Team:UC Chile/Results/Int C

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<h1>Int_C transformation</h1>
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<h1>Debugging pSB1A3_IntC</h1>
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After repeatedly having failed transforming Synechocystis PCC. 6803 (3 times) with pSB1A3_IntC, we sought to analyze the sequence of the plasmid we acquired from the 2010 Utah iGEM team by sequencing the recombination sites. While we did not find any errors in the sequence, we noticed when blasting each separate recombination site, that the position of the recombination sites differed from the ones reported on their page. The position of the sequences of each recombination site are swapped, leaving the backbone part of the plasmid to be integrated into the genome. Furthermore, the recombination sites are separated by aproximately 2.2 kilobases, knocking 1 gene.
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[[File:Int_C-Failagain.JPG| 600px| center]]
[[File:Int_C-Failagain.JPG| 600px| center]]
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Image from the 3rd failed transformation of Synechocystis PCC 6803 with the pSB1A3_IntC plasmid. Although you might see a green stain on the plate, this plate has been incubating for 4 weeks and there is still no appearance of any colony.
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<h1>pSB1A3_IntC (From 2010 Utah's iGEM team)</h1>
 
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We decided to use this plasmid to place the LuxCDEG part of the Lux operon in this plasmid, however after various attempts to transform Synechocystis without success we reconsidered (see below SOMEWHERE!!! [[]]) due to problems regarding the design of this plasmid backbone. After analyzing the sequence of the vector (CODE HERE) we blasted the sequences of the recombination sites and we found out that position of the sequences of each recombination site are swapped, leaving the backbone part of the plasmid to be integrated into the genome. Furthermore, the recombination sites are separated by aproximately 2.2 kilobases, knocking 1 gene.
 
[[File: Construct Recombination sites position.jpg| 500px| center]]
[[File: Construct Recombination sites position.jpg| 500px| center]]

Revision as of 16:34, 26 September 2012

Project: Luxilla - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, iGEM 2012