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Revision as of 21:04, 20 October 2009

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The project


The redoxilator

- Genetic design
- Applications and perspectives
- Results
- Safety considerations


The USER assembly standard

- USERTM cloning


USER fusion primer design software

- Abstract
- Instructions
- Output format

The project


The USER fusion primer design software: PHUSER
(Primer Help for USER)


Abstract

When designing constructs with more than two biobricks using USER fusion, it is essential to avoid identical fusion tails to ensure correct order of the biobricks. Furthermore, the DNA denaturation temperature (TM) of the primer fragments must be pairwise within 2 oC degrees, for PCR amplication of the biobricks. Selection of optimal fusion tails is achieved by employing a simple, but powerful sorting algorithm utilizing the fact that the relative penalty for increasing length of, and shifting center of fusion regions, is the same, i.e. one base added/removed from final primers. Adjusting the TM of primer pairs is done by sampling the various allowed lengths of the primers (18-24 bases), thus changing the CG ration and affecting TM, until an acceptable solution is achieved. The suggested primers are presented in a clear and intuitive fashion, diplaying both list view and a graphical overview of fusion regions and related primers. PHUSER is tested to handle primer design for constructs with between 2 and 9 biobricks at the time, but in theory, if enough unique fusion tails exists, many more biobricks can be fused in the same reaction.


Article submitted October 2009 - publication pending

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