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A riboswitch controlled location- based networking framework
Bacterial chemotaxis
Chemotaxis: chez-mediated flagellar rotation
- vervi
erview: ew: de design ign
Simulation ation Ch Characteri acterizatio zation Outr treach ach Summar mary y & ac achievements vements Acknowle
- wledge
dgeme ments nts
TH AN K YO UDesign Construction
CheZ-reporter
Function
START END
START
Analyte A Analyte B
Analyte A gradient Analyte B gradient
Project Design & Construction
Analyte A Analyte B
Send & Receive motility module
Riboswitch B
CheZ-mRFP CheZ-Venus
Riboswitch A
lox66 lox71
Pon
B
CheZ-Venus
towards A
A
START
Riboswitch B
CheZ-mRFP CheZ-Venus
Riboswitch A
lox66 lox71
Pon
B
CheZ-Venus
towards A
A
Cre-activating toggle switch
START Analyte A Analyte B
PX PY
X Cre
Y X
Y
Riboswitch B
CheZ-mRFP CheZ-Venus
Riboswitch A
B
Analyte A Analyte B
PX PY
X Cre
Y X
Y
Cre
lox66
Pon
lox71
CheZ-mRFP
towards B
A
START
Atra razine zine rib iboswitch switch
Atraz azin ine e ribos
- switc
witch
(Sinha ha and and Gallivan livan, NCB NCB, , 2010) 10)
8.1 Theophy phylli line ne Ribos
- switch
witch
(Topp pp and and Galliva ivan, , JACS, , 2007) )
Theophyll hylline ne ribosw switch itch 1
Riboswitches
12.1 1 Theophy phylline lline ribos
- switc
witch
(Lynch ch and Gallivan ivan, , NAR, 2009)
Theophyll hylline ne ribosw switch itch 2
CheZ
WITS_CSIR thRS-CheZ-reporter
Venus mRFP
CDS “x”
theophylline riboswitch BBa_K249028 Lethbridge
11nt insert
theophylline riboswitch BBa_K411001 Taipei
6nt scar
Overvie rview sim
imulation ulation
Ch Characteri acterizatio zation Outr treach ach Summar mary y & ac achievements vements Acknowle
- wledge
dgeme ments nts
TH AN K YO UOvervie rview: w: design gn Simulation ation
cha haract racterizat erization ion
Outr treach ach Summar mary y & ac achievements vements Acknowle
- wledge
dgeme ments nts
TH AN K YO UEmpty vector Riboswitch 1
Venus RS1
BBa_K537009 Riboswitch 2
Venus RS2
BBa_K537010
Riboswitch 1 chez venus
8-fold activation
CheZ Venus RS1
BBa_K537011
Riboswitch 2 chez venus
46-fold activation
CheZ Venus RS2
K537012
CheZ Venus RS1
Riboswitch 1 CheZ
CheZ Venus RS2
Riboswitch 2 CheZ
BBa_K537011 BBa_K537012
BBa_K537012 BBa_K537011 5-fold difference
Riboswitch 1 Riboswitch 2
Overview rview Simulation ation Ch Characteri acterizatio zation Outreach
utreach
Summar mary y & ac achievements vements Acknowle
- wledge
dgeme ments nts
Th ank Yo uWor
- rksho
kshops ps at Sci-bon bono
- disc
scove very y centre ntre: “national science week” 2-6 6 Au Augus ust 2011 11
+
‘Superhero’ bacteria!
Instruction
Problem Solution
Overview rview Simulation ation Ch Characteri acterizatio zation Outr treach ach Summar
ary y & a & achie ievem vemen ents
Acknowle
- wledge
dgeme ments nts
TH AN K YO USubmitted 11 new parts to the registry Fully characterized two theophylline riboswitches Collaborated with ICL on modelling and assays Introduced synthetic biology to the broader public
A finalist at the European Jamboree Improved the aesthetics and content of wiki Improved experiments & microscopy
Had lots of fun!
Overview rview Si Simulation lation Ch Characteri acterizatio zation Outr treach ach Summar mary y & ac achievements vements Ackn
knowledgement
- wledgements
THANK YOU
- Prof Kramer
- Prof Patrick Arbuthnot
- Prof Theresa Coetzer
- Dr Sylvia Fanucchi
- Prof Heini Dirr
- David Balchin
- Robyn Brackin
- The Synthetic Biology Research Unit at the
CSIR
- Dr Sonja Lauterbach
- Kubendran Naidoo
- Dr Toru Nakayashiki and Prof Hirotada Mori
- Dr Joy Sinha and Prof Justin Gallivan
Supervisors
- Karl Rumbold
- Marco Weinberg
- Musa Mhlanga
- Raymond Sparrow
Advisors
- Michelle Robinson
- Laura Millroy
- Youtaro Shibayama