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In this year, iGEM NTU_Taiwan team aim to make a biological heater which can produce appropriate heat in low temperature. The feature in this device is that it can responce to different temperature and produce heat in identical level.
What a crazy project! This biological device is really charming, is't it? Let us show you our project!
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In Taiwan, fish farmers lose a large amount of fish, because temperature falls dramatically when cold current comes in winter. Ofcourse, fish farmers try to prevent fish from death dying; however, the current methods do not work well. Moreover, they cause damage to the environment. In 2013 iGEM competition, NTU-Taiwan team tries to make a bio-heating device. We transform the SrUCP (uncoupling protein) into yeast. UCP is thermogenic protein which can produce heat by interacting with the electron transport chain. By designing the gene circuit, we want to well control the power of the bio-heating device. In addition, we want to simulate the pound environment in reality by computer and the test results after using our device in low temperature.
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There are 4 farming fishing among top 15 fishing output in Taiwan. The output value of farming fish is second only to deep sea fishing. Unfortunately, in winter, we see news about large amount of fish died due to low temperature. In winter, cold current which comes from the Mongolia dramatically decreases the temperature and causes fish to die. As you know that fish is cold-blood animal, they can’t get with the rapid temperature change. For example, milkfish (Chanos chanos) dies for two major reasons. The first one is dramatical temperature decrease. The second one is vibrios infection. If the temperature stays low in about 10 degree, the mucosa on the fish body will peel off and cause milkfish to die for vibrios infection. Fish farmers currently pump the groundwater to warm up the pound but it will damage the stratum. On the other hand, they build up wind shields and dig deeper pounds to resist the cold wind, but it can only increase about 2-3 degree. In addition, some engineers try to heat up the water by electricity, however, fish farmers can‘t afford the expenses, The method is not realistic. Fish farmers are in passive position because no one knows whether the fish can survive in this time or not. It just likes a gambling, they can only fish the fish before the coming of cold current. Besides Taiwan, Japanese fish farmers also have this problem. The farming fishers in Japan heat up the water by hot water from nuclear power plant. Lack of this heating source brought huge loss in Japanese farming fish business. In May, 2012, they lost 47% output of white trevally and 35% output of shellfish in Fukui Prefecture. To sum up, we want to solve this problem by using a brand new method called synthetic biology. We want to make a device to slow down the decreasing of temperature and keep water in a specific temperature. It will be helpful in lessening the death of fish. Our goal is to make a device which can heat up the water in low temperature.
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White and brown adipose tissues (WAT and BAT) serve important opposite functions in overall energy balance. While WAT is specialized in energy storage in the form of triacylglycerols, BAT functions to dissipate energy in the form of heat (thermogenesis).BAT possess abundant mitochondria with uncoupling proteins 1(UCP1). UCP1 is a 6-transmembrane protein in inner mitochondria membrane, and it has been proposed to constitute three symmetrical membrane-spanning “Us”, each comprising about 100 amino acids(fig.1).The functional UCP is believed to be dimer.
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(fig.1 The protein (33kDa,306 amino acids) contains six transmembrane alpha-helices, proposed to constitute three symmetric repeats.)
Mitochondria uncoupling proteins 1(UCP1) are members of the family of mitochondrial anion carrier proteins (MACP). It facilitates the transfer of anions from the inner to the outer mitochondrial membrane and the return transfer of protons from the outer to the inner mitochondrial membrane. [2][3]UCPs separate oxidative phosphorylation from ATP synthesis with energy dissipated as heat, also referred to as the mitochondrial proton leak.
UCP has been found in several species, including mammals and plants. Skunk cabbage(Symplocarpus foetidus)is a thermogenic plant, using srUCPs to resist in dramatic temperature decreases in the environment. In 1999, Dr. Kikukatsu Ito found that there are two types of SrUCPs, designated as SrUCPA and SrUCPB [4]. SrUCPA is proposed to be the functional thermogenic prtein, and SrUCPB serves as a regulator in thermogenesis in Skunk cabbage.[5][6] We use SrUCPA gene as our material to construct our plasmid.
