LOCUS       Exported                4753 bp ds-DNA    circular SYN 05-12-2013
DEFINITION  Bacterial lacIq vector for expressing N-terminally 6xHis-tagged 
            proteins. For other reading frames, use pQE-80L or pQE-82L.
ACCESSION   .
VERSION     .
KEYWORDS    pQE-81L
SOURCE      synthetic DNA construct
  ORGANISM  synthetic DNA construct
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 4753)
  AUTHORS   Qiagen
  TITLE     Direct Submission
COMMENT     Because this vector contains the lacIq gene, the pREP4 plasmid is 
            not needed.
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..4753
                     /organism="synthetic DNA construct"
                     /lab_host="Escherichia coli"
                     /mol_type="other DNA"
     promoter        10..54
                     /note="T5 promoter"
                     /note="bacteriophage T5 promoter for E. coli RNA 
                     polymerase, with embedded lac operator"
     protein_bind    30..46
                     /bound_moiety="lac repressor encoded by lacI"
                     /note="lac operator"
                     /note="The lac repressor binds to the lac operator to 
                     inhibit transcription in E. coli. This inhibition can be 
                     relieved by adding lactose or 
                     isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)."
     protein_bind    62..78
                     /bound_moiety="lac repressor encoded by lacI"
                     /note="lac operator"
                     /note="The lac repressor binds to the lac operator to 
                     inhibit transcription in E. coli. This inhibition can be 
                     relieved by adding lactose or 
                     isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)."
     RBS             101..106
                     /note="ribosome binding site"
     CDS             115..117
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="start codon"
                     /note="ATG"
                     /translation="M"
     CDS             127..144
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="6xHis affinity tag"
                     /note="6xHis"
                     /translation="HHHHHH"
     misc_feature    147..194
                     /note="MCS"
                     /note="multiple cloning site"
     misc_feature    194..204
                     /note="stop codons"
                     /note="stop codons in all three reading frames"
     terminator      210..304
                     /gene="
                     "
                     /note="lambda t0 terminator"
                     /note="transcription terminator from phage lambda"
     CDS             348..1007
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="cat"
                     /product="chloramphenicol acetyltransferase"
                     /note="CmR"
                     /note="confers resistance to chloramphenicol"
                     /translation="MEKKITGYTTVDISQWHRKEHFEAFQSVAQCTYNQTVQLDITAFL
                     KTVKKNKHKFYPAFIHILARLMNAHPEFRMAMKDGELVIWDSVHPCYTVFHEQTETFSS
                     LWSEYHDDFRQFLHIYSQDVACYGENLAYFPKGFIENMFFVSANPWVSFTSFDLNVANM
                     DNFFAPVFTMGKYYTQGDKVLMPLAIQVHHAVCDGFHVGRMLNELQQYCDEWQGGA"
     terminator      1072..1158
                     /gene="Escherichia coli rrnB"
                     /note="rrnB T1 terminator"
                     /note="transcription terminator T1 from the E. coli rrnB 
                     gene"
     CDS             complement(1251..2333)
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="lacI"
                     /product="lac repressor"
                     /note="lacI"
                     /note="The lac repressor binds to the lac operator to 
                     inhibit transcription in E. coli. This inhibition can be 
                     relieved by adding lactose or 
                     isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)."
                     /translation="MKPVTLYDVAEYAGVSYQTVSRVVNQASHVSAKTREKVEAAMAEL
                     NYIPNRVAQQLAGKQSLLIGVATSSLALHAPSQIVAAIKSRADQLGASVVVSMVERSGV
                     EACKAAVHNLLAQRVSGLIINYPLDDQDAIAVEAACTNVPALFLDVSDQTPINSIIFSH
                     EDGTRLGVEHLVALGHQQIALLAGPLSSVSARLRLAGWHKYLTRNQIQPIAEREGDWSA
                     MSGFQQTMQMLNEGIVPTAMLVANDQMALGAMRAITESGLRVGADISVVGYDDTEDSSC
                     YIPPLTTIKQDFRLLGQTSVDRLLQLSQGQAVKGNQLLPVSLVKRKTTLAPNTQTASPR
                     ALADSLMQLARQVSRLESGQ"
     promoter        complement(2334..2411)
                     /gene="lacI (mutant)"
                     /note="lacIq promoter"
                     /note="In the lacIq allele, a single base change in the 
                     promoter boosts expression of the lacI gene about 10-fold."
     rep_origin      complement(2929..3517)
                     /direction=LEFT
                     /note="ori"
                     /note="high-copy-number ColE1/pMB1/pBR322/pUC origin of 
                     replication"
     CDS             complement(3688..4548)
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="bla"
                     /product="beta-lactamase"
                     /note="AmpR"
                     /note="confers resistance to ampicillin, carbenicillin, and
                     related antibiotics"
                     /translation="MSIQHFRVALIPFFAAFCLPVFAHPETLVKVKDAEDQLGARVGYI
                     ELDLNSGKILESFRPEERFPMMSTFKVLLCGAVLSRIDAGQEQLGRRIHYSQNDLVEYS
                     PVTEKHLTDGMTVRELCSAAITMSDNTAANLLLTTIGGPKELTAFLHNMGDHVTRLDRW
                     EPELNEAIPNDERDTTMPVAMATTLRKLLTGELLTLASRQQLIDWMEADKVAGPLLRSA
                     LPAGWFIADKSGAGERGSRGIIAALGPDGKPSRIVVIYTTGSQATMDERNRQIAEIGAS
                     LIKHW"
     promoter        complement(4549..4653)
                     /gene="bla"
                     /note="AmpR promoter"