Team:Washington/Notebook

From 2009.igem.org

(Difference between revisions)
(Time Line of Project)
(Project Time Line)
Line 26: Line 26:
==== Project Time Line ====
==== Project Time Line ====
 +
*Winter Quarter
*Winter Quarter
**Introduction to iGEM  
**Introduction to iGEM  
**Synthetic Biology Seminar
**Synthetic Biology Seminar
**Plan for project ideas
**Plan for project ideas
 +
*Spring Quarter
*Spring Quarter
**Narrow down potential projects  
**Narrow down potential projects  
Line 36: Line 38:
**Obtained Funding
**Obtained Funding
**Stock Lab
**Stock Lab
 +
*June
*June
**Sequence genes
**Sequence genes
Line 42: Line 45:
**Test target proteins for solubility and expression
**Test target proteins for solubility and expression
**Start assembly of secretion genes
**Start assembly of secretion genes
 +
*July
*July
**Develop and perform assays for testing legacy surface display bio-bricks  
**Develop and perform assays for testing legacy surface display bio-bricks  
**Transfer prtDEF contig from secretion system into low copy plasmid
**Transfer prtDEF contig from secretion system into low copy plasmid
**Test target proteins for functionality
**Test target proteins for functionality
 +
*August
*August
**Finish assembly of secretion system
**Finish assembly of secretion system
Line 52: Line 57:
**Test for secretion of target protein
**Test for secretion of target protein
**Start design of new display construct
**Start design of new display construct
 +
*September
*September
**Switch secretion system into new cell line, make cells competent
**Switch secretion system into new cell line, make cells competent
Line 59: Line 65:
**Start t-shirt design  
**Start t-shirt design  
**Insert streptavidin into new display vector
**Insert streptavidin into new display vector
 +
*October
*October
**Fine tune secretion assay, adjust controls
**Fine tune secretion assay, adjust controls

Revision as of 05:02, 15 October 2009

Uw title logo.png

Protocols

Protein Gel

Microscope

Flow Cytometry

Supernatant Protein Purification, 50mL

Ni-column Set up

Supernatant Protein Purification, 2mL

Gene Synthesis

Colony PCR

Gene Assembly using the NheI and PstI sites

Gene Assembly using the NheI site


Project Time Line

  • Winter Quarter
    • Introduction to iGEM
    • Synthetic Biology Seminar
    • Plan for project ideas
  • Spring Quarter
    • Narrow down potential projects
    • Choose Project
    • Order oligos and start synthesizing genes
    • Obtained Funding
    • Stock Lab
  • June
    • Sequence genes
    • Preliminary binding assays for biotinylated fluorophore
    • Introduction to Fold-it as a tool for protein design
    • Test target proteins for solubility and expression
    • Start assembly of secretion genes
  • July
    • Develop and perform assays for testing legacy surface display bio-bricks
    • Transfer prtDEF contig from secretion system into low copy plasmid
    • Test target proteins for functionality
  • August
    • Finish assembly of secretion system
    • Start cell lines containing various forms of secretion system, make competent
    • Transform competent cells containing secretion system with target vector
    • Test for secretion of target protein
    • Start design of new display construct
  • September
    • Switch secretion system into new cell line, make cells competent
    • Transform with target vector
    • Test for secretion
    • Start Presentation
    • Start t-shirt design
    • Insert streptavidin into new display vector
  • October
    • Fine tune secretion assay, adjust controls
    • Finalize characterization of legacy parts
    • Practice presentation
    • Characterize target bio-bricks
    • Prepare for Jamboree