Contribution
We updated 304 existing biobrick pages with new documentation: burden values
No significant burden
Significant burden: 0-20%
Significant burden: >20%
The 2020 Austin_UTexas team has updated 304 existing pages on the registry with new information that was previously generated by the 2019 Austin_UTexas team's data. The 2019 Austin_UTexas team used a standardized method to measure the burden for hundreds of BioBricks in the registry. They transformed 304 iGEM BioBricks into E. coli host cells and measured the maximum growth rates of the resulting strains by monitoring OD600 in a microplate reader. They then performed a procedure to normalize measurements between different assays to produce the final burden values, which are reported as the mean percent reduction in growth rate ± 95% confidence intervals. The burden values calculated by the 2019 team were never documented on the BioBrick pages. So, this year, we updated all 304 pages with each Biobrick's burden value (percent reduction in growth rate), along with an interpretation of each value, under the Functional Parameters heading. A majority of the frequently used BioBricks, promoters, ribosome binding sites, terminators, and coding region parts now have burden values on their pages. All of the burden values, and their corresponding links to the registry pages, are also shown in the tables below.
This information is important to share because iGEM teams and synthetic biologists frequently use and depend on the BioBricks from the registry. Parts that impose significant burden on their host cells are likely to mutate to relieve this burden. This is concerning not only to bench scientists working with small lab cultures but also to scientists working with large bioreactor volumes of culture containing these BioBricks. The burden values are very informative, and future BioBrick users can now access and use the values to anticipate whether those parts are reliable enough for their project goals. They can also use the standardized "burden-o-meter" protocol to measure the burden of any other Biobricks that they are interested in.
The reported burden values were divided into three categories:
Interpretations of Burden Values
Biobricks with no significant burden are ones that did not exhibit a burden that was significantly greater than zero (i.e., it appears to have little to no impact on growth). Therefore, users can depend on this part to remain stable for many bacterial cell divisions and in large culture volumes.
BioBricks with a burden of >20-30% may be susceptible to mutating to become less functional or nonfunctional as an evolutionary consequence of this fitness cost. This risk increases as they are used for more bacterial cell divisions or in larger cultures. Users should be especially careful when combining multiple burdensome parts, as plasmids with a total burden of >40% are expected to mutate so quickly that they become unclonable.
