Chiba/Quorum Sensing

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Collins ''et.al.'' described the hyper-sensitive variants of luxR to AHL :(ref).<br>
Collins ''et.al.'' described the hyper-sensitive variants of luxR to AHL :(ref).<br>
We created two types of sensitive luxR mutants.
We created two types of sensitive luxR mutants.

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Introduction | Project Design ( 1.Sticky Hands | 2.Communication | 3.Size Control ) | Making Marimos | Our Goal || Team Members | メンバ連絡簿


Size Control: Our Aim

Fig1.AHL concentration gradient.

Since produced AHL diffuses all around the bacteria culture, all receivers can ultimately aggregate to one huge marimo with their sticky hands. This final state is not the case of real marimos. Thus our idea for controlling the size of Bacteria Marimos is based on the high performance quorum sensing or AHL-diffusing inhibition.

  • AHLの届く範囲をコントロールするために以下の3つの方法を考えた:
    1. Raise the AHL productivity of Sender
    2. Increase the AHL sensitivity of Receiver
    3. Use the AHL degrading enzyme aiiA to localize AHL


1.Improving Sender

Design

AHL is synthesized from methionine by the enzyme MetK and LuxI.
We thought combined overexpression of these 2 genes enhances the sender capacity.

AHLはFig.2のpathwayで合成されている.AHLを増加させるためにMetKを過剰発現させ,methionineを加えてみる。

Fig.2


Experiment

fig3.

Sender

Ptet-LuxI

  • Synthesize AHL constantly

metK Sender

MetK circuit.jpg

  • Synthesize AHL and express metK constantly

Receiver

BBa T9002.jpg

Method(Fig3.)

  1. Inoculate Sender, MetK Sender, and Receiver in liquid media incubate 37℃ 12h.
  2. Check OD and dispense Receiver each tube equally and Spin down senders and resuspend fresh liquid media.
  3. Dilute senders to adjust cell population(5x10^8,5x10^7~5x10^2).
  4. Mix receivers and senders.
  5. 1hour~3hour at Room tempature
  6. Spindown and UV check.


Result

Fig. Methionine 0mM.
metK(+): metK Sender ( pLac-luxI-metK )
metK(-): Sender ( Ptet-luxI )
Fig. Methionine 10mM. metK(+): metK Sender ( pLac-luxI-metK )
metK(-): Sender ( Ptet-luxI )

  • No difference was seen.

Discussion

  • 合成されたS-adenosyl Methionineがほかの代謝経路に使われて、AHL合成に使われなかったのだろうか.


2.Improving Receiver

Design

Fig. Data modified from Collins et.al.(Ref. Collins, C. H., Arnold, F. H. & Leadbetter, J. R. Directed evolution of Vibrio fischeri LuxR for increased sensitivity to a broad spectrum of acyl-homoserine lactones. Mol. Microbiol. 55, 712–723 (2005))
Fig.

Collins et.al. described the hyper-sensitive variants of luxR to AHL :(ref).
We created two types of sensitive luxR mutants.

Experiment

MLuxRxx.gif
sensitive luxR mutants の性能を以下の2つの方法で評価した。

Result

  • mutant(I45F,S116A)はAHLを添加しなくてもGFPを発現した。

Two mutation.jpg

  • mutant(I45F)はwild typeよりもGFPの発現が多くなった。(AHL 10nM)


mLuxRの論文引用したら? by tashiro

3.Localizing AHL

(なんかいいタイトルないかな)
Controlling outlineとか・・・ダサい?by tashiro
最後に梅野さん達がつくったpptがあったように、Localizing AHL とかでは?by toyotaro

Design1

BBa I729006 circuit.jpg AiiA expression is regulated by pLac, it express constantly and inactivate AHL.

Experiment

  1. Inoculate E.coli carries this aiiA receiver plasmid in Liquid Media.
  2. At the same time, inoculate AHL sender E.coli in Liquid Media.
  3. Dilute receiver cells and spread on agar plate, and spot sender 1μL. Incubate at 37℃
  4. Check plate.(GFP expressed?)

Result

GFP dose not expressed on the plate. File:Aiia conc image

Discussion

Excessive amounts of aiiA is expressed to generate concentration gradient. We expected aiiA express more moderate to make it.

Design2

Plux aiiA.jpg
図のように,AHLのシグナルが入るとaiiaを合成するような回路を考えた.Marimo全体がAHL quencherとして働く.Marimoの内側でAHLを分解し、Marimoの外側のAHL濃度の上昇を抑える.

Experiment

Result

  • BBa_T9002との比較ではGFPははじめ発現しないが、しばらくするとGFPが発現するようになる。

(Assumption:GFPは細胞内で分解されにくいからではないだろうか)

Discussion

  • 発現し始めた時が、AHLの濃度がaiiAの分解る能力を超えた時だと考えられる。

Design3

Rec inv aiia.jpg
図のようにインバーターをかませた.高い濃度ではaiiAが発現しないためAHLは分解されない.AHLが低い濃度ではaiiAが発現しAHLを分解する.よってマリモの中心付近ではAHLを分解せず,外側へ行くと分解される.

Experiment

このパーツを作ろうとしたが、inverterを組み合わせた時点で終わってしまった。

Subpart:BBa_S03840

S03840.jpg