Reference:
[1] Brown adipose tissue: function and physiological significance. Cannon B, Nedergaard J. Physiol Rev. 2004 Jan.
[2] Uncoupling proteins: the issues from a biochemist point of view. Klingenberg M, Echtay KS. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2001 Mar 1;1504(1):128-43.
[3] Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins in Mammals and Plants. Jirı´ Borecky´, Ivan G. Maia, and Paulo Arruda. Bioscience Reports, Vol. 21, No. 2, April 2001 (2001).
[4] Isolation of two distinct cold-inducible cDNAs encoding plant uncoupling proteins from the spadix of skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus). Kikukatsu Ito. Plant Science Vol. 149, Issue 2, 3 Dec. 1999, P.167–173.
[5] Characterization of the plant uncoupling protein, SrUCPA, expressed in spadix mitochondria of the thermogenic skunk cabbage. Yasuko Ito-Inaba, Yamato Hida, Megumi Ichikawa, Yoshiaki Kato and Tetsuro Yamashita. Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 995–1005, 2008.
[6] Functional Coexpression of the Mitochondrial Alternative Oxidase and Uncoupling Protein Underlies Thermoregulation in the Thermogenic Florets of Skunk Cabbage. Yoshihiko Onda, Yoshiaki Kato, Yukie Abe, Takanori Ito, Miyuki Morohashi, Yuka Ito,Megumi Ichikawa4, Kazushige Matsukawa, Yusuke Kakizaki, Hiroyuki Koiwa, and Kikukatsu Ito. Plant Physiology, February 2008, Vol. 146, pp. 636–645.
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Shuttle vector is a vector that can propagate in different species, used to make gene amplifications quickly in E. coli, mutagenesis, and PCR. Generally, these plasmid vectors contain genetic material derived from the E.coli, origin of replication which enable them to be propagated in E.coli cells prior to transformation into yeast cells, and a selectable marker (mainly the ß-lactamase gene, amp) for the bacterial host.
The most common shuttle vector is yeast shuttle which can be propagated in yeast and E.coli.There are four types of shuttle vectors. The first one is Integrative plasmids (YIp). Foreign DNAs integrate into the host genome(YIp) by homologous recombination, then resulting in one copy of transformed DNA. The second type is Episomal plasmids (YEp). This type of vectors carry part of 2μ plasmid DNA sequence necessary for autonomous replication. Multiple copies of the transformed plasmid are propagated in the yeast cell and maintained as episomes. The next one is Autonomously replicating plasmids (YRp) which carry a yeast origin of replication (ARS sequence) that allows the transformed plasmids to be propagated several hundredfold. The last one is Cen plasmids (YCp). This type of shuttle vectors carry an ARS sequence and a centromeric sequence which normally guarantees stable mitotic segregation and reduces the copy number of self-replicated plasmid to just one. Here, we choose Episomal plasmids (YEp) as our vectors.
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UCP1 can transport protons through two different hypothesized mechanisms. In the first model, UCP1 transfers protons from intermembrane space to mitochondria matrix. Fatty acids provide essential free carboxy groups catalyzing proton (H+) translocation. In this model, Coenzyme Q(CoQ) serves as a necessary cofactor of UCP1, activating the protein functions.
In the second model, free fatty acids (FFAs) combine with protons with carboxy groups, then flipping across inner mitochondria membrane. After FFAs flipping to the matrix side, UCP1 removes protons from carboxy groups, flipping the anion form FFAs back to the innermembrane space. (fig.??)The anion form FFAs bind to protons again, transferring more protons into the matrix.
Through these two different mechanisms, proton gradient on either side of inner membrane are formed. Generally, the oxidative phosphorylation of ADP into ATP takes place within the mitochondrial inner membrane respiratory chain. However, the coupling of mitochondrial respiration and ATP synthesis is not complete (Nicholls, 1974; Brand, 1977). Thus in several tissues there is a proton leak through the inner mitochondrial membrane that is not associated with ATP synthesis. And in these tissues, UCPs produce heat.[*]
[*]Thermoregulation: what role for UCPs in mammals and birds? Mozo J, Emre Y, Bouillaud F, Ricquier D, Criscuolo F. Biosci Rep. 2005 Jun-Aug;25(3-4):227-49.
