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. 2024 Jul 24;9(31):33868–33881. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c03613

Table 2. Bacterial Strains and Plasmids Used in this Study.

strains and plasmids genotypes or description reference
E. colistrains
TOP10 F Φ80lacZΔM15 ΔlacX74 recA1 Tiangen
BL21(DE3) FompT hsdSB (rBmB) gal dcm (DE3) Tiangen
DH5α F φ80 lacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF) Tiangen
Rosseta(DE3) FompT hsdSB (rBmB) gal dcm (DE3) pRARE Tiangen
Plasmids
pET-21a AmpR, T7 promoter, lac operator Merck
pET-32a AmpR, T7 promoter, lac operator, TrxA tag Merck
pPmer pET-21a derivative containing natural merR and Pmer divergent promoter region cloned into BglII and XbaI sites (11)
pPpbr pET-21a derivative containing a redesigned lead sensory element from Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43 plasmid pLVPK this study
pPars pET-21a derivative containing a redesigned arsenic sensory element from Escherichia coli K12 chromosomal ars operon cloned into BglII and XbaI sites this study
pCadR10-DV The vioABCE gene cluster fused downstream of a redesigned cadmium sensory element from Halomonas caseinilytica JCM 14802 (36)
pET-HbpAv pET-21a derivative containing the HbpAv coding gene this study
pET-bFMO pET-21a derivative containing the bFMO coding gene this study
pET-cFMO pET-21a derivative containing the cFMO coding gene this study
pET-rFPMO pET-21a derivative containing the rFPMO coding gene this study
pET-TrxA-bFMO pET-32a derivative containing the fused TrxA-bFMO coding gene this study
pET-TrxA-cFMO pET-32a derivative containing the fused TrxA-cFMO coding gene this study
pHg-bFMO pPmer derivative containing the bFMO coding gene under transcriptional control of Hg(II) sensory element this study
pPb-bFMO pPb-vioABCE derivative containing the bFMO coding gene under transcriptional control of Pb(II) sensory element this study
pCd-bFMO pCadR10-DV derivative containing the bFMO coding gene under transcriptional control of Cd(II) sensory element this study
pHg-TrxA-bFMO pPmer derivative containing the fused TrxA-bFMO coding gene under transcriptional control of Hg(II) sensory element this study
pHg-TrxA-cFMO pPmer derivative containing the fused TrxA-cFMO coding gene under transcriptional control of Hg(II) sensory element This study
pHg-rFPMO pPmer derivative containing the rFPMO coding gene under transcriptional control of Hg(II) sensory element this study
pPb-TrxA-bFMO pPb-vioABCE derivative containing the fused TrxA-bFMO coding gene under transcriptional control of Pb(II) sensory element this study
pAs-TrxA-bFMO pPars derivative containing the fused TrxA-bFMO coding gene under transcriptional control of As(III) sensory element this study
pCd-TrxA-bFMO pCadR10-DV derivative containing the fused TrxA-bFMO coding gene under transcriptional control of Cd(II) sensory element this study