LOCUS       Exported                5677 bp ds-DNA    circular SYN 19-9-2014
DEFINITION  Bacterial vector for inducible cytoplasmic expression of 
            maltose-binding protein (MBP) fusions with a Factor Xa cleavage 
            site.
ACCESSION   .
VERSION     .
KEYWORDS    pMAL-c5X
SOURCE      synthetic DNA construct
  ORGANISM  synthetic DNA construct
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 5677)
  AUTHORS   Riggs P.
  TITLE     Expression and purification of maltose-binding protein fusions.
  JOURNAL   Curr Protoc Mol Biol 2001;Chapter 16:Unit16.6.
  PUBMED    18265133
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 5677)
  AUTHORS   New England Biolabs
  TITLE     Direct Submission
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..5677
                     /organism="synthetic DNA construct"
                     /lab_host="Escherichia coli"
                     /mol_type="other DNA"
     promoter        3..80
                     /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."
     CDS             81..1163
                     /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"
     misc_feature    1406..1434
                     /note="tac promoter"
                     /note="strong E. coli promoter; hybrid between the trp and 
                     lac UV5 promoters"
     protein_bind    1442..1458
                     /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)."
     CDS             1528..2628
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="malE (mutated)"
                     /product="maltose binding protein from E. coli"
                     /note="MBP"
                     /note="This version of the gene does not encode a signal 
                     sequence, so MBP will remain in the cytosol."
                     /translation="MKIEEGKLVIWINGDKGYNGLAEVGKKFEKDTGIKVTVEHPDKLE
                     EKFPQVAATGDGPDIIFWAHDRFGGYAQSGLLAEITPDKAFQDKLYPFTWDAVRYNGKL
                     IAYPIAVEALSLIYNKDLLPNPPKTWEEIPALDKELKAKGKSALMFNLQEPYFTWPLIA
                     ADGGYAFKYENGKYDIKDVGVDNAGAKAGLTFLVDLIKNKHMNADTDYSIAEAAFNKGE
                     TAMTINGPWAWSNIDTSKVNYGVTVLPTFKGQPSKPFVGVLSAGINAASPNKELAKEFL
                     ENYLLTDEGLEAVNKDKPLGAVALKSYEEELVKDPRIAATMENAQKGEIMPNIPQMSAF
                     WYAVRTAVINAASGRQTVDEALKDAQT"
     CDS             2677..2688
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="Factor Xa recognition and cleavage site"
                     /note="Factor Xa site"
                     /translation="IEGR"
     misc_feature    2684..2762
                     /note="MCS"
                     /note="multiple cloning site"
     terminator      2763..2849
                     /gene="Escherichia coli rrnB"
                     /note="rrnB T1 terminator"
                     /note="transcription terminator T1 from the E. coli rrnB 
                     gene"
     terminator      2941..2968
                     /note="rrnB T2 terminator"
                     /note="transcription terminator T2 from the E. coli rrnB 
                     gene"
     promoter        2996..3086
                     /gene="bla"
                     /note="AmpR promoter"
     CDS             3087..3947
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="bla"
                     /product="beta-lactamase"
                     /note="AmpR"
                     /note="confers resistance to ampicillin, carbenicillin, and
                     related antibiotics"
                     /translation="MSIQHFRVALIPFFAAFCLPVFAHPETLVKVKDAEDQLGARVGYI
                     ELDLNSGKILESFRPEERFPMMSTFKVLLCGAVLSRVDAGQEQLGRRIHYSQNDLVEYS
                     PVTEKHLTDGMTVRELCSAAITMSDNTAANLLLTTIGGPKELTAFLHNMGDHVTRLDRW
                     EPELNEAIPNDERDTTMPVAMATTLRKLLTGELLTLASRQQLIDWMEADKVAGPLLRSA
                     LPAGWFIADKSGAGERGSRGIIAALGPDGKPSRIVVIYTTGSQATMDERNRQIAEIGAS
                     LIKHW"
     rep_origin      4035..4623
                     /direction=RIGHT
                     /note="ori"
                     /note="high-copy-number ColE1/pMB1/pBR322/pUC origin of 
                     replication"
     CDS             complement(4993..5184)
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="rop"
                     /product="Rop protein, which maintains plasmids at low copy
                     number"
                     /note="rop"
                     /translation="MTKQEKTALNMARFIRSQTLTLLEKLNELDADEQADICESLHDHA
                     DELYRSCLARFGDDGENL"