Characterizing a standardized BioPart for BAG-specific expression in C. elegans

MicroPubl Biol. 2024 Mar 12:2024:10.17912/micropub.biology.001150. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001150. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Biological parts (BioParts) are modular and standardized DNA sequences that encode biological functions and contribute to the efficient biological engineering of complex systems. Here, we characterize a short BioPart (P flp-17 , 300 bp) for bright multicopy and single-copy BAG-specific expression starting from the gastrula stage in hermaphrodite and male C. elegans . We have generated standardized P flp-17 cloning vectors for BAG-specific gfp and mScarlet expression compatible with extra-chromosomal arrays and for single-copy transgene insertion. The short P flp-17 promoter is easy to generate by gene synthesis and has been incorporated into our online transgene design tool (www.wormbuilder.org/transgenebuilder ) .

Grants and funding

This work was funded by a competitive research grant from the KAUST Office of Research Administration (CRG9 URF/1/4388-01-01).