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Here you will find all of our project data.
 
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====Evaluation of ''B. subtilis'' vectors====
====Evaluation of ''B. subtilis'' vectors====
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|<p align="justify">Evaluation of ''B. subtilis'' vectors in ''B. subtilis'' with different inserts.</p>
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|<p align="justify">Seven novel vectors were constructed and four already proven to work in ''B. subtilis''.</p>
|[[File:LacZ plate.png|right|100px|link=Team:LMU-Munich/Data/Vectors]]
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====Anderson Promoter Evaluation====
====Anderson Promoter Evaluation====
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|<p align="justify">Evaluation of the '''Anderson''' promoters in ''B. subtilis'' with the ''lux'' operon (luminescence) and the reporter ''lacZ'' (β-galactosidase assays).</p>
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|<p align="justify">Eleven Anderson promoters were measured in ''B. subtilis'' and showed relatively weak activity.</p>
|[[File:LMU Anderson preview.jpg|200px|link=Team:LMU-Munich/Data/Anderson]]
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====Constitutive ''Bacillus'' Promoters====
====Constitutive ''Bacillus'' Promoters====
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|<p align="justify">Evaluation of the constitutive ''B. subtilis'' promoters '''P<sub>''liaG''</sub>''', '''P<sub>''veg''</sub>''' and '''P<sub>''lepA''</sub>''' with the ''lux'' operon (luminescence) and the reporter ''lacZ'' (β-galactosidase assays).</p>
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|<p align="justify">Three novel ''B. subtilis'' promoter BioBricks (P<sub>''liaG''</sub>, P<sub>''veg''</sub>, P<sub>''lepA''</sub>) were constructed and functionality verified by luminescence and β-galactosidase assays.</p>
|[[File:LMU Constitutive preview.jpg|200px|link=Team:LMU-Munich/Data/Constitutive]]
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====Inducible ''Bacillus'' Promoters====
====Inducible ''Bacillus'' Promoters====
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|<p align="justify">Evaluation of the inducible ''B. subtilis'' promoter '''P<sub>''liaI''</sub>''' with the ''lux'' operon (luminescence) and the reporter ''lacZ'' (β-galactosidase assays).</p>
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|<p align="justify">A novel antibiotic-inducible promoter, P<sub>''liaI''</sub>, was constructed and thoroughly evaluated.</p>
|[[File:Englisch Auswertung PliaI.png|200px|link=Team:LMU-Munich/Data/Inducible]]
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===Crust Promoter Evaluation===
===Crust Promoter Evaluation===
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|<p align="justify">We evaluated the three promoters for the crust proteins</p>
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|<p align="justify">Three sporulation-dependent promoters (P<sub>''cotYZ''</sub>, P<sub>''cotV''</sub>, P<sub>''cgeA''</sub>) were constructed, two of which show the expected behavior.</p>
|[[File:Promotoren.png|200px|link=Team:LMU-Munich/Data/crustpromoters]]
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===GFP-'''Sporo'''bead Evaluation===
===GFP-'''Sporo'''bead Evaluation===
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|<p align="justify">We fused a GFP to the spore crust with five different constructs in two different genetic ''B. subtilis'' strains and analysed the strength with fluorescence microscopy</p>
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|<p align="justify">They glow! GFP was successfully displayed on the spore crust as demonstrated by fluorescence microscopy.</p>
|[[File:Sporobead Constructs Dada sheet preview.png|200px|link=Team:LMU-Munich/Data/gfp_spore]]
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==='''Sporo'''bead Purification===
==='''Sporo'''bead Purification===
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|<p align="justify">We compared different ways of purifying ''Bacillus'' spores from vegetative cells</p>
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|<p align="justify">We compared different ways of purifying ''Bacillus'' spores from vegetative cells: Lysozyme is the best!</p>
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===Knockouts of germination genes ===
===Knockouts of germination genes ===
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|<p align="justify">Germination assy of ''Bacillus'' strains with multiple gene knockouts</p>
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|<p align="justify">We successfully prevented spore germination by multiple gene knockouts.</p>
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===Suicide Switch ===
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==='''Suicide'''Switch ===
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|<p align="justify">Luminescence assay of <b>Suicide</b> switch with ''luxABCDE'' in the place of MazF with P<sub>''spoIVB''</sub></p>
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|<p align="justify">Death upon germination: We developed a novel safety strategy as a back-up to the gene knockouts.</p>
|[[File:PlatereaderSuicideSwitch1.jpg|200px|link=Team:LMU-Munich/Data/Suicideswitch]]
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===β-galactosidase assay of Inverter with ''lacZα'' ===
===β-galactosidase assay of Inverter with ''lacZα'' ===
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|<p align="justify">β-galactosidase assay of Inverter with ''lacZα'' dependent on Arabinose concentrations</p>
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|<p align="justify">It works! Invert the output of your promoter of choice.</p>
|[[File:LMU Inverter graph.png|200px|link=Team:LMU-Munich/Data/Inverter]]
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Unexpected restriction sites combined with no activity at all</p>
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Unexpected restriction sites combined with no activity at all - what a bummer!</p>
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The story of trying to clone a toxine from ''E. coli'' in ''E. coli''
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The story of trying to clone a toxin from ''E. coli'' in ''E. coli'': They die, dammit! (...not a surprise, really...)
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===Xylose promoters===
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All constructs involving Xylose-inducible promoter refused cloning or evaluation.
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All constructs involving xylose-inducible promoters refused cloning or evaluation (sorry, Groningen...!).
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