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We collaborated with Perdue iGEM team to design a better version of datasheet with them. We complete their questionnaire and provide some idea.
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We help Kyoto iGEM team to charaterise their parts. They sent 13 parts to us. First, we transformed their parts into E.coli and do sequence. Then We keep discussing how to design the construction and which gene should we use in the characterisation.
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Because we are in the same university, we exchange a lot of information to each other. For expample, they shared the experience in iGEM compeitiotn to us and we help them conduct some experiment like preparing competent cells and transformation.
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As we known, for most of people who has never learned synthetic biology, it‘s a magical and crazy idea to take biological parts as the electronic parts. Moreover, someone might be scaried about this technique just like "Witch Hunt" in middle centry, because he don‘t know what is it.
When we talk about synthetic biology, most of our friends will connect this technique with "Genome Modified Organism" and "Terrible Biological Weapon". They have antagonistic feeling in the first time because they don‘t know about it. However, beyond our expectation that they still feeling unbelieveble after our explaination......
In hence, we decide to make an App to teach them the basic biotech concept and let them know the synthetic biology is not so hazardous. The main idea of this game is let players know if they don‘t care about the biosafety, they will let environment endanger. But if they are cautious in their operation, most of the results will under their control.
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On 4th May, We held a video conference with UT_Tokyo team. It's our first time to have video conference with foreign iGEM team! We gave a briefly project introduction and discussed about experimental problems to each other. By the discussion, we found out some bugs but some new ideas in our project. On the other hand, we also gave some advices to UT_Tokyo team. That's a great chance for us to practice how can we express our project entirely and clearly.
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Conference in Tokyo University
On 14th July, Yi-Yuan Lee met UT_Tokyo iGEM team in Tokyo University. UT_Tokyo team briefly performed their currently progress and started to discuss their project. For Yi-Yuan, he learned more experience about how to well organitze an iGEM team.
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Conference with Purdue iGEM Team
We had a video conference with Purdue iGEM team, Manchester iGEM team, TU Eindhoven iGEM team, and Kyoto iGEM team on July 8th. This is Purdue iGEM team’s project. They want to build up a new standardized form for BioBricks register by cooperating and discussing with worldwide iGEM teams. We complete the questionnaire and gave them some advices.
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Conference in UC Berkeley
YI-Yuan and Chi-Wei had a face to face conference with Berkeley iGEM team on July 10th. We presented project and experimental design to each other, and discussed about better methods to break through our problems.
After the conference, we had a late lunch together in fornt of the UC Berkeley with Berkeley iGEMers. We talked from our major to where did we come from. That was a great meal with them.
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Conference in Chiao Tung University
iGEM NTU_Taiwan team participated in the conference which was hold by Chiao Tung Univeristy. There were 7 teams joined this ceonference, the iGEM team from China, Hong Kong, and most of the iGEM teams in Taiwan. We followed the rule of iGEM which has 20 minute presentation and followed by Q & A time.
By this chance, we made friends with iGEMers from different teams and learned a lot of experience from them. After the conference, we had a short trip in Taipei. That was really a great time.
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NTU Azalea Festival is a anneal event for introducing each department to senior high school students. By this chance, we wanted to spread the iGEM idea to high school students. We design a simple computer game which contain the concept of synthetic biology, molecular biology and bio-Technology. First, we asked them to choose a right enzyme to digest the glactose. And in second level, we asked them to make the enzyme they used in previous level by amino acids, right RNA, and right enzyme. In the last level, we asked them to build up a operon for galactase production.
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Respecting our goals to prevent the damage caused by cold temperature in fish farming:
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(fig.3 Overview of the HOG pathway in S. cerevisiae. Several transcriptional factors are regulated.)
