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== Chemical sensing device == | == Chemical sensing device == | ||
- | The chemical sensing device's | + | The chemical sensing device's PoPS output activity should be a monotonic function of the concentration of a certain substance in the cell's environment. |
=== Implementation alternatives === | === Implementation alternatives === | ||
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=== Current implementation === | === Current implementation === | ||
- | + | Since most parts were already existing in the registry, we decided to use the LacI system with IPTG as chemical to be sensed. | |
[[Image:ETH_IPTG_sensing_parts.png|center|600px|complete system based on alternative 1]] | [[Image:ETH_IPTG_sensing_parts.png|center|600px|complete system based on alternative 1]] | ||
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=== Assembly procedure === | === Assembly procedure === | ||
- | ''Where we got it and link to | + | ''Where we got it and link to their documentation'' |
Progress: | Progress: | ||
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;2006/10/04: Transformed cells, plated them | ;2006/10/04: Transformed cells, plated them | ||
;2006/10/05: Found plates empty after 18h on the table, put into incubator at 37°C | ;2006/10/05: Found plates empty after 18h on the table, put into incubator at 37°C | ||
- | ;2006/10/06: picked | + | ;2006/10/06: found lot of colonies, picked single ones and restreaked onto fresh plates |
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=== Test procedure === | === Test procedure === | ||
+ | ;2006/10/07: streaked transformed bacteria on 4 different plates: | ||
+ | *plus IPTG, plus X-Gal | ||
+ | *plus IPTG, no X-Gal | ||
+ | *no IPTG, plus X-Gal | ||
+ | *no IPTG, no X-Gal | ||
+ | all plates contained the appropriate antibiotic (Chloramphenicol) | ||
=== Test results === | === Test results === | ||
+ | ;2006/10/08: results: | ||
+ | *plus IPTG, plus X-Gal: blue | ||
+ | *plus IPTG, no X-Gal: white | ||
+ | *no IPTG, plus X-Gal: light blue (system is leaky) | ||
+ | *no IPTG, no X-Gal: white | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 1 November 2006
Contents |
Chemical sensing device
The chemical sensing device's PoPS output activity should be a monotonic function of the concentration of a certain substance in the cell's environment.
Implementation alternatives
- Lactate lacI represses, IPTG induces (BBa_R0011 or BBa_R0010 )
- Tetracycline, TetR inhibitor, Tet inducer by inhibiting TetR (or aTc, it's analog) (BBa_R0040)
- combination thereof (BBa_I13614 / BBa_13617 / BBa_I13623 / BBa_I13624 / BBa_I13627 / BBa_I13637 / BBa_I13653)
- simple sugar Arabinose (BBa_R0080)
I see the main difficulty in the spatial separation as the cells are growing in the petri dishes. Since the inducers are water-soluble we would have to fix the chemicals onto the petri dish.
Current implementation
Since most parts were already existing in the registry, we decided to use the LacI system with IPTG as chemical to be sensed.
Modeling
Assembly procedure
Where we got it and link to their documentation
Progress:
- 2006/10/03
- Made LB-Agar plates with antibiotics
- 2006/10/04
- Transformed cells, plated them
- 2006/10/05
- Found plates empty after 18h on the table, put into incubator at 37°C
- 2006/10/06
- found lot of colonies, picked single ones and restreaked onto fresh plates
Test procedure
- 2006/10/07
- streaked transformed bacteria on 4 different plates:
- plus IPTG, plus X-Gal
- plus IPTG, no X-Gal
- no IPTG, plus X-Gal
- no IPTG, no X-Gal
all plates contained the appropriate antibiotic (Chloramphenicol)
Test results
- 2006/10/08
- results:
- plus IPTG, plus X-Gal: blue
- plus IPTG, no X-Gal: white
- no IPTG, plus X-Gal: light blue (system is leaky)
- no IPTG, no X-Gal: white