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<p> Based on the ALKR-PalkM mechanism in <i>Acinetobacter baylyi</i> ADP1, we designed an alkane sensor in E coli. The sensor is composed of two parts: alkane sensing part and signal generation part. The core of alkane sensing part in <i>Acinetobacter baylyi</i> ADP1 is promoter alkM, so we took PalkM into our design. Besides, PalkM must co-function with transcription factor ALKR, so we constructed ALKR into the sensor. ALKR and PalkM are sufficient for sensing alkanes. The function of signal generation part is to output a conspicuous or easily detectable signal. In this case, we chose RFP as the reporter.</p>
 
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