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In our sun-powered biofilm-interfaced hydrogen-producing system, <strong>hydrogenase  harnessed in engineered <i>E.coli</i> are conceived to efficiently catalyze proton reduction upon receiving electrons originally donated by semiconductor nanomaterials</strong>. Electron transportation from semiconductors to hydrogenase could be bridged and facilitated by the use of mediators, methyl viologen. To achieve efficient enzymatic activities, we codon-optimized and constructed the whole hydrogenase gene clusters (from <i>Clostridium acetobutylicum</i>) by leveraging the multi-expression Acembl System. <p></p>
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         <p style="text-align:center"><b>Figure 1A</b> The reversible oxidation of molecular hydrogen.</p>
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         <p style="text-align:center"><b>Figure 1A</b> Hydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyses the reversible oxidation of molecular hydrogen (H2)</p>
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The main functional catalytic group in [FeFe]-hhydrogenase is considered to be an iron-sulfur cluster domain with a di-iron center covalently linked to a dithiolate group. <p></p>
 
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             At molecular level, the gene sequences involved in producing hydrogenase in different species vary wildly. In our study, we focus on hydrogenase gene cluster from Clostridium. acetobutylicum. The important genes include hydA, hydEF, hydG, which are expressed as HydA, HydE and HydF, HydG respectively.  We will briefly introduce these enzymes below. （Tip：click enzymes to have fun:）<p></p>
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             At molecular level, the gene sequences involved in producing hydrogenase in different species vary wildly. In our study, we focus on hydrogenase gene cluster from <i>Clostridium acetobutylicum</i>. The important genes include hydA, hydEF, hydG, which are expressed as HydA, HydE and HydF, HydG respectively.  We will briefly introduce these enzymes below. （Tip：click enzymes to have fun:）<p></p>
  
  
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<b>Figure 2B</b> HydE, as well as HydG have a radical-SAM motif. In most of the cases, these two enzymes might form a complex to fulfill their functions in helping the HydA mature.
 
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Our goal is to transplant the gene clusters of [FeFe]-hydrogenase from Clostridium. acetobutylicum into <em>E. coli</em>, and produce a strain that could effectively produce hydrogen. This seemingly novel idea has been actually fulfilled by Yuki Honda, et al. [4] However, the methods and the result of gene manipulation was not efficient. They used the pETDuet-1+pCDFDuet-1 system to carry the hydEA and hydFG sequence separately. This method in cloning is not only laborious but also inefficient. Firstly, the expression of HydA, HydE, HydF, HydG are not controlled in a synchronized way; secondly, the two-plasmid system runs certain risk in the stability of the strain[4]. Thus to explore the strength of synthetic biology, we made certain improvements on the system from the level of gene manipulation.<p></p>
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Our goal is to transplant the gene clusters of [FeFe]-hydrogenase from <i>Clostridium acetobutylicum</i> into <em>E. coli</em>, and engineer a strain that could effectively produce hydrogen. Previous work for transferring [FeFe]-hydrogenase into <i>E.coli</i> using a two-plasmid system been demonstrated by Yuki Honda, et al. [4] Specifically, they used the pETDuet-1 and pCDFDuet-1 system to carry the hydEA and hydFG sequence separately. However, their method for gene manipulation was laborious and the results were not efficient, as expression of HydA, HydE, HydF, HydG is not controlled in a synchronized way. In addition, the two-plasmid system runs certain risk in the stability of the strain[4]. We made significant improvements on the system using a high-efficiency and multi-expression Acembl system by leveraging the power of synthetic biology, .<p></p>
 
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               To ensure normal enzyme activity, we need to make sure that these four enzymes are simultaneously expressed in <em>E. coli</em> with a moderate amount. The well-established high-efficiency Acembl system [5] came into our sight.<p></p>
 
               To ensure normal enzyme activity, we need to make sure that these four enzymes are simultaneously expressed in <em>E. coli</em> with a moderate amount. The well-established high-efficiency Acembl system [5] came into our sight.<p></p>
  