For More Information...
Refer to any one of the BBa_K3174002↗ - BBa_K3174007↗ pages for more information (under the Characterization heading) on the methods and other conclusions from the large-scale measurement project conducted by the 2019 Austin_UTexas team↗.
Burden Values
Biobricks with No Burden
Link to Biobrick Page |
Biobrick Accession |
Burden value (mean ± 95% CI) |
K519010 |
-0.1 ± 3.9% |
|
K1150038 |
-0.1 ± 8.1% |
|
K576003 |
-0.2 ± 10.3% |
|
K648029 |
-0.2 ± 4.4% |
|
K538000 |
-0.2 ± 4% |
|
B0040 |
-0.2 ± 9.1% |
|
K538004 |
-0.3 ± 0.2% |
|
I712088 |
-0.3 ± 20.9% |
|
E0034 |
-0.3 ± 3.7% |
|
K738002 |
-0.4 ± 1.8% |
|
R0071 |
-0.4 ± 2.2% |
|
K784006 |
-0.4 ± 2.3% |
|
K747007 |
-0.4 ± 2.7% |
|
C0060 |
-0.4 ± 2.9% |
|
E0022 |
-0.4 ± 5.4% |
|
I732920 |
-0.5 ± 0.7% |
|
P10302 |
-0.5 ± 2.1% |
|
B0012 |
-0.5 ± 2.4% |
|
K539421 |
-0.5 ± 2.8% |
|
K747022 |
-0.6 ± 1.9% |
|
J23119 |
-0.6 ± 11% |
|
K398331 |
-0.6 ± 2.5% |
|
K592018 |
-0.7 ± 1.9% |
|
S03749 |
-0.8 ± 1.5% |
|
K936013 |
-0.8 ± 2.2% |
|
K823017 |
-0.8 ± 7% |
|
K747011 |
-0.9 ± 1.3% |
|
K567018 |
-0.9 ± 2.1% |
|
K624003 |
-0.9 ± 6.8% |
|
K654058 |
-0.9 ± 7.4% |
|
S04602 |
-1 ± 1.2% |
|
K523003 |
-1 ± 2.8% |
|
K1150039 |
-1 ± 3.8% |
|
K747020 |
-1 ± 4.3% |
|
E1010 |
-1.1 ± 2.5% |
|
K808025 |
-1.1 ± 4.8% |
|
K817023 |
-1.2 ± 1.3% |
|
K567008 |
-1.2 ± 2.1% |
|
K1150043 |
-1.2 ± 2.6% |
|
J61100 |
-1.2 ± 24.4% |
|
K812032 |
-1.2 ± 3.8% |
|
E0030 |
-1.2 ± 5% |
|
K624004 |
-1.3 ± 0.7% |
|
K575021 |
-1.3 ± 4.7% |
|
J45219 |
-1.3 ± 6.1% |
|
I759019 |
-1.4 ± 3.6% |
|
K627011 |
-1.4 ± 3.8% |
|
K733008 |
-1.5 ± 5% |
|
K817018 |
-1.7 ± 3.7% |
|
R0084 |
-1.7 ± 7.7% |
|
K541506 |
-1.8 ± 1.2% |
|
I759018 |
-1.8 ± 4.9% |
|
I751100 |
-1.9 ± 4.5% |
|
K569017 |
-2 ± 1.6% |
|
K817024 |
-2 ± 3% |
|
K598014 |
-2.1 ± 2.4% |
|
B0010 |
-2.1 ± 3.4% |
|
R0011 |
-2.2 ± 1.5% |
|
K525710 |
-2.2 ± 3.5% |
|
R0063 |
-2.3 ± 4.1% |
|
K1150040 |
-2.3 ± 4.3% |
|
K777117 |
-2.4 ± 2.4% |
|
K731722 |
-2.7 ± 3.6% |
|
J45299 |
-2.7 ± 4.4% |
|
K909007 |
-2.9 ± 1.8% |
|
K607035 |
-2.9 ± 3.4% |
|
K516022 |
-3.1 ± 3.2% |
|
K914001 |
-3.1 ± 7.8% |
|
K660610 |
-3.5 ± 5.8% |
|
K314110 |
-3.5 ± 5.9% |
|
R0082 |
-5.4 ± 3.7% |
|
R0078 |
-5.4 ± 5.6% |
|
J23108 |
0.0 ± 1.5% |
|
K606017 |
0.0 ± 1.5% |
|
K733009 |
0.0 ± 2.6% |
|
R0040 |
0.0 ± 3% |
|
K784014 |
0.1 ± 2.4% |
|
K539119 |
0.1 ± 3.5% |
|
R0062 |
0.1 ± 6% |
|
B0030 |
0.2 ± 0.9% |
|
I6057 |
0.2 ± 2.1% |
|
K1033910 |
0.2 ± 2.4% |
|
K516031 |
0.2 ± 4.2% |
|
K747018 |
0.2 ± 4.9% |
|
K515007 |
0.2 ± 5.3% |
|
K525998 |
0.2 ± 5.4% |
