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     What is HU?
     What is HU?
     What is the recombinase enhancer (RE; function, sequence, usual position, relationship with HU, etc.)?
     What is the recombinase enhancer (RE; function, sequence, usual position, relationship with HU, etc.)?
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     What sort of spacing can RE allow and still work?
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     What sort of spacing can RE allow and still work?
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    Will we need more than one RE to accomplish recombination at all positions?
Math
Math
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     Even/Odd determines flips?
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     Can we determine more than just Even/Odd number of flips?
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     Mathematical modeling of distance of enhacer from pancake vs. time or number of flips
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     Can we  model the distance of RE from pancake vs. time or number of flips
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     modeling of kinetics
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     Can we model the kinetics of n flips?
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    Is it possible to simulate the impact of one-time flipping lox/hix sites?
Biology  
Biology  
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    <u>ERIN</u> Hin off (using CRE or mutating HIX so that they stop after one reversal)
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<u>ERIN</u> How can we turn Hin off (using CRE or mutating HIX so that they stop after one reversal)?
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     Flip counter
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     Should we create a transgenic E. coli with Hin and/or Cre in the chromosome so we won't need so many plasmids?
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     <u>SABRIYA</u> Does CRE flip once and is then done with that pancake?
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     How can we count the number of Flips? (even vs. odd only?)
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     How many flips would the normal negative supercoiling of ''E. coli'' allow?   
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<u>SABRIYA</u> Does CRE flip once and is then done with that pancake?
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     Can we increase the amount of negative supercoiling and thus the number of flips if necessary? (What happens to supercoiling if we make the plasmid larger? What happens to supercoiling during the stationary phase, relax)
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    Can we use Cre to flip once and then stop, or will it excise the next time?
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     Fluorescent vs. Resistant pancake
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     How many flips would the normal negative supercoiling of a plasmid in ''E. coli'' allow?   
 +
     Can we alter the amount of negative supercoiling and thus the number of flips if necessary?  
 +
    What happens to supercoiling if we make the plasmid larger?  
 +
    What happens to supercoiling during the stationary phase, relax?
 +
     Can we apply EtBr to relax the number of supercoils and thus stop recombination?
 +
    What should we use as the reporters? Fluorescent vs. Resistant pancake or combinations?
     Possible detection delays for both methods and how to minimize the delays
     Possible detection delays for both methods and how to minimize the delays
     Where would biobricks be located?
     Where would biobricks be located?
 +
    How can we gradually scale up the number of flips with the fewest number of constructs?
 +
    Can we use mutated lox or hix sites that will allow single flips?
 +
    Will a segment flip multiple times or will the enzymes move to new sites?
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Revision as of 00:53, 30 May 2006

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Contents

Students

• Sabriya Rosemond [1] is a rising junior biology major at Hampton University in VA.

• Erin Zwack [2] is a rising junior biology major at Davidson College in NC.

• Lance Harden [3] is a rising sophomore at Davidson College, who might major in math.

Faculty

• A. Malcolm Campbell [http://www.bio.davidson.edu/campbell Department of Biology], [4]

• Laurie J. Heyer [http://www.davidson.edu/math/heyer/ Department of Mathematics], [5]


Papers of Interest

• [http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/synthetic/papers/Sanders_04.pdf Stepwise Dissection of the Hin-catalyzed Recombination Reaction from Synapsis to Resolution. Erin R. Sanders and Reid C. Johnson]

• [http://www.molcells.org/home/journal/article_read.asp?volume=16&number=3&startpage=377 The Effects of Ethidium Bromide and Mg++ Ion on Strand Exchange in the Hin-mediated Inversion Reaction. Hee Jung Lee et al.]

• [http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/267/16/11183 The Effects of Symmetrical Recombination Site hixC on Hin Recombinase Function. Heon Man Lim et al.]

• [http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=3457367 The role of the loxP spacer region in P1 site-specific recombination. Ronald H.Hoess et al.]

• [http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/73 A high-throughput screen identifying sequence and promiscuity characteristics of the loxP spacer region in Cre-mediated recombination. Perseus I Missirlis et al.]

• [http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/30/13/2764 Non-contact positions impose site selectivity on Cre recombinase. Andreas W. Rufer and Brian Sauer]

Project Description



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Questions to Resolve Checklists

General

   What is our team name and project name?
   What is HU?
   What is the recombinase enhancer (RE; function, sequence, usual position, relationship with HU, etc.)?
   What sort of spacing can RE allow and still work? 
   Will we need more than one RE to accomplish recombination at all positions?

Math

   Can we determine more than just Even/Odd number of flips?
   Can we  model the distance of RE from pancake vs. time or number of flips
   Can we model the kinetics of n flips?
   Is it possible to simulate the impact of one-time flipping lox/hix sites?

Biology

ERIN How can we turn Hin off (using CRE or mutating HIX so that they stop after one reversal)?

    Should we create a transgenic E. coli with Hin and/or Cre in the chromosome so we won't need so many plasmids?
    How can we count the number of Flips? (even vs. odd only?)

SABRIYA Does CRE flip once and is then done with that pancake?

    Can we use Cre to flip once and then stop, or will it excise the next time?
    How many flips would the normal negative supercoiling of a plasmid in E. coli allow?  
    Can we alter the amount of negative supercoiling and thus the number of flips if necessary? 
    What happens to supercoiling if we make the plasmid larger? 
    What happens to supercoiling during the stationary phase, relax? 
    Can we apply EtBr to relax the number of supercoils and thus stop recombination?
    What should we use as the reporters? Fluorescent vs. Resistant pancake or combinations?
    Possible detection delays for both methods and how to minimize the delays
    Where would biobricks be located?
    How can we gradually scale up the number of flips with the fewest number of constructs?
    Can we use mutated lox or hix sites that will allow single flips?
    Will a segment flip multiple times or will the enzymes move to new sites?
    
    


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