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The Acembl system in our project involves four plasmids, pACE, pDC, pDS, and pDk, and each contains one of the four gene sequences we would like to fuse (Figure 3A-D).<p></p>
 
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<p style="text-align:center"><b>Figure 3. The single plasmids to fuse by Acembl system. We obtained five sequence-confirmed single plasmids including the RBS, promoter region and loxP site. More detailed information about the sequence files could be seen on our wiki_parts.)</b></p>
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<p style="text-align:center"><b>Figure 3B-E</b> The single plasmids to fuse by Acembl system. We obtained five sequence-confirmed single plasmids including the RBS, promoter region and loxP site. All those functional sequence have been sequenced. </p>
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(Click to see the detail sequenced information: <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/7/75/G_HydA_SpyCatcher.pdf">HydA-SpyCatcher</a>, <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/d/db/G_HydA_SpyTag.pdf">HydA-SpyTag</a>, <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/9/91/G_HydE.pdf">HydE</a>, <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/9/98/G_HydF.pdf">HydF</a>, <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/b/bf/G_HydG.pdf">HydG</a>)</p></h5>
 
In particular, pACE is the “acceptor” plasmid with hydA sequence, while others are the “donor” plasmids with the auxiliary protein sequences. With one-step Cre recombination and subsequent transformation into BL21 or DH5a, we would obtain strictly fused plasmid with either all gene circuits integrated in one big plasmid or non-fused single plasmids. The screening of successful assembly involves different resistance (Ampicillin / Chloramphenicol / spectinomycin) and different kinds of origin. In pACE1, it has a replication origin that can be recognized by common DH5a or BL21. In pDC,pDS,pDk, it has a special origin (R6K gamma ori) can be recognized only by a mutation strain of <em>E. coli</em>. (PirHC or PirLC, which can express pir gene product for its replication.) Only a successful fusion into the acceptor plasmid can it propagate, using the accepters ori. Therefore, we efficiently put all four hyd sequences on one single plasmid, avoiding the potential problems imposed by the two-plasmid system.<p></p>
 
In particular, pACE is the “acceptor” plasmid with hydA sequence, while others are the “donor” plasmids with the auxiliary protein sequences. With one-step Cre recombination and subsequent transformation into BL21 or DH5a, we would obtain strictly fused plasmid with either all gene circuits integrated in one big plasmid or non-fused single plasmids. The screening of successful assembly involves different resistance (Ampicillin / Chloramphenicol / spectinomycin) and different kinds of origin. In pACE1, it has a replication origin that can be recognized by common DH5a or BL21. In pDC,pDS,pDk, it has a special origin (R6K gamma ori) can be recognized only by a mutation strain of <em>E. coli</em>. (PirHC or PirLC, which can express pir gene product for its replication.) Only a successful fusion into the acceptor plasmid can it propagate, using the accepters ori. Therefore, we efficiently put all four hyd sequences on one single plasmid, avoiding the potential problems imposed by the two-plasmid system.<p></p>
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As mentioned before, we basically relied on the Acembl system for hydrogenases gene cluster construction. In using the system, however, we can either fuse 4 single plasmids with one step of Cre recombination or do it step by step, integrating each plasmid one at a time. In order to gain higher success rate, we choose the second way.<p></p>
 
As mentioned before, we basically relied on the Acembl system for hydrogenases gene cluster construction. In using the system, however, we can either fuse 4 single plasmids with one step of Cre recombination or do it step by step, integrating each plasmid one at a time. In order to gain higher success rate, we choose the second way.<p></p>
 
