Team:Groningen/parts fail
From 2012.igem.org
This BioBrick was intended to be expressed inside E. coli as described by iGEM Uppsala-Sweden 2011. In our project, we successfully expressed it inside Bacillus subtilis under regulation of sboA promoter. SboA-AmilGFP was shown to be very weakly expressed in Bacillus subtilis on LB plate without rotten meat induction (faint color formation after 2 days). This is probably due to the leakiness of the promoter. We tested the expression of SboA-AmilGFP in B. subtilis subjected to volatiles from spoiled meat using the same setup as we used for the microarray experiment (see our sensor page). |
This is the list of incorrect BioBricks that we used from 2012 distribution kit.
Name: | Gram-positive Shuttle Vector for Chromosomal Integration |
Intended Purpose: | Plasmid backbone for cloning in Bacillus subtilis |
Testing Protocol: | Restriction analysis (dual cut with EcoRI and PstI) |
Results: | The restriction pattern showed that this biobrick is not as described in the parts registry. The cut plasmid is not a single band and shorter than the expected size. |
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Name: | Multi-host vector pTG262 converted to BioBrick vector |
Intended Purpose: | Plasmid backbone for cloning in Bacillus subtilis |
Testing Protocol: | Restriction analysis (single cut) and restriction analysis (dual cut) |
Results: | The restriction enzymes cut at illegal site(s) |
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After discovering that we did not receive these BioBrick as described in the registry, we took initiative to make our own Bacillus subtilis backbone to accommodate our project's needs. These unexpected BioBricks cost us some time to reconstruct our backbone plan, but in the end we were able to come up with a new backbone plan, the BBa_K818000. |