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Our team is composed of 9 students of different undergraduate programs within the [http://www.uni-lj.si/English/description.asp University of Ljubljana] and 2 supervisors. Project research will be conducted at the [http://www.ki.si/eng/ki/Introduction.html National Institute of Chemistry] (in the group of Prof. Roman Jerala) and at the [http://www.fkkt.uni-lj.si/en/ Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology], [http://openwetware.org/wiki/FCCT_Biochemistry_Lab Biochemistry Chair] (under supervision of Asst. Prof. Marko Dolinar).
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|border="1" solid #affaaa" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="border:1px solid black; background:#cedff2" | <font style="font size="3" font face="Times New Roman""><p><b>Mammalian systems can be a subject of cellular engineering similarly to bacterial cells. We decided to tinker with the existing cell signaling network of the response to the bacterial infection. Binding of bacterial components ([[Ljubljana, Slovenia 2006/Terms & References#Terms|PAMP]]s – Pathogen associated molecular patterns) to a family of Toll-like receptors activates the cells of the immune system but the exaggerated response may lead to systemic inflammation and sepsis which is often fatal. We designed a feedback loop, which inhibits the signaling cascade at the »weak spot« - [[Ljubljana, Slovenia 2006/Terms & References#Terms|MyD88]], a consensus adaptor protein of the Toll-like receptors. A mathematical model of cell activation with engineered feedback loop was constructed, which predicts the decrease of the cellular activation after the repeated stimulation. Twenty-six new BrioBricks were constructed specially for the mammalian system. We have experimentally confirmed the function of the feedback device by detecting the inhibition of cellular activation after the repeated stimulation. Cell activation decreased without completely deleting the responsiveness to the bacterial infection, thus our engineered cell system represents a type of artificial immunotolerance.</b></p>
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'''We would like to express our thanks to the Sponsors'''
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34 students initially applied for the team. Project proposals were due March 10 and we received 13 different project ideas. Both supervisors evaluated the proposed projects and had interviews in the week from April 3 to 7. The 'lab' team members were selected on April 12 and two physics students one week later. The first meeting of the team was on April 19.
 
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In May, we were mainly discussing possible projects and soon focused on a cellular signalisation issue. Laboratory work started on June 7. We are now preparing basic vector constructs and think about checking detection systems soon.
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'''and Donators'''
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<br>[http://www.ad-futura.si Ad Futura], [http://www.krka.si/si/ Krka pharmaceutical company], [http://www.mediline.si/ Mediline], Farmadent

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Engineered Human Cells:


SAY NO TO SEPSIS




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Background and Signaling Pathway
Project & Model
Methods
Results & Conclusions
Terms & References
Team members

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Mammalian systems can be a subject of cellular engineering similarly to bacterial cells. We decided to tinker with the existing cell signaling network of the response to the bacterial infection. Binding of bacterial components (PAMPs – Pathogen associated molecular patterns) to a family of Toll-like receptors activates the cells of the immune system but the exaggerated response may lead to systemic inflammation and sepsis which is often fatal. We designed a feedback loop, which inhibits the signaling cascade at the »weak spot« - MyD88, a consensus adaptor protein of the Toll-like receptors. A mathematical model of cell activation with engineered feedback loop was constructed, which predicts the decrease of the cellular activation after the repeated stimulation. Twenty-six new BrioBricks were constructed specially for the mammalian system. We have experimentally confirmed the function of the feedback device by detecting the inhibition of cellular activation after the repeated stimulation. Cell activation decreased without completely deleting the responsiveness to the bacterial infection, thus our engineered cell system represents a type of artificial immunotolerance.

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We would like to express our thanks to the Sponsors

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EU Synbiocomm (thank you Sven)


and Donators
[http://www.ad-futura.si Ad Futura], [http://www.krka.si/si/ Krka pharmaceutical company], [http://www.mediline.si/ Mediline], Farmadent

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