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The Big Idea: Micro-Beagle
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Cartoon drawing comparison between Beagles and our project


Phase I

We split our project into self-contained phases, to help better organise ourselves, but also lay out a road map for our own future work within and without iGEM. The first of these looks at developing, characterising and producing basic Devices.

Device I

Cartoon schematic of Device 1

Device I is a very simple modification of the Cpx promoter in E. coli to produce a fluorescent reporter when the cell is under membrane stress. We will then characterise and test the insertion following the work by [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11830644 Otto & Silhaevy 2001] in which glass beads were used to induce hydrophobic membrane stress. What we would hope is that when we add our cells to a vial containing similar hydrophobic beads we can detect fluorescence emissions confirming that our biobrick is working as we had hoped. Bio bricks we will be using: BBa_K135000 pCpxR promoter responds to membrane stress BBa_K081012 Green fluorescent protein generator. Contain ribosome binding site and terminator

Device 2

Cartoon schematic of Device 2

Simultaneously, we will be developing a BioBrick for physical attachment and detection of particles. This will work using Ice Nucleation Protein to display a oligo-peptide of our choice on the outer-membrane of our E. coli, initially this will be a peptide capable of binding silica beads allowing us to create a model system of particle detection. The cells producing this receptor complex will also be constitutively producing a fluorescent reporter of our choice to allow for its detection on silica beads following removal of supernatant and washing. Biobricks we will be using: BBa_K081012 Green fluorescent protein generator. Contain ribosome binding site and terminator BBa_K523008 Ice nucleation protein. Transported to cell membrane shows C-terminus on cell surface BBaa_B0015 Double terminator BBa_B0034 Strong ribosome binding site BBa_J23119 Constitutive promoter

Again, fluorescent reporters will be used, but this time the focus is on the adhesion proteins being used.

Youtube Videos

While doing all of this, the team aims to create short [http://www.youtube.com/user/igemleeds/videos Youtube] videos to teach Synthetic Biology at a range of levels, but especially including instructional videos for future team members.

Phase II

Phase II takes the products of Phase I to the next level, and begins to look at integration of the two BioBricks.

Device III

Cartoon schematic of Device 3

Due to it's size, the team have decided to collaborate with the Evry team and make use of the Goldengate/GoldenBrick assembly methods. This will hopefully allow our small team to rather rapidly integrate and produce this thrid master Device.

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Geneious, our fine sponsors and suppliers of software Bioline, our fine sponsors and suppliers of equipment Qiagen, our fine sponsors and suppliers of PCR kits
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