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<td>Unknown</td> | <td>Unknown</td> | ||
<td>C12-HSL, N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)dodecanamide</td> | <td>C12-HSL, N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)dodecanamide</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/3/38/T--Arizona_State--aubhsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Bradyrhizobium japonicum</td> | <td>Bradyrhizobium japonicum</td> | ||
<td>isovaleryl-HSL, 3-methyl-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]butanamide</td> | <td>isovaleryl-HSL, 3-methyl-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]butanamide</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/b/b0/T--Arizona_State--bjahsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Paraburkholderia kururiensis</td> | <td>Paraburkholderia kururiensis</td> | ||
<td>3-phenyl-HSL, (3S)-3-[(2-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)amino]oxolan-2-one</td> | <td>3-phenyl-HSL, (3S)-3-[(2-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)amino]oxolan-2-one</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/4/42/T--Arizona_State--brahsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Rhodobacter sphaeroides</td> | <td>Rhodobacter sphaeroides</td> | ||
<td>3OH-7-cis-C14-HSL, (Z)-3-hydroxy-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]tetradec-7-enamide</td> | <td>3OH-7-cis-C14-HSL, (Z)-3-hydroxy-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]tetradec-7-enamide</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/6/6d/T--Arizona_State--cerhsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Erwinia stewartii</td> | <td>Erwinia stewartii</td> | ||
<td>3O-C6-HSL, 3-oxo-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]hexanamide</td> | <td>3O-C6-HSL, 3-oxo-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]hexanamide</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/c/c5/T--Arizona_State--esahsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</td> | <td>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</td> | ||
<td>3O-C12-HSL, 3-oxo-N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)dodecanamide</td> | <td>3O-C12-HSL, 3-oxo-N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)dodecanamide</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/e/ef/T--Arizona_State--lashsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Vibrio fischeri</td> | <td>Vibrio fischeri</td> | ||
<td>3O-C6-HSL, 3-oxo-N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)hexanamide</td> | <td>3O-C6-HSL, 3-oxo-N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)hexanamide</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/2/28/T--Arizona_State--rhlhsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Rhizobium leguminosarum</td> | <td>Rhizobium leguminosarum</td> | ||
<td>C4-HSL, N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)butanamide</td> | <td>C4-HSL, N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)butanamide</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/2/28/T--Arizona_State--rhlhsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Rhodopseudomonas palustris</td> | <td>Rhodopseudomonas palustris</td> | ||
<td>p-Coumaroyl (S)-(−)α-amino-γ-butyrolactone</td> | <td>p-Coumaroyl (S)-(−)α-amino-γ-butyrolactone</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/0/08/T--Arizona_State--rpahsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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<td>Sinorhizobium meliloti</td> | <td>Sinorhizobium meliloti</td> | ||
<td>C8-HSL, N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]octanamide*</td> | <td>C8-HSL, N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]octanamide*</td> | ||
+ | <td><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/a/af/T--Arizona_State--sinhsl3d.png" height=150px></td> | ||
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Revision as of 10:05, 5 October 2016
Brief Description
Quorum sensing is the ability of bacteria to scan their surroundings and detect concentrations of their own population. A species of bacteria will produce an inducer protein, which generates chemical signals in the form of homo-serine lactones (HSLs). When the HSL reaches a high concentration, the bacterial cells will respond by collectively activating a set of genes. In nature, these HSLs are able to drastically influence the growth behavior of bacterial cells, activating biofilm formation, bioluminescence, virulence, motility, etc.
The objective of our project is to design and test a variety of quorum sensing networks. We have developed a flexible testing platform in which the QS system is separated into two components designated the “Sender” and the “Receiver”. The HSL synthase is expressed in the Sender cell, while the inducible promoter and regulator are carried by a Receiver cell. When the Sender produces a signal, the HSL, it diffuses across cell membranes and activates the Receiver. In our current system, Receivers will express green fluorescent protein (GFP) in response to induction by Senders from different bacterial species. Ideally, the designed systems would have low amounts of interference and form a functional genetic circuit. Currently, our team has built 10 senders and 7 receivers, several of which have been shown to be functional in E. coli. Testing for the remaining systems is still underway, and more receivers are still being cloned.
Our iGEM team is investigating the diverse applications that fit with our quorum sensing project. Some of the sub-projects include: investigating the Aub strain, which originates from unidentified soil bacterium, to decipher its organism of origin; making a “super quorum sensing” E. coli that is engineered to respond to wider variety of HSLs; a more comprehensive characterization of HSLs produced by our Senders using mass spec; and develop comprehensive safety procedures for the handling of HSLs. The latter is one of our several human practices projects that the ASU team investigated during the course of the project.
N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones
HSL quorum sensing has a myriad of different systems. A total of 11 systems were investigated in this project
HSL System | Bacteria of Origin | HSL Name | |
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Aub | Unknown | C12-HSL, N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)dodecanamide | ![]() |
Bja | Bradyrhizobium japonicum | isovaleryl-HSL, 3-methyl-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]butanamide | ![]() |
Bra | Paraburkholderia kururiensis | 3-phenyl-HSL, (3S)-3-[(2-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)amino]oxolan-2-one | ![]() |
Cer | Rhodobacter sphaeroides | 3OH-7-cis-C14-HSL, (Z)-3-hydroxy-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]tetradec-7-enamide | ![]() |
Esa | Erwinia stewartii | 3O-C6-HSL, 3-oxo-N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]hexanamide | ![]() |
Las | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3O-C12-HSL, 3-oxo-N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)dodecanamide | ![]() |
Lux | Vibrio fischeri | 3O-C6-HSL, 3-oxo-N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)hexanamide | ![]() |
Rhl | Rhizobium leguminosarum | C4-HSL, N-(2-oxooxolan-3-yl)butanamide | ![]() |
Rpa | Rhodopseudomonas palustris | p-Coumaroyl (S)-(−)α-amino-γ-butyrolactone | ![]() |
Sin | Sinorhizobium meliloti | C8-HSL, N-[(3S)-2-oxooxolan-3-yl]octanamide* | ![]() |
*Sin system produces 6 different variants of HSLs.
All systems were investigated in an inductions investigation. The part BBa_F2620 was used to induce production in the Lux HSL system and test induction in any other HSL systems. Should induction occur, then possible interference between systems are conceivable, which may have implications towards any use of that system. The resulting part collection allows direct comparison in HSL induction between multiple systems.
MOTIVATION
Homoserine lactone (HSL) quorum sensing (QS) is a type of communication that allows bacteria to monitor their population density for the purpose of controlling various group activities such as virulence or luminescence. Synthetic biologists have taken advantage of the simplicity of the QS system to incorporate signal-processing pathways into genetic circuits. This project aims to determine pathways with minimal overlap (“crosstalk”) and engineer QS modules as a flexible tool for building layered genetic circuits. Crosstalk occurs when when a single regulator is activated by multiple varieties of HSL molecules, impeding successful operation of complex genetic circuitry that uses multiple quorum sensing pathways. Homologous HSL networks have been identified in over 100 species of bacteria, but only four have been used in synthetic systems reported to date. Our goal is to expand the QS toolbox and enable the implementation of higher-order, complex genetic circuitry in synthetic biology.
GOLD MEDAL WORK
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REFERENCES
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