|
K540001 |
0.2 ± 5.4% |
|
K584000 |
0.2 ± 5.4% |
|
J52040 |
0.3 ± 2.2% |
|
I746375 |
0.3 ± 2.4% |
|
E0020 |
0.3 ± 2.8% |
|
K592011 |
0.3 ± 3.3% |
|
K1150041 |
0.3 ± 4.5% |
|
J45319 |
0.4 ± 2.9% |
|
J23109 |
0.4 ± 3.6% |
|
R0080 |
0.5 ± 1.4% |
|
C0052 |
0.5 ± 2.6% |
|
K808003 |
0.5 ± 3.6% |
|
K936000 |
0.5 ± 3% |
|
K747004 |
0.5 ± 4.7% |
|
B0013 |
0.6 ± 0.8% |
|
C0012 |
0.6 ± 2.1% |
|
K592016 |
0.6 ± 3.8% |
|
K517002 |
0.6 ± 4.4% |
|
I13502 |
0.6 ± 6.2% |
|
K876000 |
0.7 ± 3.7% |
|
K747010 |
0.8 ± 12.3% |
|
K875009 |
0.8 ± 2.2% |
|
C0160 |
0.8 ± 5.7% |
|
I15017 |
0.8 ± 5.7% |
|
K1415006 |
0.9 ± 1% |
|
K773004 |
0.9 ± 12.5% |
|
K1188002 |
1 ± 1.4% |
|
K863206 |
1 ± 4.1% |
|
K747021 |
1 ± 9.9% |
|
K538101 |
1.1 ± 4.7% |
|
I13504 |
1.1 ± 5.4% |
|
R0065 |
1.2 ± 2.8% |
|
K525306 |
1.2 ± 3.1% |
|
K588001 |
1.2 ± 5.6% |
|
R0079 |
1.2 ± 7.7% |
|
B0031 |
1.3 ± 1.1% |
|
K648013 |
1.3 ± 1.4% |
|
K145302 |
1.3 ± 2.1% |
|
K516030 |
1.3 ± 2.5% |
|
K747002 |
1.3 ± 2.6% |
|
S03154 |
1.4 ± 10.3% |
|
C0061 |
1.4 ± 12.9% |
|
I746381 |
1.4 ± 4.3% |
|
K624000 |
1.4 ± 5.9% |
|
K592009 |
1.4 ± 6.5% |
|
S05060 |
1.4 ± 6% |
|
B0034 |
1.5 ± 13.1% |
|
K145001 |
1.5 ± 3.6% |
|
K590034 |
1.5 ± 5.8% |
|
K747019 |
1.5 ± 7.8% |
|
K567015 |
1.6 ± 2.2% |
|
K763001 |
1.6 ± 6.9% |
|
K808032 |
1.6 ± 6.9% |
|
K575020 |
1.7 ± 4.2% |
|
K523004 |
1.7 ± 6.7% |
|
E0024 |
1.8 ± 12.4% |
|
K611026 |
1.8 ± 4.6% |
|
K577894 |
1.8 ± 5.2% |
|
K1033916 |
1.9 ± 2.5% |
|
K617003 |
1.9 ± 3.2% |
|
K747012 |
1.9 ± 3.5% |
|
R0010 |
1.9 ± 39.8% |
|
K316003 |
13.8 ± 13.4% |
|
I759005 |
17.8 ± 16% |
|
K523002 |
2 ± 3.8% |
|
K634001 |
2 ± 4.1% |
|
K873002 |
2 ± 7.8% |
|
K914003 |
2 ± 7% |
|
K137019 |
2.1 ± 1.7% |
|
K914011 |
2.1 ± 1.9% |
|
K608007 |
2.1 ± 2.5% |
|
K325903 |
2.1 ± 6.2% |
|
C0261 |
2.2 ± 1.6% |
|
J52011 |
2.2 ± 2.3% |
|
J45199 |
2.2 ± 2.7% |
|
K819010 |
2.2 ± 3.4% |
|
K808000 |
2.2 ± 4.3% |
|
k1218003 |
2.2 ± 5.1% |
|
K731520 |
2.3 ± 3.4% |
|
K525406 |
2.4 ± 4% |
|
E0032 |
2.4 ± 6.1% |
|
K1150001 |
2.4 ± 6.4% |
|
K1061003 |
2.5 ± 11.9% |
|
K541505 |
2.5 ± 7.5% |
|
K747023 |
2.6 ± 5.9% |
|
K575015 |
2.6 ± 6.4% |
|
K1184000 |
2.7 ± 3.2% |
|
K819017 |
2.7 ± 3.2% |
|
K608006 |
2.7 ± 3.9% |
|
E0422 |
2.8 ± 11.6% |
|
K575008 |
2.8 ± 2.5% |
|
K775000 |
2.8 ± 6.2% |
|
K895004 |
2.8 ± 8% |
|
K861090 |
2.8 ± 9% |
|
K747005 |
2.9 ± 3.3% |
|
K608351 |
2.9 ± 3.8% |
|
B0011 |
22.1 ± 24.3% |
|
I742111 |
22.7 ± 13.7% |
|
I13600 |
3 ± 10.7% |
|
C0040 |
3 ± 4.8% |
|
B0032 |
3 ± 6.2% |
|
K861173 |
3.1 ± 2.6% |
|
K538104 |
3.2 ± 10.8% |
|
K525404 |
3.2 ± 5.3% |
|
K517005 |
3.3 ± 4.2% |
|
J52022 |
3.4 ± 4.2% |
|
K1806004 |
3.5 ± 4.5% |
|
I13001 |
3.5 ± 5.7% |
|
J61101 |
3.5 ± 8.8% |
|
E0036 |
3.6 ± 2.3% |
|
R1062 |
3.6 ± 3.1% |
|
K581005 |
3.8 ± 3.9% |
|
K115001 |
