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A riboswitch controlled location- based networking framework

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Bacterial chemotaxis

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Chemotaxis: chez-mediated flagellar rotation

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Design Construction

CheZ-reporter

Function

START END

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Analyte A Analyte B

Analyte A gradient Analyte B gradient

Project Design & Construction

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Analyte A Analyte B

Send & Receive motility module

Riboswitch B

CheZ-mRFP CheZ-Venus

Riboswitch A

lox66 lox71

Pon

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towards A

A

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Riboswitch B

CheZ-mRFP CheZ-Venus

Riboswitch A

lox66 lox71

Pon

B

CheZ-Venus

towards A

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Cre-activating toggle switch

START Analyte A Analyte B

PX PY

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Y X

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Riboswitch B

CheZ-mRFP CheZ-Venus

Riboswitch A

B

Analyte A Analyte B

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X Cre

Y X

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towards B

A

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Atra razine zine rib iboswitch switch

Atraz azin ine e ribos

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witch

(Sinha ha and and Gallivan livan, NCB NCB, , 2010) 10)

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8.1 Theophy phylli line ne Ribos

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witch

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Theophyll hylline ne ribosw switch itch 1

Riboswitches

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12.1 1 Theophy phylline lline ribos

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witch

(Lynch ch and Gallivan ivan, , NAR, 2009)

Theophyll hylline ne ribosw switch itch 2

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CheZ

WITS_CSIR thRS-CheZ-reporter

Venus mRFP

CDS “x”

theophylline riboswitch BBa_K249028 Lethbridge

11nt insert

theophylline riboswitch BBa_K411001 Taipei

6nt scar

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Overvie rview: w: design gn Simulation ation

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Empty vector Riboswitch 1

Venus RS1

BBa_K537009 Riboswitch 2

Venus RS2

BBa_K537010

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Riboswitch 1 chez venus

8-fold activation

CheZ Venus RS1

BBa_K537011

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Riboswitch 2 chez venus

46-fold activation

CheZ Venus RS2

K537012

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CheZ Venus RS1

Riboswitch 1 CheZ

CheZ Venus RS2

Riboswitch 2 CheZ

BBa_K537011 BBa_K537012

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BBa_K537012 BBa_K537011 5-fold difference

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Riboswitch 1 Riboswitch 2

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Wor

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scove very y centre ntre: “national science week” 2-6 6 Au Augus ust 2011 11

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‘Superhero’ bacteria!

Instruction

Problem Solution

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Submitted 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

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A finalist at the European Jamboree Improved the aesthetics and content of wiki Improved experiments & microscopy

Had lots of fun!

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Overview rview Si Simulation lation Ch Characteri acterizatio zation Outr treach ach Summar mary y & ac achievements vements Ackn

knowledgement

  • wledgements

THANK YOU

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  • 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
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