Imperial/Infector Detector/Testing
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- | + | |<br><center>[[Image:GFPMolecule syn ID2 Final.PNG|thumb|center|330px|left|Fig.1.3: Molcules of GFPmut3b synthesised vs AHL concentrations. The Testing was carried out for the 4µg of DNA. Again the fluorescence reading was converted into GFPmut3b molecules via the calibration curve. Click for full results and protocols can be found on the links [[Imperial/Wet Lab/Results/ID3.1| results]] and [[Imperial/Wet_Lab/Protocols/ID3.1|protocol]] pages.]] | |
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Figure 1.3 shows us the following: | Figure 1.3 shows us the following: | ||
*The output of '''GFPmut3b increases with input of AHL''' | *The output of '''GFPmut3b increases with input of AHL''' | ||
*The system is sensitive to a range of '''5-1000nM AHL''' | *The system is sensitive to a range of '''5-1000nM AHL''' | ||
- | *The GFPmut3b molecules synthesis stops at '''~300minutes'''. This could be due to steady state or due to no synthesis of GFPmut3b. It is known not to be steady state because the [[Imperial/Wet_Lab/Results/Res1.4| degradation experiment]] proved degradation is negligible. Interestingly this time at which synthesis stops is independent of the GFPmut3b molecules produced, showing that the LuxR under the control of pTet is the major source of energy consumption. This highlights the advantages of using the construct 2 [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J37032 pLux-GFPmut3b] that does not have the energetic burden of producing LuxR. | + | *The GFPmut3b molecules synthesis stops at '''~300minutes'''. This could be due to steady state or due to no synthesis of GFPmut3b. It is known not to be steady state because the [[Imperial/Wet_Lab/Results/Res1.4| degradation experiment]] proved degradation is negligible. Interestingly this time at which synthesis stops is independent of the GFPmut3b molecules produced, showing that the LuxR under the control of pTet is the major source of energy consumption. This highlights the advantages of using the construct 2 [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J37032 pLux-GFPmut3b] that does not have the energetic burden of producing LuxR. <br><br> |
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Figure 1.4 shows us the following: | Figure 1.4 shows us the following: | ||
*The shape of the '''Transfer function''' shows a linear range of response between 5nM and 100nM AHL. This defines the thresholds of response. | *The shape of the '''Transfer function''' shows a linear range of response between 5nM and 100nM AHL. This defines the thresholds of response. | ||
*The '''lower threshold of response''' is the AHL concentration that the construct will respond | *The '''lower threshold of response''' is the AHL concentration that the construct will respond | ||
- | *The '''upper threshold of response''' is the value of AHL the system is saturated and increasing AHL will not increase the rate of GFP synthesis. | + | *The '''upper threshold of response''' is the value of AHL the system is saturated and increasing AHL will not increase the rate of GFP synthesis.<br><br> |
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Revision as of 20:11, 26 October 2007
Infector Detector: Testing
Summary
The key results of the testing were:
- The optimum DNA concentration for [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 pTet-LuxR-pLux-GFPmut3b] in our Commcercial S30 Cell extract is 4µg.
Aims
The aims of the testing were as follows:
- To test and obtain the optimal DNA concentration for construct 1 in vitro
- To characterise the output of GFPmut3b for a range of AHL inputs. From this obtain the AHL sensitivity of our system.
Both of these are important, first to try to optimise infector detector to reach the full potential of in vitro chassis and secondly to the specifications for the sensitivity to AHL.
In addition the fluorescence measurements were converted to number of GFPmut3b molecules synthesised using a calibration curve constructed using purified GFPmut3b.
Results
DNA Concentrations
The Results above show that the optimum DNA concentration for in vitro is 4µg for 50nM AHL. From figure 1.1. and 1.2 it can be seen that as DNA concentration increases above 4µg the GFPmut3b molecules synthesised decrease. Interestingly for figure 1.2 the graph can be split into several regions of how the DNA concentration changes the output of GFPmut3b synthesis:
The fact that increasing DNA concentration above 4µg causes a decrease in rate of protein synthesis is very interesting. The reason for this is thought to be that increasing DNA concentration causes problems with premature translational termination. |
AHL Testing
Figure 1.3 shows us the following:
Figure 1.4 shows us the following:
For more detailed analysis please see the Results page |