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To see whether NR is necessary and whether the hydrogen is produced by the reaction between NR and water under lighting rather than our hydrogenase, we conducted the experiment where the system does not contain nano rods or contain only nano rods. The data is summarized in Figure 5A. The red curve (curve 2) represents the system with the transformed bacterial suspension but without nano rods (NR). The flat curve shows that the system without NR could not produce hydrogen with light; NR is necessary for the system. The black curve (curve 3) represents a system in which only NR and mediators are present, with no bacteria. The flat curve shows that it could not produce hydrogen, which proves that the elements of the bacteria is necessary in the synthesis of hydrogen.<p></p>
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Another step in proving that it is that the hydrogenase is indeed responsible for hydrogen production is to contrast the production level between the induced and un-induced bacteria suspension. The experiment we conducted are summarized in Figure 6B In this set of experiment, the blue line (curve 4) acts as our blank control. In this group, we use the wild type BL21 cells without plasmid. Although we can see a positive oscillation during a short time in the curve, the production was not at high rate and is likely due to the native hydrogenase in <em>E. coli</em>. The green curve (curve 5) represents the transformed bacterial with no induction of IPTG after 12h cultivation. The flat curve shows that it could not produce hydrogen, which proves that the induction of the hydrogenase expression is necessary. To further confirm, we did another experiment using bacteria that have grown 36 hours with no induction. The purple curve (curve 6) clearly contrasts the induced BL21 and the non-induced one. With curve 4 to 6, we have demonstrated that, with the help of NR, it was our hydrogenase in the system that produced the hydrogen we detected.<p></p>
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As mentioned earlier, hydrogenase catalyzes the reversible oxidation of molecular hydrogen (H2). Thus, when we “turn off” the production mode, we should be able to see the consumption of hydrogen by hydrogenase. In testing this bidirectional catalytic property, conducted an experiment where we turned on and turned off the light alternately. The data is shown below in Figure 7. During lighting period, the hydrogen production increases, until we shut off the light at points that correspond to the tips. The curve then goes downward, showing that the hydrogen concentration is lowered, an evidence of the consumption of hydrogen. It is noteworthy that the hydrogenase shows the greatest production rate at the beginning of lighting: a transient sharp rise can be observed at the valleys. It is also obvious that each period of “light-on light-off” gives similar curves, which implies that our hydrogenase is stable.
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        <p style="text-align:center"><b>Figure 6</b> Verifying the bidirectional catalytic property of [FeFe] hydrogenase.</p>
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        During the period under lighting, the hydrogen production increases, until we shut off the light at points that correspond to the tips. The curve then goes downward, showing that the hydrogen concentration is lowered, an evidence of the consumption of hydrogen.<p></p>
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Given the difficulty in recycling the nano rods due to their small size, we utilize biofilm to immobilize nano rods and aggregate them into larger assemblies that allow filtration or other ways of recycling including centrifugation. However, testing whether the NR aggregate work in our system is needed. We conducted experiments with nano rods suspension replaced by nano rods bound to biofilm beads. The biofilm, whose subunit was CsgA engineered with HisTag on N-termial and SpyCachter-HisTag on C-terminal, was grown on microspheres, 25 micrometers in diameter for 48 hours. NR’s were then added and given 30 min to bind to the HisTag on CsgA subunit. (The engineered SpyCatcher was used for future pure hydrogenase binding.) The solution was centrifuged and the sediments contained biofilm beads covered with NR. This sediment was resuspended in PBS and was added to the reaction system. The data is in Figure 7 In this experiment, we did the same “light-on light off” actions to the system and the pattern is similar to the one with NR suspension (Figure 6) During lighting, the rapid production of hydrogen can be clearly observed. Some other characteristics pertain, such as the sharp rise at the beginning of lighting.<p></p>
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        <p style="text-align:center"><b>Figure 8</b> Hydrogen production with nano rods suspension replaced by nano rods bound to biofilm beads.</p>
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        We replaced the nanorods suspension with nano rods bound to biofilm beads. During the period with lighting, the hydrogen production increases, until we shut off the light at points that correspond to the tips. The curve then goes downward, showing that the hydrogen concentration is lowered, an evidence of the consumption of hydrogen, as in Figure 7.
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