In case of an accidental release of the thermogenic yeasts from our device to the environment, we have designed a kill switch that would ideologically lead the yeasts to death under such circumstance.<p/> <p>When faced with an increasing osmolarity of the environment, the HOG pathway is activated in yeasts and the final result is the accumulation of glycerol in yeast cells to balance the exterior osmotic pressure. Sensors of the ambient osmolarity rise activates a MAPK cascade and eventually leads to the phosphorylation and activation of the Hog1 protein. Activated Hog1 then translocates into the nucleus and activates a number of transcriptional factors via protein-protein interactions or phosphorylation.(fig.3) These transcriptional factors (mostly activators) then mediate the expression of hundreds of genes related to cell integrity and adaptation to osmostress. Among these, the GPD1 gene and the STL1 gene are the most significant targets of the HOG pathway. GPD1 encodes the sequences for NAD-dependent glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, which is the key enzyme of glycerol synthesis. Following activation of the HOG pathway, activated Hog1 binds to the transcriptional activator Hot1 and upregulates the expression of GPD1. On the other hand, STL1 codes for a glycerol/proton symporter in the plasma membrane of S. cerevisiae. Upon sensing a rise in osmolarity, STL1 is strongly and transiently induced by transcriptional activators Hot1 and Smp1, both members of the HOG pathway. Hot1 activation is as mentioned above, and Smp1 is phosphorylated and activated by the active Hog1 protein. We thus utilize, the sensing of osmolarity and the induction of GPD1 and STL1 expression in yeasts to make up the first part of our kill switch.<p/> <p>In order to complete our kill switch so that increasing osmolarity not only activates the HOG pathway, but also leads to cell death, we further integrate a kill gene following the promoter sequence of GPD1 or STL1. The most suitable genes would be those encoding proteins that have nuclease activity. A couple of chosen examples are NUC1 (encoding endonuclease G) and YBL055C (encoding Tat-D nuclease). Endonuclease G is the major mitochondrial nuclease in S. cerevisiae, and it induces apoptosis in yeast independently of metacaspase or of apoptosis inducing factors. Tat-D is an endo-/exo-nuclease that incises the double stranded DNA without obvious specificity via its endonuclease activity and excises the DNA from 3' to 5' end by its exonuclease activity. These proteins are intrinsically expressed during apoptosis. By placing the genes downstream of the GDP1 or STL1 promoter, their expression will be induced under increasing osmolarity and cause irreversible harm to the yeasts, in the end killing them.
According to data from current milkfish farms in Taiwan, which are saltwater farms, water osmolarity is way higher than yeast culturing environments. Therefore the HOG pathway would surely be activated once the yeasts escape from the thermogenic device, and with our design of kill switch, cell death follows. If the device is to be used in a fish farm with fresh water, the osmolarity would very likely be lower than the yeast culture. In light of this possibility, we are also looking into another mechanism of S. cerevisiae that is used when it is subjected to low osmolarity stress. It is called the cell integrity pathway, and is activated upon decreasing osmolarity of the environment. We hope to find similar functioning effectors downstream of the pathway like we did in the HOG pathway, and integrate the activated promoters with kill genes. If succeeded, our safety design will not be restricted to saltwater fish farms.
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Every student who worked in the lab have had to receive a 12-hour training. The training includes lectures on the topics "Principal of Biosafety" and "Management of Biosafety in Laboratories".
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We had an discussion with the National Taiwan University Environment Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Center. The assessment result was that we don't need to send the "Recombinant gene experiment" form to the Center, due to our materials all belonging to RG1.
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" http://esh.ntu.edu.tw/epc/e-home.php "
This is also the biosafety guidelines that our institution follows.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast. It is perhaps the most useful yeast, having been instrumental to winemaking, baking and brewing since ancient times. It is believed that it was originally isolated from the skin of grapes (one can see the yeast as a component of the thin white film on the skins of some dark-colored fruits such as plums; it exists among the waxes of the cuticle). It is one of the most intensively studied eukaryotic model organisms in molecular and cell biology, much like Escherichia coli as the model bacterium. It is the microorganism behind the most common type of fermentation. S. cerevisiae cells are round to ovoid, 5–10 micrometres in diameter. It reproduces by a division process known as budding.
