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Our project had two main stages: in the first stage, we made the relevant plasmids, and in the second stage, we tested the cells transformed with the resulting plasmids. On the second stage, we used control experiments to make sure that the results we got was our actual results. For the control tests, we used untransformed E. coli and pure AHL as control groups.<br><br>
 
  
Through the experiments, we confirmed the successful recombination of the test plasmid and the reporter plasmid, and the successful transformation of the test cell and the reporter cell. To make sure everything goes as planned, we tested the plasmids not only at the end, but also after the addition of each part.<br><br>
 
  
For our project, we engineered two main plasmids: the reporter plasmid and the test plasmid. The reporter cell, which are competent E. coli transformed by reporter plasmids, produces LuxR, and has an inducible promoter that is activated by a LuxR-AHL complex. This promoter activates the transcription of GFP, which is easily detectable. The test cell, which are competent E. coli transformed by test plasmids, produces lactonase, which breaks down AHL. For the test plasmid, we tried two different types of enzymes: AiiA, and LacZ or beta-galactosidase.<br><br>
 
When the test cell is treated with AHL, it breaks down AHL. When the reporter cell is added to the mix, no GFP is produced, as there is no AHL, whereas GFP is produced when a control group is used instead of a test cell.<br><br>
 
  
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<b>Construction of BioBrick Composite Parts</b>
  
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Each of the individual parts for the project was transformed into bacteria and grown overnight on an agar plate. The most essential parts used were:
  
We used the plasmids J61100, C0060, C0062, K823017, J37032, R0062, I732006
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-Constitutive (J61100) and inducible promoters with a LuxR binding site (R0062)
We transformed and raised the cells in solid plates to observe growth.<br><br>
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-CDSs for AiiA(C0060) LuxR (C0062), GFP (J37032) and LacZ (I732006)
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The parts were grown from single colonies which were grown into larger cultures. Midipreps were performed to extract the DNA. Restriction digests were performed using EcoRI, PstI and/or XbaI enzymes and DNA was run on an agarose gel for analysis. (See Lab Notebook entries from 4/28-6/17) In addition, PCR was done using the VF2 and VR BioBrick plasmids (see 6/1 entry in Notebook).
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<figcaption>Picture A: C0062</figcaption>
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<b>Validation of AHL-Responsive Reporter Bacteria</b>
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<figcaption>Picture B: C0060</figcaption>
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After the composite parts were created, validation of function was performed. First, we transformed the DNA into bacteria and established different bacterial strains. The two reporter strains expressed AHL-inducible GFP (K1584026) and AHL-inducible lacZ (K1584035) along with constitutive LuxR expression. There was also a test strain which constitutively expressed the AHL-degrading lactonase gene AiiA (K1584008). To validate the inducible reporters, the bacterial strains were exposed to various doses of AHL (see protocol). As shown in Picture N, GFP expression was induced by AHL treatment. As shown in Picture _[picture from Meen's email], AHL was also able to induce lacZ expression and enzymatic breakdown of X-gal.
<img class="displayed" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/c/c5/I732006.png">
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<figcaption>Picture C: I732006</figcaption>
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<b>AiiA-Expressing Bacteria Break Down AHL and Prevent Reporter Expression.</b>
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<figcaption>Picture D: R0062</figcaption>
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Finally, we wished to test the ability of the AiiA-expressing line to break down AHL and prevent reporter gene expression. The AHL was either added directly to reporter cells (control), added to test cells or added to a mixture of test cells and reporter cells. As shown in Picture_[insert picture from Nuri's email], the test bacteria were able to reduce activation of reporter gene expression if they AHL was exposed to AiiA-expressing cells before adding to the reporters. However, if the AHL was added directly to test and reporter mixes, reporter genes were activated.
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<b>Summary and Conclusions</b>
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<figcaption>Picture E: J37032</figcaption>
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In summary, we were able to create several different bacterial plasmids and validate them. In addition, we showed that our hypothetical system of antibiotic-resistant bacteria detection using quorum sensing was possible.
<img class="displayed" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/1/1a/K823017.png">
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<figcaption>Picture F: K823017</figcaption>
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We went through miniprep, then electrophoresis to confirm that the plasmids were the ones we wanted.<br><br>
 
 
For our initial electrophoresis results for the individual plasmids, look at:
 
Picture H, Picture I, Picture J, Picture K Lane 8, Picture L Lane 5, Picture M Lane 1.<br><br>
 
 
After we confirmed that all the plasmids were as they should be, we started the recombination process.<br><br>
 
We also checked on every step of the recombination process by electrophoresis.<br><br>
 
