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+ | <p style = "font-size:150%; padding:5px 150px 15px 150px; color:#0071A7;">To create the Gemini parts library, we made use of two “classes” of plasmids: guide RNA expressing vectors and guide RNA operator reporter vectors. When these two plasmids are co-transfected with a dCas9-VPR plasmid into a mammalian cell line, a gene of interest is expressed. Our work for iGEM dealt with fluorescent proteins; specifically, GFP for the parts submitted to the registry. </p> | ||
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+ | The guide RNA expressing vector can be considered a basic part. Its design consists of a hU6 promoter upstream of a guide RNA sequence, which has a target recognition sequence and a scaffold sequence for dCas9 binding, followed by a polyT terminator. This basic part, whose data can be found on <a href = "http://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K1875012" style = "color:blue;">BBa_K1875012</a>, was based off of the work by Feng Zhang at MIT and the x330 plasmid. Our part here expresses gRNA 8 (g8) from the Gemini parts library. It represents what we feel is one of best basic parts in our library due to its consistency in experimentation. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:32, 2 December 2016
The 2016 BostonU iGEM team was a nominee for the Best Basic Part Award.
To create the Gemini parts library, we made use of two “classes” of plasmids: guide RNA expressing vectors and guide RNA operator reporter vectors. When these two plasmids are co-transfected with a dCas9-VPR plasmid into a mammalian cell line, a gene of interest is expressed. Our work for iGEM dealt with fluorescent proteins; specifically, GFP for the parts submitted to the registry.
The guide RNA expressing vector can be considered a basic part. Its design consists of a hU6 promoter upstream of a guide RNA sequence, which has a target recognition sequence and a scaffold sequence for dCas9 binding, followed by a polyT terminator. This basic part, whose data can be found on BBa_K1875012, was based off of the work by Feng Zhang at MIT and the x330 plasmid. Our part here expresses gRNA 8 (g8) from the Gemini parts library. It represents what we feel is one of best basic parts in our library due to its consistency in experimentation.