Many proteins important in human biology were first discovered by studying their homologs in yeast; these proteins include cell cycle proteins, signaling proteins, and protein-processing enzymes.
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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has several properties which have established it as an important tool in the expression of foreign protein for research, industrial or medical use. As a food organism, it is highly acceptable for the production of pharmaceutical proteins. In contrast, Escherichia coli have toxic cell wall pyroxenes and mammalian cells may contain oncogenic or viral DNA, so that products from these organisms must be tested hmore extensively.
Yeast can be grown rapidly on simple media and to high cell density and its genetics are more advanced than any other eukaryote, so that it can be manipulated almost as readily as E.coli. As a eukaryote, yeast is a suitable host organism for the High-level production of secreted as well as soluble cytosolic proteins.
Most yeast expression vectors have been based on the multi-copy 2p plasmid and contain sequences for propagation in E.coli and in yeast, as well as a yeast promoter and terminator for efficient transcription of the foreign gene. The recent rapid expansion in yeast molecular genetics has led to a great increase in our understanding of these components, and as a result there is now a bewildering choice of promoter systems and methods for propagating foreign DNA in yeast. In many cases ingenious new approaches have been employed, for example in increasing the strength of native promoters or the stability of expression vectors.
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UCP1 can transport protons through two different hypothesized mechanisms. In the first model, UCP1 transfers protons from intermembrane space to mitochondria matrix. Fatty acids provide essential free carboxy groups catalyzing proton (H+) translocation. In this model, Coenzyme Q(CoQ) serves as a necessary cofactor of UCP1, activating the protein functions.
In the second model, free fatty acids (FFAs) combine with protons with carboxy groups, then flipping across inner mitochondria membrane. After FFAs flipping to the matrix side, UCP1 removes protons from carboxy groups, flipping the anion form FFAs back to the innermembrane space. (fig.2)The anion form FFAs bind to protons again, transferring more protons into the matrix.
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Through these two div mechanisms, proton gradient on either side of inner membrane are formed. Generally, the oxidative phosphorylation of ADP into ATP takes place within the mitochondrial inner membrane respiratory chain. However, the coupling of mitochondrial respiration and ATP synthesis is not complete (Nicholls, 1974; Brand, 1977). Thus in several tissues there is a proton leak through the inner mitochondrial membrane that is not associated with ATP synthesis. And in these tissues, UCPs produce heat.
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[*]Thermoregulation: what role for UCPs in mammals and birds?Mozo J, Emre Y, Bouillaud F, Ricquier D, Criscuolo F. Biosci Rep. 2005 Jun-Aug;25(3-4):227-49.
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We use temperature changes as the main sensors. With a cold shock promoter prior to UCP genes, our constructed plasmid will produces heat when temperature decreasing dramatically.
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(fig.3 Overview of the HOG pathway in S. cerevisiae. Several transcriptional factors are regulated.)
