From 2006.igem.org
System Diagram of Arsenic Biosensor
Reaction set
No. | Name | Equation | Rate Law | Parameters
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1 | ArsD binding to Arsenic (III) | ArsD+2As(III)=ArsD-2As(III) | Mass Action | K1=1000 K-1=0.65
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2 | ArsD binding to promoter1 | 2 ArsD+promoter1=2ArsD-promoter1 | Mass Action | K2=10000, K-2=0.65
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3 | ArsD degradation | ArsD->null | Mass Action | K3=0.05
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4 | ArsD production | promoter1->promoter1+ArsD | Michaelis-Menten | V4m=0.5, K4m=75
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5 | ArsR binding to Arsenic (III) | ArsR+2As(III)=ArsR-2As(III) | Mass Action | K5=1000, K-5=0.65
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6 | ArsR binding to promoter2 | 2ArsR+promoter2=2ArsR-promoter2 | Mass Action | K6=10000, K-6=0.65
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7 | ArsR degradation | ArsR->null | Mass Action | K7=0.05
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8 | ArsR production | promoter2->promoter2+ArsR | Michaelis-Menten | V8m=10, K8m=25
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9 | LacI binding to allolactose | LacI+allolactose=LacI-allolactose | Mass Action | K9=10000, K-9=0.1
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10 | LacI binding to promoter4 | LacI+promoter4 = LacI-promoter4 | Mass Action | K10=1000, K-10=0.5
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11 | LacI degradation | LacI->null | Mass Action | K11=0.1
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12 | LacI production | promoter3->promoter3+LacI | Michaelis-Menten | V12m=0.5, K12m=40
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13 | lacZ degradation | lacZ->null | Mass Action | K13=0.1
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14 | lacZ production | promoter1->promoter1+lacZ | Michaelis-Menten | V14m=25, K14m=10
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15 | LCI binding to promoter 4 | LCI+promoter4=LCI-promoter4 | Mass Action | K15=10000, K-15=0.5
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16 | LCI degradation | LCI->null | Mass Action | K16=0.1
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17 | LCI production | promoter2->promoter2+LCI | Michaelis-Menten | V17m=10, K17m=25
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18 | Urease degradation | Urease->null | Mass Action | K18=0.1
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19 | Urease production | promoter4->promoter4+Urease | Michaelis-Menten | V19m=10, K19m=40
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Note: The units for first, second and third order rate constants are expressed in units of second^-1, nMol^-1*second^-1 and nMol^-2*second^-1 respectively.
This reaction map is generated from the reaction set above using Simbiology Toolbox.
Initial concentration
No. | Species | Intial Concentration (nMol)
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1 | ArsD | 25
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2 | As(III) | 40
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3 | 2ArsD-promoter1 | 25
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4 | promoter1 | 5
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5 | ArsR | 25
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6 | 2ArsR-promoter2 | 25
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7 | promoter2 | 5
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8 | LCI | 4
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9 | LacI | 0.1
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10 | LacI-allolactose | 0.1
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11 | allolactose | 1000
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12 | LacI-promoter4 | 0.1
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13 | promoter4 | 25
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14 | LCI-promoter4 | 0.1
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15 | Urease | 0.1
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16 | promoter3 | 5
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17 | Other species | 0
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Methodology
Results
Fig.1 System response with 5ppb arsenic input
Fig.2 System response with 20ppb arsenic input