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Quorum Sensing

Quorum sensing is a system comprising of stimuli and responses associated with population density. Bacteria utilize quorum sensing to coordinate gene expression. The bacteria produce and secrete signaling molecules. These bacteria have a receptor that detects the signaling molecule. When the signaling molecule binds to the receptor, it activates a reporter.

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A LuxIR-type quorum sensing system has been detected in Chromobacterium violaceum (Stauff et al., 2011). The goal is to introduce a new LuxR/I-like quorum sensing system to synthetic biology wia MoClo. Chromobacterium violaceum, a gram-negative bacteria found in flora from water and soil in tropical and subtropical regions, uses the CviR/I system. The CviR/I system is homologous to the LuxR/I system. This can be done by cloning and characterizing CviR/I and pVioA, a promoter with CviR binding site) into E.coli.


References

[1] Stauff, D.L., and Bassler, B.L. (2011) "Quorum Sensing in Chromobacterium violaceum: DNA Recognition and Gene Regulation by the CviR Receptor." Journal of Bacteriology 193(15):3871-3878. doi: 10.1128/JB.05125-11.