3.8 ± 7.2% |
|
I746200 |
3.9 ± 2.9% |
|
K517003 |
3.9 ± 4.2% |
|
K1061001 |
4.1 ± 8.4% |
|
B1006 |
4.3 ± 4.4% |
|
K118000 |
4.3 ± 4.6% |
|
B0025 |
4.3 ± 6.9% |
|
B0033 |
4.6 ± 4.2% |
|
K895000 |
4.7 ± 5.4% |
|
I759020 |
4.7 ± 7.1% |
|
R1051 |
4.8 ± 6.9% |
|
K747003 |
4.9 ± 7.8% |
|
K784013 |
5 ± 10.6% |
|
B0015 |
5 ± 19.2% |
|
K747001 |
5 ± 4.3% |
|
K523015 |
5.1 ± 4.7% |
|
K541503 |
5.2 ± 5.4% |
|
E0420 |
5.2 ± 6.2% |
|
K844007 |
5.2 ± 7.3% |
|
K747009 |
5.4 ± 6.3% |
|
K523000 |
5.7 ± 6.1% |
|
K611025 |
5.7 ± 6.1% |
|
K773003 |
5.7 ± 9.3% |
|
R0083 |
5.8 ± 7% |
|
C0050 |
5.9 ± 5.1% |
|
I13601 |
5.9 ± 9.3% |
|
I13500 |
6.1 ± 5.6% |
|
K1166002 |
6.1 ± 6.4% |
|
K733001 |
6.3 ± 10.6% |
|
I0500 |
6.7 ± 9.5% |
|
K844006 |
7 ± 10.2% |
|
K568004 |
7 ± 5.8% |
|
B0023 |
7.4 ± 6.5% |
|
K844008 |
7.6 ± 11.5% |
|
K575014 |
7.9 ± 16.1% |
|
K118019 |
8 ± 8.3% |
|
K797001 |
8.3 ± 19% |
|
K115002 |
8.4 ± 17.7% |
|
K748002 |
9.3 ± 9.1% |
|
K523006 |
9.6 ± 17.9% |
Biobricks with Significant Burden (0-20%)
Link to Biobrick Page |
Biobrick Accession |
Burden value (mean ± 95% CI) |
E0026 |
3.1 ± 1.3% |
|
I712058 |
3.4 ± 0.5% |
|
K773002 |
4.2 ± 3.0% |
|
K747008 |
4.3 ± 2.0% |
|
I759016 |
5.0 ± 2.5% |
|
K774001 |
5.0 ± 2.5% |
|
K608004 |
5.3 ± 2.2% |
|
K398326 |
5.3 ± 2.4% |
|
K608003 |
5.6 ± 1.5% |
|
K747000 |
5.6 ± 3.8% |
|
K553003 |
5.7 ± 3.1% |
|
I746391 |
5.9 ± 4.4% |
|
K118028 |
6.9 ± 3.2% |
|
K516011 |
7.0 ± 3.1% |
|
I13002 |
7.5 ± 3.2% |
|
K581008 |
7.7 ± 4.9% |
|
K1150042 |
7.8 ± 2.1% |
|
K575009 |
8.0 ± 4.3% |
|
K325909 |
8.3 ± 2.2% |
|
I13602 |
8.4 ± 3.2% |
|
K608002 |
8.5 ± 5.1% |
|
I746908 |
8.6 ± 2.4% |
|
K516132 |
8.7 ± 4.8% |
|
E0430 |
9.0 ± 4.5% |
|
K137076 |
9.5 ± 4.4% |
|
K523023 |
9.8 ± 3.9% |
|
K118024 |
9.8 ± 5.8% |
|
I712669 |
10.1 ± 4.5% |
|
K325218 |
10.8 ± 7.3% |
|
K617004 |
11.6 ± 1.5% |
|
K861172 |
13.4 ± 2.5% |
|
K608011 |
13.7 ± 5.4% |
|
K541501 |
14.4 ± 3.6% |
|
K639003 |
14.8 ± 2.8% |
|
K731721 |
14.8 ± 4.4% |
|
K1149051 |
15.0 ± 8.4% |
|
I0466 |
16.4 ± 10.1% |
|
K137018 |
16.8 ± 8.2% |
|
C0051 |
17.0 ± 8.2% |
|
I761014 |
17.5 ± 5% |
|
K523013 |
18.3 ± 8.8% |
|
K733013 |
19.5 ± 3.3% |
Biobricks with Significant Burden (>20%)
Link to Biobrick Page |
Biobrick Accession |
Burden value (mean ± 95% CI) |
K395602 |
20.3 ± 1.9% |
|
K541502 |
24.6 ± 3.2% |
|
I759014 |
26.8 ± 5.8% |
|
K608012 |
27.1 ± 4.7% |
|
C0053 |
27.1 ± 6.5% |
|
K880005 |
27.5 ± 8.6% |
|
C0056 |
28.2 ± 3.9% |
|
K346000 |
29.1 ± 10.4% |
|
I759017 |
29.5 ± 8.3% |
|
J36335 |
30.2 ± 12.2% |
|
K592020 |
31.8 ± 5.0% |
|
K541526 |
32.9 ± 7.8% |
|
J61000 |
33.4 ± 4.1% |
|
K515100 |
33.9 ± 15.9% |
|
K608010 |
34.1 ± 7.7% |
|
K523020 |
38.3 ± 8.7% |
|
K523014 |
39.6 ± 4.7% |
|
K733010 |
46.0 ± 6.2% |
|
K523022 |
51.7 ± 19.2% |