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<p align="justify">Our [https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich/Spore_Coat_Proteins '''Sporo'''beads] offer a wide variety of applications within the laboratory, and around the world. '''Sporo'''beads can be used for filtration and protein screening.<p/>
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<p align="justify">Our [https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich/Spore_Coat_Proteins '''Sporo'''beads] offer a wide variety of applications within the laboratory, and around the world. '''Sporo'''beads can be used for filtration and protein screening.</p>
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<p align="justify">Our '''Sporo'''beads can express proteins on their outer coats to bind specific molecular targets. Such targets include heavy metals, toxins, and plastic.
 
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One example of such a filtering protein could be a CPX-'''Sporo'''bead. [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php/Part:BBa_I728500 CPX] is a peptide developed by the [https://2007.igem.org/MIT 2007 MIT iGEM team], which is extremely hydrophilic, and thus capable of binding microparticles of polystyrene from water. The excessive use of disposable plastic and the lack of universal recycling programs has led to the [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22610295 pollution of the world's oceans]. In the ocean, large pieces of plastic litter are ground by sea currents and degraded by UV radiation into microscopic pieces, so called "plastic plankton," which is consumed by fish, filter feeders, and other marine organisms. Such plastic uptake can lead to poisoning, sterility and death.
 
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CPX-'''Sporo'''beads in huge filter boxes could be put into place to mechanically filter microscopic plastic particles out of the water. Such specific filtration would be superior to blanket filtration systems, which also remove living phytoplankton important to ocean ecosystems. To prevent the beads from being released into the sea and to ensure the plastic be removed from the water, the '''Sporo'''beads could be attached to membranes in the filter boxes. Then the '''Sporo'''beads would need to not only display CPX but also a membrane binding protein on their surface.<p/>
 
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<p align="justify">Designer protein molecules, which bind their desired targets specifically, have numerous uses. Designer proteins are frequently created by constructing and screening libraries of mutated protein variants. Proteins with desired properties are selected for in this method. Despite the success of the method, it is labor intensive and limited in throughput. Individual mutated proteins must be tracked throughout the entire screening process. Our '''Sporo'''beads would eliminate the need to track protein mutants, allowing researchers to screen huge quantities of mutated proteins, only identifying and sequencing these proteins after successful screening. Figure BLAH offers a schematic of the process of using '''Sporo'''beads for protein screening.</p>
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<p align="justify">Ultimately, the ability to express virtually any protein of interest shows great potential for laboratory work. Our '''Sporo'''beads could additionally express TAL effectors, for the binding of sequence-specific DNA stretches. This could allow simple GMO detection of food crops. Besides simply expressing proteins capable of binding elements of interest, our '''Sporo'''beads could express proteins which have enzymatic activity. The 2011 University of Washington iGEM team developed an enzyme, Kumamolisin, which cleaves peptides. The specific substrate of this enzyme is the specific amino acid sequence which causes reactions in individuals with Celiac disease. Such a cleaving enzyme could be used to eliminate irritants from gluten-containing food products.</p>
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<p align="justify">There are many possible applications for our [https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich/Spore_Coat_Proteins '''Sporo'''beads], as it is possible to display all kinds of different proteins on their surface. To easily create them, we designed a [https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich/Bacillus_BioBricks/Sporovector '''Sporo'''vector] in which you just have to insert the gene encoding your fusion protein of choice. Since there are so many possible applications, we illustrate three examplary ideas for future '''Sporo'''beads in the following section:</p>
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== '''Kumamolisin'''-'''Sporo'''beads ==
 
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'''the solution for carefree enjoyment of everyday meals for Celiac sufferers!'''
 
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World-wide, one out of [http://www.enriquecastro.net/index.php/term/,9da4ab975b545ba0ae53646c58a5a265aa5d535892a89b979fa4b1a49297a261a260555c5a.xhtml 3350] people cannot eat meals that contain wheat products or other foods with traces of gluten. This disease is known as Celiac disease. Kumamolisin is an [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K590087 enzyme] that cleaves peptides and was produced by the iGEM-Team from the [https://2011.igem.org/Team:Washington University of Washington] last year. The substrate includes a specific sequence of amino acids, which causes Celiac disease in sensitive people when they consume food containing gluten. Our beads could carry Kumamolisin as a secure vehicle for the passage to the stomach, so that the enzyme can work properly where it is needed. The [https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich/Germination_Stop <b>Germination</b>STOP] we integrated in our spores would prevent outgrowth and ensure a correct dosage. This project is a pharmaceutical application and therefore would have to fulfill the legal requirements for pharmaceuticals. This includes several verification steps of non-toxicity and efficacy (for more information see [https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich/Project_Safety release for application].
 
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'''rescuing the ocean from human debris!'''
 
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The excessive use of disposable plastic and the lack of universal recycling programs has led to the [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22610295 pollution of the world's oceans]. In the ocean, large pieces of Polystyrene litter are ground by sea currents and degraded by UV radiation into very small pieces, so called "plastic plankton," which is consumed by fish, filter feeders, and other marine organisms. Such plastic uptake can lead to poisoning, sterility and death. The [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php/Part:BBa_I728500 CPX-peptide], created by the 2007 MIT iGEM team, can bind to Polystyrene. CPX-'''Sporo'''beads in huge filter boxes could be put into place to mechanically filter microscopic plastic particles, like Polystyrene microparticles, out of the water. Such specific filtration would be superior to blanket filtration systems, which also remove living phytoplankton important to ocean ecosystems. To prevent the beads from being released into the sea and to ensure the plastic be removed from the water, the '''Sporo'''beads could be attached to membranes in the filter boxes. Then the '''Sporo'''beads would need to not only display CPX but also a membrane binding protein on their surface. [for security information see [https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich/Project_Safety release for application]]
 
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'''easy and cheap detection of genetically modified organisms!'''
 
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Since the 1990s, green biotechnology has released many transgenic plants into the environment by selling genetically modified seeds. Thus, organic farmers need to prove that their products meet the requirements for organic crops. Usually they pay laboratories to attest the lack of contamination with genetically modified crops. New tools for sequence-specific DNA-binding of molecular biology, TAL effectors, combined with our '''Sporo'''beads could be an easy and cheap solution for organic agriculture. Farmers could use a kit with TALE-''lacZ''-'''Sporo'''beads to detect sequences specific for GM-crops. As our '''Sporo'''beads are stable and safe vehicles, they could be sent by mail without any extra security precautions. The kit would be suitable for use outside of laboratory. The protocol for this could work as follows:
 
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<br>DNA extracted from plants with solutions provided by the kit is immobilized and fixed on a nitrocellulose membrane. This membrane is then washed, incubated with '''Sporo'''beads in solution and washed again. With addition of a substrate, the surface displayed LacZ of bound '''Sporo'''beads will catalyze a reaction so that a blue staining appears. If no such DNA is present, the spores will not bind and no blue color will appear.</p>
 
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