Parts
Favorite Tokyo Tech 2015 iGEM Team Parts
Name | Type | Description | Design | Length(bp) | Experiment |
BBa_K1632007 | Composite | fim switch[default ON](wild-type)_gfp | Riku Shinohara | 1128 | Work |
BBa_K1632012 | Composite | PBAD/araC_fimB(wild-type) | Riku Shinohara | 1839 | Work |
BBa_K1632020 | Composite | rbs_CmRssrA | Jun Kawamura | 712 | Work |
Tokyo Tech 2015 iGEM Team Parts
Name | Type | Description | Design | Length(bp) | Experiment |
BBa_K1632000 | Regulatory | fim switch[default ON](Tokyo_Tech/J23119) | Riku Shinohara | 382 | Work |
BBa_K1632001 | Regulatory | fim switch[default OFF](Tokyo_Tech/J23119) | Riku Shinohara | 382 | Work |
BBa_K1632002 | Composite | fim switch[default ON](Tokyo_Tech/J23119)_gfp | Riku Shinohara | 1178 | Work |
BBa_K1632003 | Composite | fim switch[default OFF](Tokyo_Tech/J23119)_gfp | Riku Shinohara | 1178 | Work |
BBa_K1632004 | Regulatory | fim switch[default ON](wild-type) | Riku Shinohara | 382 | Work |
BBa_K1632005 | Regulatory | fim switch[default OFF](wild-type) | Riku Shinohara | 382 | Work |
BBa_K1632006 | Regulatory | fim switch[default ON](Tokyo_Tech/R0010) | Riku Shinohara | 597 | Work |
BBa_K1632008 | Composite | fim switch[default OFF](wild-type)_gfp | Riku Shinohara | 1128 | Work |
BBa_K1632010 | Coding | fimB(wild-type) | Riku Shinohara | 603 | Work |
BBa_K1632011 | Coding | fimE(wild-type) | Riku Shinohara | 597 | Work |
BBa_K1632013 | Composite | Pbad/araC_fimE(wild-type) | Riku Shinohara | 1835 | Work |
BBa_K1632018 | Composite | J23100_lasR_TT_Plux_fimE(wild-type) | Jun Kawamura | 1609 | |
BBa_K1632019 | Composite | J23100_rhlR_TT_Plux_fimE(wild-type) | Jun Kawamura | 1615 | |
BBa_K1632022 | Composite | J23100_lasR_TT_Plux_CmRssrA | Jun Kawamura | 1704 | Work |
BBa_K1632023 | Composite | J23100_rhlR_TT_Plux_CmRssrA | Jun Kawamura | 1710 | Work |
1. Improved Part: BBa_K1632020, BBa_K1632022, BBa_K1632023
At the first stage of our wet experiment, we used “rbs_CmR” (BBa_K395610 by iGEM 2010 team Tokyo_Tech). However, the result showed a leaky expression of CmR. We inserted an ssrA degradation tag to the C-terminal of CmR. In the our experiment using the Pcon_lasR_TT_Plux_CmRssrA (BBa_K1632022) and Pcon_rhlR_TT_Plux_CmRssrA (BBa_K1632023), we could not observe cell growth for cells that owned the ssrA-tagged plasmid, in the absence of AHL (Fig.5-1-1-1). From our experiment, CmRssrA work better than CmR without ssrA tag for our project.
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Fig.5-1-1-1. The cell’s growth with Cm |
2. Best New Basic Part and Best New Composite part: BBa_K1632010, BBa_K1632012
BBa_K1632012 meet the criteria of the Silver Medal
FimB (BBa_K1632010) is a Fim recombinase. This is derived from the wild type MG1655. FimB invert the fim switch in the ON-to-OFF direction and in the OFF-to-ON direction (Fig.5-1-2-1.).
From our experimental results, we confirmed that the FimB protein inverts the fim switch in the ON-to-OFF direction and in the OFF-to-ON direction with approximately equal probability and works ideally (Fig.5-1-2-2.). The expression of FimB is controlled by arabinose in BBa_K1632012.
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Fig.5-1-2-1. Design of fim switch (wild-type) |
3. Best Part Collection: BBa_K1632004, BBa_K1632005, BBa_K1632007, BBa_K1632008, BBa_K1632011, BBa_K1632013
We are the first team in iGEM to successfully construct both the fim switch default ON state and the fim switch default OFF state and experiment them. These fim switch is derived from a wild type. The fim switch(wild-type) has a sigma 70 promoter which functions constitutively. We submitted two parts, one in the default ON state (BBa_K1632004) and the other in the default OFF state (BBa_K1632005). The fim switch is inverted by two recombinases, FimB (BBa_K1632010) and FimE (BBa_K1632011). Therefore, we can regulate the expression of the gene downstream of the fim switch by adding the Fim recombinase. From our results of experiment, they work ideally.
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Fig.5-1-3-1. The design of fim switch (wild-type) |
BBa_K1632013 meet the criteria of the Silver Medal
FimE(wild-type)(BBa_K1632011) is Fim recombinases. This Fim recombinase is derived from the wild type MG1655. FimE invert the fim switch (wild-type) from the ON to OFF direction. The expression of this Fim recombinase is controlled by arabinose in BBa_K1632013. From our experimental results (Fig.5-1-3-2.), they work ideally.
4. Part Collection: BBa_K1632000, BBa_K1632001, BBa_K1632002, BBa_K1632003, BBa_K1632006
We designed another fim switch with a standardized interchangeable promotor, fim switch (Tokyo_Tech). A difference between the fim switch (wild-type) and the fim switch (Tokyo_Tech) is that we replaced the sigma 70 promoter to the J23119 promotor" (BBa_J23119) and two restriction enzyme cut sites are added in each side of the promoter. Due to this addition of the restriction enzyme cut sites, we were able to replace the J23119 promoter in the fim swtich (Tokyo_Tech). There is an example. BBa_K1632006 is made by removing the J23119 promotor (BBa_J23119) and inserted Plac promotor (BBa_R0010) (Fig.5-1-4-2) .
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Fig.5-1-4-1. Design of fim switch (Tokyo_Tech) |
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Fig.5-1-4-2. Replace the promotor of fim switch (Tokyo_Tech) |
5. Submitted parts : BBa_K1632018, BBa_K1632019
FimE is a Fim recombinase. This Fim recombinase is derived from the wild type MG1655. FimE invert the fim switch from the ON state to the OFF state. The expression of these Fim recombinases are controlled by AHL in BBa_K1632018 and BBa_K1632019.