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| - | + | There are several different coat proteins in the spores of ''Bacillus subtilis.'' We chose CotZ and CgeA, which are located in the outermost layer of the spore coat. Our first step will be to fuse GFP to these proteins to see if they appear on the spore surface and if there is any effect on spore formation. The next step will be to fuse proteins with special features to CotZ and CgeA to produce functional "SporoBeads." | |
| + | SporoBeads could be used to filter fluids or in the laboratory, and could be capable of: | ||
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| + | - binding harmful viruses | ||
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| + | - binding toxic metals | ||
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| + | - binding plastic molecules | ||
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| + | - exposing enzymes | ||
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Spore Coat Proteins
There are several different coat proteins in the spores of Bacillus subtilis. We chose CotZ and CgeA, which are located in the outermost layer of the spore coat. Our first step will be to fuse GFP to these proteins to see if they appear on the spore surface and if there is any effect on spore formation. The next step will be to fuse proteins with special features to CotZ and CgeA to produce functional "SporoBeads." SporoBeads could be used to filter fluids or in the laboratory, and could be capable of:
- binding harmful viruses
- binding toxic metals
- binding plastic molecules
- exposing enzymes
