTTGCTTGCCTGAACCCAAAGGACGTGAACGCGGATCACTTCTTCAA
GGCAGCAATGTTGGACACTCCTCGGAAGACGAACAAAGTTTGGGTCTAACGTCACACTGATCA
ACGTCATGCAGATCCCTGGCCTCAACACACTCGGCATCTCAATTGCACGTATTGACTATGCAC
CGTTAGGTCAAAACCCTCCCCACACTCATCCTCGTGCCACCGAAATCCTCACGGTGCTTGAAGG
AACACTCTATGTCGGCTTCGTCACGTCTAACCCGATAACAAGTTTTTCTCCAAAGTGCTCAAT
AAGGGTGATGTGTTCGTATTTCCTGTGGGGCTCATCCACTTCCAATTTAACCCKAACCCCTA
CAAGCCCGCGGTCGCAATTGCCGCACTTAGCAGCCAGAACCCTGGTGCCATCACCATTGCAAAT
GCGGTGTTTGGGTCGAAGCCACCAATCTCCGATGATGTTTTTGGCCAAGGCATTCCAGGTCGAA
AAGGGGGACAATAGATTGGCTCCAAGCCCAGTTCTGGGAGAACAACCATTACTGATCATCTTAC
TGATTGCATTTAAGAAAAAGTTTATGTGCAGTTACAGAGATCCTGCATAATTAACTTTATATA
CTACAATAAAATGACTTCTATTTCGTGTACCACTACTAGCTATATTCTGTGATGTAATTCCAA
TACATGTGTATGGTTTTTCCTGTTTAATTAATGAAATACAGTGTTCTTTGTGACAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

3.3. Codon optimization

Done using IDT tool as Twist Bioscience link provided was not working, optimised for expression in S. cerevisiae, removed type II restriction enzymes BsaI, BsmBI and BpsI.

The sequence entered of OsRGLP1 having start codon and a stop codon:

IDT Codon Optimization Tool IDT Codon Optimization Tool
ATG GCT TCT GAT CCA TCT CCA TTA CAA GAT TTC TGT GTT GCT GAC ATG CAT TCT
CCA GTT TTG GTC AAC GGT TTT GCT TGT TTG AAC CCA AAG GAT GTC AAT GCT GAT
CAT TTC TTC AAG GCT GCT ATG TTG GAC ACT CCA AGA AAG ACC AAC AAG GTT GGT
TCC AAT GTC ACT TTG ATC AAC GTT ATG CAA ATT CCA GGT TTG AAC ACT TTG GGT
ATC TCC ATT GCC AGA ATT GAT TAT GCT CCA TTG GGT CAA AAC CCA CCA CAC ACA
CAC CCA AGA GCC ACT GAA ATT TTG ACT GTT TTG GAA GGT ACT TTG TAT GTT GGT
TTT GTC ACT TCC AAC CCA GAC AAC AAG TTC TTC TCC AAG GTT TTG AAC AAG GGT
GAT GTC TTT GTC TTC CCA GTT GGT TTG ATT CAC TTC CAA TTC AAC CCA AAC CCA
TAC AAG CCA GCT GTT GCT ATT GCT GCT TTA TCT TCT CAA AAC CCA GGT GCC ATC
ACC ATT GCC AAT GCT GTT TTT GGT TCC AAG CCA CCA ATT TCT GAT GAT GTT TTG
GCC AAG GCT TTC CAA GTT GAA AAG GGT ACC ATT GAT TGG TTA CAA GCT CAA TTC
TGG GAA AAC AAC CAC TAC TAA

These are the parameters used on the IDT codon optimisation tool; restriction sites to avoid were entered. However, when checking the sequence on Benchling for the absence of these enzymes, BsmBI and BsaI are not present, but one restriction site of BbsI does exist. The codon optimisation might have been more accurate if Twist or GenWiz software had been used.

3.4. You have a sequence! Now what?

The gene sequence can be recombinantly expressed in S. cerevisiae by using a protocol adapted from Gietz, R. D et al., 2007.

Part 4: Prepare a Twist DNA Synthesis Order

Build Your DNA Insert Sequence

Added 5’ and 3’ sequences for Type II restriction digestion and have annotated the sequence 5’ end - CDS - 3’ end. Can be subsequently used for ordering through Twist Bioscience.

Benchling sequence link

Used vectors of YTK kit and used the combinatorial assembly feature of Benchling to design the final vector: pYtk009 vector (pTDH3) promoter, pYTK051 vector (tENO1) terminator.

Benchling Vector Design Benchling Vector DesignCombinatorial Assembly Combinatorial Assembly