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Chiba iGEM 2007. Marimo. What the hell is Marimo?. Marimo (Japanese: 毬藻 marimo ), also known as Cladophora ball, Lake ball, or Moss Balls in English, is a species of filamentous green algae ( Chlorophyta ) found in a number of lakes in the northern hemisphere. blabla…. 1. 2. 3.
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Chiba iGEM 2007 Marimo
What the hell is Marimo? • Marimo (Japanese: 毬藻marimo), also known as Cladophora ball,Lake ball, or Moss Balls in English, is a species of filamentous green algae (Chlorophyta) found in a number of lakes in the northern hemisphere. • blabla…
1 2 3 まりも完成 To make a bacterial Marimo
Our System • Gather bacteria • Quorum Sensing • Stick bacteria together • flagella: fliC gene • Control size (advanced) • Tune Quorum Sensing
R R AHL R R R R R R R R S AHL R S S R AHL R S R R R R R AHL R R R R R Detailed Design
Detailed Design: Sender Cell • Constitutively expressflagella • Produce AHL
Detailed Design: Reciever Cell • LuxP > flagella • no AHL > aiiA ??
R R AHL R R R R R R R R S AHL R S S R AHL R S R R R R R AHL R R R R R Detailed Design: Overview ①Senderは常に鞭毛が生えていて、AHLを生産する。 ②ReceiverはAHL存在下で鞭毛が生えて、AiiAによりAHLを分解する。 ③鞭毛にはヒスタグが付いているのでニッケルイオンを仲介としてくっつく。
Experiments & Results Quorum sensing, FliC-his gene
Experiments • Quorum Sensing • modify? for a lab-class 自由溶液 • size-tunable • Flagella (fliC) engeneering
Quorum Sensing in a liquid… • To make the AHL conc. gradation • Sender(=AHL producer) Problem • Senderを固める(拡散させない) • 必要量のAHLを出すSenderの数 • AHL拡散 Problem • solvent’s viscosity • AHL溜る -> 分解する(aiiA)
Size Control • Super Sender Cell • Produce more AHL • Super Reciever Cell • Sensitive
To Make a Marimo • Check the flagella adsorption w/Quorum sensing • 2-dimensional test @ plate • 3-dimensional (marimo) • Size control test