Team:LMU-Munich

From 2012.igem.org

(Difference between revisions)

Revision as of 13:36, 24 September 2012

The LMU-Munich team is exuberantly happy about the great success at the World Championship Jamboree in Boston. Our project Beadzillus finished 4th and won the prize for the "Best Wiki" (with Slovenia) and "Best New Application Project".

[ more news ]

Beadzillus: Fundamental BioBricks for Bacillus subtilis and spores as a platform for protein display

We chose to work with Bacillus subtilis to set new horizons and offer tools for this model organism to the Escherichia coli-dominated world of iGEM. Therefore, we created a BacillusBioBrickBox (B⁴) composed of reporter genes, defined promoters, as well as reporter, expression, and empty vectors in BioBrick standard. B. subtilis naturally produces stress resistant endospores which can germinate in response to suitable environmental conditions. To highlight this unique feature using the B⁴, we developed Sporobeads. These are spores displaying fusion proteins on their surface. As a proof of principle, we fused GFP to the outermost layer. Expanding this idea, we designed a Sporovector to easily create any Sporobead imaginable. Because the Sporobeads must be biologically safe and stable vehicles, we prevented germination by knocking out involved genes and developed a Suicide switch turned on in case of germination. With the project Beadzillus, our team demonstrates the powerful nature of B. subtilis.

Team LMU Munich 2012

We are the iGEM team of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich. The team consists of 10 dedicated members: 7 students and our 3 advisors.

Email us!

igem@bio.lmu.de

Visit us on facebook

Check out our videos!

Find out who we are!

Our Gold Sponsors

Retrieved from "http://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich"

@@ Line 45: / Line 45: @@
 <p align="justify">
-We chose to work with <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> to set new horizons and offer tools for this model organism to the <i>Escherichia coli</i>-dominated world of iGEM. Therefore, we created a <b><i>Bacillus</i>B</b>io<b>B</b>rick<b>B</b>ox (<b>BBBB</b>) composed of reporter genes, defined promoters, as well as reporter, expression, and empty vectors in BioBrick standard. <i>B. subtilis</i> naturally produces stress resistant endospores which can germinate in response to suitable environmental conditions. To highlight this unique feature using the <b>BBBB</b>, we developed <b>Sporo</b>beads. These are spores displaying fusion proteins on their surface. As a proof of principle, we fused GFP to the outermost layer. Expanding this idea, we designed a <b>Sporo</b>vector to easily create any <b>Sporo</b>bead imaginable. Because the <b>Sporo</b>beads must be biologically safe and stable vehicles, we prevented germination by knocking out involved genes and developed a <b>Suicide</b>switch turned on in case of germination. With the project <b>Bead</b>zillus, our team demonstrates the powerful nature of <i>B. subtilis</i>.
+We chose to work with <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> to set new horizons and offer tools for this model organism to the <i>Escherichia coli</i>-dominated world of iGEM. Therefore, we created a <b><i>Bacillus</i>B</b>io<b>B</b>rick<b>B</b>ox (<b>B<sup>4</sup></b>) composed of reporter genes, defined promoters, as well as reporter, expression, and empty vectors in BioBrick standard. <i>B. subtilis</i> naturally produces stress resistant endospores which can germinate in response to suitable environmental conditions. To highlight this unique feature using the <b>B<sup>4</sup></b>, we developed <b>Sporo</b>beads. These are spores displaying fusion proteins on their surface. As a proof of principle, we fused GFP to the outermost layer. Expanding this idea, we designed a <b>Sporo</b>vector to easily create any <b>Sporo</b>bead imaginable. Because the <b>Sporo</b>beads must be biologically safe and stable vehicles, we prevented germination by knocking out involved genes and developed a <b>Suicide</b> switch turned on in case of germination. With the project <b>Bead</b>zillus, our team demonstrates the powerful nature of <i>B. subtilis</i>.
 </p>