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==Overview==
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When <b>sufficient protective coating</b> has been made, the temperature of the system is raised to 42°C.  This activates the <b>thermosensitive promoter</b>, consequently triggering <b>Module 3</b>. <br>
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==Rationale==
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After encapsulation, it becomes <b>more difficult for normal chemical induction</b> to penetrate the outer protective coating.  To tackle this problem, <b>heat induction</b> is used.  Heat induction is, in addition, a commonly used and highly reproducible induction method in industrial scale manufacturing processes.<br>
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After encapsulation, it becomes more difficult for normal chemical induction to penetrate the outer protective coating. To tackle this problem, heat induction is used. The temperature is raised to 42 degrees, which activates a thermoinducible promoter system and consequently starts module 3.<br>
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The thermosensitive cI promoter is chosen as it is widely cited in literature for efficient thermoinduction of systems [1], and has been proven to work well in commonly available plasmids. [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K098995 BBa_K098995], in particular, is the only construct for the thermosensitive cI system in the registry and has already been characterised previously.<br>
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==The thermoinducible system==
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==The system==
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The lambda promoter is strongly repressed at 28 degrees by the cI repressor.  Therefore, at 28 degrees, the thermoinducible system has no activity. <br>
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The lambda promoter ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_R0051 R0051]) is strongly repressed at 28 degrees by the cI repressor([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K098997 K098997]).  Therefore, at 28 degrees, the thermoinducible system has no activity. <br>
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However, this cI repressor is unique in that it is temperature-sensitive, and will readily lose its functional structure as the temperature increases.  Therefore, when the temperature is raised to 42 degrees, the lambda promoter is no longer repressed and can trigger module 3. <br>
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However, this cI repressor is unique in that it is <b>temperature-sensitive</b>, and will readily lose its functional structure as the temperature increases.  Therefore, when the temperature is raised to 42°C, the lambda promoter is no longer repressed and can trigger <b>Module 3</b>. <br>
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<html><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Temporal_Control/Thermoinduction/System"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;" width=50px align="left" src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/dk806/II09Learnmore.png"></a></html>&nbsp; <b><i>About the thermoinduction system </i></b>
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The thermoinducible construct ([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K098995 BBa_K098995]), an existing biobrick, is characterised by ligating it to GFP.  The cells are grown at the low temperature of 28°C where the promoter is inactive. The temperature is then shifted up to 42°C.  The GFP fluorescence is monitored throughout as an indicator of promoter activity. <br>
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The thermoinducible construct is tested by ligating it to GFP.  Therefore, we can detect a change in promoter activity by variaton in GFP fluorescence. <br>
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The GFP fluorescence is shown to be at baseline when cells are grown at 28 degrees.  However, when the cells undergo a temperature shift to 42 degrees, there is an almost immediate increase in GFP fluorescence.  This shows that the activity of the lambda promoter does increase when the temperature is shifted up. <br>
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The GFP fluorescence is shown to be at baseline when cells are grown at 28°C.  However, when the cells undergo a temperature shift to 42°C, there is an almost immediate increase in GFP fluorescence.  <br>
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This shows that the activity of the lambda promoter does increase when the temperature is shifted up, so the thermoinducible construct ([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K098995 BBa_K098995]) does become activated by higher temperatures. <br>
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"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;" width=50px align="left" src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/dk806/II09Learnmore.png"></a></html>&nbsp;<i><b> About our wet lab results</b></i>
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[1] Wolfgang Jechlingera*, Michael P Szostaka 1 , Angela Wittea, Werner Lubitza (1999) Altered temperature induction sensitivity of the lambda pR/cI857 system for controlled gene E expression in Escherichia coli. <i>FEMS Microbiology Letters</i>. 173(2), pp 347 - 352
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===Project Tour===
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===Temporal control Contents===
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<html><center><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Temporal_Control/Chemical_Induction"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;" width="20%" src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/dk806/II09_chemicalinduction.png"></a><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Temporal_Control/Autoinduction"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;" width="20%" src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/dk806/II09_Drylabmainimage1.png"></a><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Temporal_Control/Thermoinduction"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;" width="20%" src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/dk806/II09_Thermoinduction1.png"></a><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Results#Temporal_Control"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;"width="20%"src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/dk806/II09_Wetlabmainimage9.png"></a><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Drylab/Autoinduction"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;" width="20%"  src="http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/dk806/II09_Drylabmainimage6.png"></a></center></html>
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<td width="20%"><center><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Temporal_Control/Chemical_Induction"><b>Chemoinduction</b></a></center></td>
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<td width="20%"><center><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Temporal_Control/Autoinduction"><b>Autoinduction</b></a></center></td>
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<td width="20%"><center><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Temporal_Control/Thermoinduction"><b>Thermoinduction</b></a></center></td>
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<td width="20%"><center><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Wetlab/Results#Temporal_Control"><b>Wet Lab</b></a></center></td>
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<td width="20%"><center><a href="https://2009.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College_London/Drylab/Autoinduction"><b>Modelling</b></a></center></td></table></html>
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Contents

Module Integration - Thermoinduction

II09 thermo transition.jpg

Overview

When sufficient protective coating has been made, the temperature of the system is raised to 42°C. This activates the thermosensitive promoter, consequently triggering Module 3.

Rationale

II09 capsule penetration2.jpg

After encapsulation, it becomes more difficult for normal chemical induction to penetrate the outer protective coating. To tackle this problem, heat induction is used. Heat induction is, in addition, a commonly used and highly reproducible induction method in industrial scale manufacturing processes.

The thermosensitive cI promoter is chosen as it is widely cited in literature for efficient thermoinduction of systems [1], and has been proven to work well in commonly available plasmids. [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K098995 BBa_K098995], in particular, is the only construct for the thermosensitive cI system in the registry and has already been characterised previously.

The system

Ii09 thermo2.jpg

The lambda promoter ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_R0051 R0051]) is strongly repressed at 28 degrees by the cI repressor([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K098997 K098997]). Therefore, at 28 degrees, the thermoinducible system has no activity.

However, this cI repressor is unique in that it is temperature-sensitive, and will readily lose its functional structure as the temperature increases. Therefore, when the temperature is raised to 42°C, the lambda promoter is no longer repressed and can trigger Module 3.

  About the thermoinduction system

Characterisation of existing biobrick

The thermoinducible construct ([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K098995 BBa_K098995]), an existing biobrick, is characterised by ligating it to GFP. The cells are grown at the low temperature of 28°C where the promoter is inactive. The temperature is then shifted up to 42°C. The GFP fluorescence is monitored throughout as an indicator of promoter activity.
II09 HVD GFP MAIN.png

The GFP fluorescence is shown to be at baseline when cells are grown at 28°C. However, when the cells undergo a temperature shift to 42°C, there is an almost immediate increase in GFP fluorescence.

This shows that the activity of the lambda promoter does increase when the temperature is shifted up, so the thermoinducible construct ([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_K098995 BBa_K098995]) does become activated by higher temperatures.


  About our wet lab results


References

[1] Wolfgang Jechlingera*, Michael P Szostaka 1 , Angela Wittea, Werner Lubitza (1999) Altered temperature induction sensitivity of the lambda pR/cI857 system for controlled gene E expression in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 173(2), pp 347 - 352


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Temporal control Contents

Chemoinduction
Autoinduction
Thermoinduction
Wet Lab
Modelling

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