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<figcaption>Picture H: Lane 1 : DNA ladder marker,<br />
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Lane 3 : C0060+EcoRI+PstI,<br />
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Lane 6 : I732073+EcoRI+PstI,<br />
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Lane 7 : J37032+EcoRI+PstI,<br />
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Lane 8 : K823017+EcoRI+PstI</figcaption>
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<figcaption>Picture I: Lane 1-3: C0062+EcoRI+PstI,<br />
 
Lane 9: DNA Ladder Marker</figcaption>
 
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<img class="displayed" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/4/4b/Lanes_1-3.png">
 
<figcaption>Picture J: Lane 1: DNA Ladder Marker,<br />
 
Lane 2-3: R0062+EcoRI+SpeI</figcaption>
 
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<img class="displayed" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/7/7b/Lanes_1-14.png">
 
<figcaption>Picture K: Land 1: DNA Ladder Marker,<br />
 
Lane 2-7: (J61100+R0062)+EcoRI+PstI,<br />
 
Lane 8: J61100+EcoRI+XbaI,<br />
 
Lane 9-14: (J61100+R0062)+XbaI</figcaption>
 
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<img class="displayed" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/8/8e/Lanes_1-5.png">
 
<figcaption>Picture L: Lane 1: DNA Ladder Marker,<br />
 
Lane 2-4: (R0062+J61100+I732006)+XbaI+PstI,<br />
 
Lane 5: I732006+XbaI+PstI</figcaption>
 
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<img class="displayed" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/f/fe/Lanes_1-8-2.png">
 
<figcaption>Picture M: Lane 1 : DNA Ladder marker,<br />
 
Lane 2 : J61100+EcoRI,<br />
 
Lane 3 : (R0062+J61100)+EcoRI,<br />
 
Lane 4 : (R0062+J61100+I732006)+EcoRI,<br />
 
Lane 5 : (K823017+ R0062+J61100+I732006)+EcoRI,<br />
 
Lane 6 : (R0062+J61100)+EcoRI+PstI,<br />
 
Lane 7 : (R0062+J61100+I732006)+EcoRI+PstI,<br />
 
Lane 8 : (K823017+R0062+J61100+I732006)+EcoRI+PstI</figcaption>
 
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After the construction of the plasmids, we ran some experiments with our model to make sure it worked.<br><br>
 
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<figcaption>Picture N: Final Results</figcaption>
 
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We confirmed that GFP was exhibited in reporter cells to which AHL was added.<br><br>
 
 
We confirmed that if the test cell was added to the GFP beforehand, GFP was not exhibited.<br><br>
 
 
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Construction of BioBrick Composite Parts Each of the individual parts for the project was transformed into bacteria and grown overnight on an agar plate. The most essential parts used were: -Constitutive (J61100) and inducible promoters with a LuxR binding site (R0062) -CDSs for AiiA(C0060) LuxR (C0062), GFP (J37032) and LacZ (I732006) The parts were grown from single colonies which were grown into larger cultures. Midipreps were performed to extract the DNA. Restriction digests were performed using EcoRI, PstI and/or XbaI enzymes and DNA was run on an agarose gel for analysis. (See Lab Notebook entries from 4/28-6/17) In addition, PCR was done using the VF2 and VR BioBrick plasmids (see 6/1 entry in Notebook). Validation of AHL-Responsive Reporter Bacteria After the composite parts were created, validation of function was performed. First, we transformed the DNA into bacteria and established different bacterial strains. The two reporter strains expressed AHL-inducible GFP (K1584026) and AHL-inducible lacZ (K1584035) along with constitutive LuxR expression. There was also a test strain which constitutively expressed the AHL-degrading lactonase gene AiiA (K1584008). To validate the inducible reporters, the bacterial strains were exposed to various doses of AHL (see protocol). As shown in Picture N, GFP expression was induced by AHL treatment. As shown in Picture _[picture from Meen's email], AHL was also able to induce lacZ expression and enzymatic breakdown of X-gal. AiiA-Expressing Bacteria Break Down AHL and Prevent Reporter Expression. Finally, we wished to test the ability of the AiiA-expressing line to break down AHL and prevent reporter gene expression. The AHL was either added directly to reporter cells (control), added to test cells or added to a mixture of test cells and reporter cells. As shown in Picture_[insert picture from Nuri's email], the test bacteria were able to reduce activation of reporter gene expression if they AHL was exposed to AiiA-expressing cells before adding to the reporters. However, if the AHL was added directly to test and reporter mixes, reporter genes were activated. Summary and Conclusions In summary, we were able to create several different bacterial plasmids and validate them. In addition, we showed that our hypothetical system of antibiotic-resistant bacteria detection using quorum sensing was possible.