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==Chiba 2009 Project: A Bacterial Timer==
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===Introduction===
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==Introduction==
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*our project is to make a "bacterial timer" i.e. ~~.
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*our project is to make a "bacterial timer" i.e. ~~(ぐたいてきに).
*our approach to this goal is to make a series of a transcription factor which each of them differes in a responce time(?) of the transcription activation(?) by an single(same?) inducer.
*our approach to this goal is to make a series of a transcription factor which each of them differes in a responce time(?) of the transcription activation(?) by an single(same?) inducer.
*we believe that this device would be useful for making an macroscopic(?) timing control(?) in bacterial behavior or many application in synthetic biology & iGEM community.
*we believe that this device would be useful for making an macroscopic(?) timing control(?) in bacterial behavior or many application in synthetic biology & iGEM community.
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*to demonstrate this "timing control", we aimed(?) to draw an "animated picture": a picture that pop up (emerge?) gradually!!
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*to demonstrate this "timing control", we aimed(?) to draw an "animated picture": a picture that pop up (emerge?) one by one.
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===Project Design===
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==Project Design==
*Our project is to make an series of a transcription factor which will be activated by an same inducer, but differs in the responce time.
*Our project is to make an series of a transcription factor which will be activated by an same inducer, but differs in the responce time.
*to achive this goal, we choosed a trascription factor LuxR, and tried to make a "delayed"-LuxR mutants by directed evolution, and tested its performance.
*to achive this goal, we choosed a trascription factor LuxR, and tried to make a "delayed"-LuxR mutants by directed evolution, and tested its performance.
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====LuxR====
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===LuxR===
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*LuxR is from Vibrio fischeri: a protein is used in Quorum Seinsing.  
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*LuxR is from Vibrio fischeri: a transcription activator used in Quorum Seinsing.  
*when LuxR binds to N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL), LuxR-AHL complex is dimerilized and then activate the transcription below(?) the lux box promoter(?).
*when LuxR binds to N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL), LuxR-AHL complex is dimerilized and then activate the transcription below(?) the lux box promoter(?).
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==Experiments, Results & Discussion==
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===Experiments===
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===Directed Evolution of LuxR to achive a "delayed" mutant===
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====Directed Evolution of LuxR to achive a "delayed" mutant====
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*We mutated LuxR gene by error-prone PCR using Mn2+(Joyce, 1996) and cloned it into a pUC vector.
*We mutated LuxR gene by error-prone PCR using Mn2+(Joyce, 1996) and cloned it into a pUC vector.
*This library was transformed into XL10-Gold, and the plasmid was mini-prepped to get an plasmid library (pUC-[luxR]).
*This library was transformed into XL10-Gold, and the plasmid was mini-prepped to get an plasmid library (pUC-[luxR]).
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===Results===
 
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===Conclusion===
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==Conclusion==

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Contents

Chiba 2009 Project: A Bacterial Timer

Introduction

  • our project is to make a "bacterial timer" i.e. ~~(ぐたいてきに).
  • our approach to this goal is to make a series of a transcription factor which each of them differes in a responce time(?) of the transcription activation(?) by an single(same?) inducer.
  • we believe that this device would be useful for making an macroscopic(?) timing control(?) in bacterial behavior or many application in synthetic biology & iGEM community.
  • to demonstrate this "timing control", we aimed(?) to draw an "animated picture": a picture that pop up (emerge?) one by one.

Project Design

  • Our project is to make an series of a transcription factor which will be activated by an same inducer, but differs in the responce time.
  • to achive this goal, we choosed a trascription factor LuxR, and tried to make a "delayed"-LuxR mutants by directed evolution, and tested its performance.

LuxR

  • LuxR is from Vibrio fischeri: a transcription activator used in Quorum Seinsing.
  • when LuxR binds to N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL), LuxR-AHL complex is dimerilized and then activate the transcription below(?) the lux box promoter(?).

Experiments, Results & Discussion

Directed Evolution of LuxR to achive a "delayed" mutant

  • We mutated LuxR gene by error-prone PCR using Mn2+(Joyce, 1996) and cloned it into a pUC vector.
  • This library was transformed into XL10-Gold, and the plasmid was mini-prepped to get an plasmid library (pUC-[luxR]).
  • The plasmid library was transformed into XL1-Blue harboring pAC-plux-gfp, which will glow green when an active LuxR was present.
  • We screened for the fast/dull mutant of LuxR, and collected the clone's plasmid.
  • ....


Conclusion