In case of an accidental release of the thermogenic yeasts from our device to the environment, we have designed a kill switch that would ideologically lead the yeasts to death under such circumstance.<p/> <p>When faced with an increasing osmolarity of the environment, the HOG pathway is activated in yeasts and the final result is the accumulation of glycerol in yeast cells to balance the exterior osmotic pressure. Sensors of the ambient osmolarity rise activates a MAPK cascade and eventually leads to the phosphorylation and activation of the Hog1 protein. Activated Hog1 then translocates into the nucleus and activates a number of transcriptional factors via protein-protein interactions or phosphorylation.(fig.3) These transcriptional factors (mostly activators) then mediate the expression of hundreds of genes related to cell integrity and adaptation to osmostress. Among these, the GPD1 gene and the STL1 gene are the most significant targets of the HOG pathway. GPD1 encodes the sequences for NAD-dependent glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, which is the key enzyme of glycerol synthesis. Following activation of the HOG pathway, activated Hog1 binds to the transcriptional activator Hot1 and upregulates the expression of GPD1. On the other hand, STL1 codes for a glycerol/proton symporter in the plasma membrane of S. cerevisiae. Upon sensing a rise in osmolarity, STL1 is strongly and transiently induced by transcriptional activators Hot1 and Smp1, both members of the HOG pathway. Hot1 activation is as mentioned above, and Smp1 is phosphorylated and activated by the active Hog1 protein. We thus utilize, the sensing of osmolarity and the induction of GPD1 and STL1 expression in yeasts to make up the first part of our kill switch.<p/> <p>In order to complete our kill switch so that increasing osmolarity not only activates the HOG pathway, but also leads to cell death, we further integrate a kill gene following the promoter sequence of GPD1 or STL1. The most suitable genes would be those encoding proteins that have nuclease activity. A couple of chosen examples are NUC1 (encoding endonuclease G) and YBL055C (encoding Tat-D nuclease). Endonuclease G is the major mitochondrial nuclease in S. cerevisiae, and it induces apoptosis in yeast independently of metacaspase or of apoptosis inducing factors. Tat-D is an endo-/exo-nuclease that incises the double stranded DNA without obvious specificity via its endonuclease activity and excises the DNA from 3' to 5' end by its exonuclease activity. These proteins are intrinsically expressed during apoptosis. By placing the genes downstream of the GDP1 or STL1 promoter, their expression will be induced under increasing osmolarity and cause irreversible harm to the yeasts, in the end killing them.
According to data from current milkfish farms in Taiwan, which are saltwater farms, water osmolarity is way higher than yeast culturing environments. Therefore the HOG pathway would surely be activated once the yeasts escape from the thermogenic device, and with our design of kill switch, cell death follows. If the device is to be used in a fish farm with fresh water, the osmolarity would very likely be lower than the yeast culture. In light of this possibility, we are also looking into another mechanism of S. cerevisiae that is used when it is subjected to low osmolarity stress. It is called the cell integrity pathway, and is activated upon decreasing osmolarity of the environment. We hope to find similar functioning effectors downstream of the pathway like we did in the HOG pathway, and integrate the activated promoters with kill genes. If succeeded, our safety design will not be restricted to saltwater fish farms.
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Overview of HOG pathway
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2002 Jun;66(2):300-72.
Osmotic stress signaling and osmoadaptation in yeasts. by Hohmann S.</p>
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Rhodotorula glutinis
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Rhodotorula is pigment produce yeast quite easily identifiable by distinctive orange/red colonies when grown on SDA. This distinctive color is the result of pigments that the yeast creates to block out certain wavelengths of light that would otherwise be damaging to the cell. Colony color can vary from being cream colored to orange/red/pink or yellow.
Rhodotorula is a common environmental inhabitant. It can be cultured from soil, water, and air samples. It is able to scavenge nitrogenous compounds from its environment remarkably well, growing even in air which has been carefully cleaned of any fixed nitrogen contaminants. In such conditions, the nitrogen content of the dry weight of Rhodotorula can drop as low as 1%, compared to around 14% for most bacteria growing in normal conditions.
The increasing cost of vegetable oils is turning the use of microbial lipids into a competitive alternative for the production of biodiesel fuel. The oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula glutinis is able to use a broad range of carbon sources for lipid production, and is able to resist some of the inhibitors commonly released during hydrolysis of lignocellulose materials.
So we choose R.g. for the Expression system.
Thermogenic yeast relies on cultural media to grow and to generate heat. This way, the Yeastherm is kind of like burning media as fuel, which is expensive compared with other heating methods such as gas, coal, or electricity. To make our project a more competitive choice when considering large-scale heat production such as heating up a pound in the winter, it is necessary to reduce the cost of culturing yeast. Thanks to previous study in the field of biofuel, we have several solutions of cheaper substitutions of cultural medium contents.
According to Jie Tao and his colleague’s study, agricultural and forestry residues can be used as an alternative of carbon source, taking advantage of Rhodotorula glutinis’s ability to assimilate xylose.[1] Agricultural residues such as rice straw and corn stalk are usually burned after harvest. Using these materials not only lower the expense but also benefits the environment. Raw materials like rice or wheat straw are first cut into pieces of appropriate size. They are then hydrolyzed using sulfuric acid with boiling water bath, turninig into hemicellulosic hydrolyzate. Saccharides can be obtained in supernatant after centrifugation and washings of the residue with hot water.
After expressing SrUCP in Rhodotorula glutinis, we will test for appropriate concentration for Agricultural residue extraction considering growth condition and heating power. The optimized heat power will then be used in large scale simulation as well as calculation of cost reduced. If time permitted, we will dig further into the component of the hemicellulosic hydrolyzate, as it is reviewed that there might be inhibiting compound.[2][3]
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[1]Biodiesel generation from oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula glutinis with xylose assimilating capacity African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6 (18), pp. 2130-2134, 19 September 2007
Available online at <a href="http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB">http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB</a>
[2]Oil production by oleaginous yeasts using the hydrolysate from pretreatment of wheat straw with dilute sulfuric acid
Bioresource Technology Volume 102, Issue 10, May 2011, Pages 6134–6140
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In hope of ?? the value of our biological heating device, we strive to improving the sensitivity of our sensor － the cold shock promoter. This final goal can be break down on two parts: 1. tuning the temperature-responsive range of cold shock promoter 2. amplifying its signal under low temperature. In order to understand what kind of structure of a genetic circuit and what kinds of characteristics of activator and repressor are needed for our purpose, we create several mathematical models to explore the problem. In the end, we expect to get some useful information as a guidance to screen possible biological parts when we actually start to construct the genetic circuit.
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Fig. 4: Representative diagram of our genetic circuit - Mathematical expression
Gene expression can be described with certain mathematical language, with deterministic expression one of the most commonly used. Deterministic expression represent the production rate of a gene product as the difference between a fraction, determining by the promoter occupancy by activator or repressor, of maximal production rate and the removal rate. Here, we will show the mathematical expression of the model with Hsp or constitutive promoter as their circuit part, respectively.
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Meanings of parameters will be explained in detail in the next paragraph.The difference between two models are highlighted.
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In the model, the parameters are categorized into two groups, constant and varible. The group with constant parameters is given after we references the references for which meets the physiological significance. The other group with variables are assigned a range of values after we considered the Physiological conditions.
Parameters Discription Value Unit n Hill’s coefficient 2 - βCsp(T) Maximal production rate of Csp, a function of temperature Sigmoidal curve
(set 10℃=1e-6, 20℃=0))M/s βCsp(T)a Maximal production rate of Hsp, a function of temperature Sigmoidal curve
(set 37℃=1e-6, 30℃=0)M/s, normalized βconsa Maximal production rate of constitutive promoter 1e-6 - γAb Removal rate of activator 1e-2 s-1 γRb Removal rate of repressor 1e-2 s-1 γGP c Removal rate of GFP 8.2e-3 s-1 βA Fold of activation by activator 2e-6 ~ 2e-4 M/s αAd Kd value of activator from DNA 1e+3 ~ 1e-6 M αRd Kd value of repressor from DNA 1e+3 ~ 1e-6 M - Assume their maximal activity the same as Csp
- Assume only slightly higher than γGFP
- Consider the action of generation time of yeast and degradation rate in E. coli
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由於要達到我們所預期的功能，Hsp在對溫度的表現量上必須要有一定程度與Csp重疊，才能有抑制Csp在較高溫度時表現的效果。因此以一個較符合生理情況下，Csp的溫度敏感範圍大約落在10~20℃，然而Hsp的溫度敏感範圍則大約落在30℃以上，兩者並無重疊，因此在生物學上不太容易找到一個適當的Hsp作為此基因迴路的必要元件。這個問題我們將在後續部分進行改良。
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