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<h1>WetLab Structure</h1>
 
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<p>The design of the $\MyColi$ system requires several intermediate constructions and experiments which will be explained on this page. For the results and the comments of each experiment, please 
 
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I. SEARCH FOR AN EFFICIENT 2A PEPTIDE <= INTRODUCTION 1
 
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<h2>I.  Search for an Efficient 2A Peptide </h2>
 
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The preliminary version of $\MyColi$ consists in 2 plasmids: one constitutively expressed, carrying the gene of a toxin, the other inducible and carrying the gene of an antitoxin linked with the gene of the $\small Green$ $\small Fluorescent$ $\small Protein$ (GFP) by the 2A peptide gene (Cf. [Fig. m1] in Modelling pages). </p>
 
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<p>As mentionned in the introduction, the 2A peptide sequence allows the post-transcriptional cleavage of 1 ARN sequence into 2 amino-acid sequences: one upstream and one downstream of peptide. The C-terminal extremity of the upstream protein is thus fused with the N-terminal extremity of p2A, and N-terminal extremity of the downstream protein is fused with the last amino-acid of p2A (a prolin). There are several 2A-like sequences, but it could not be found in the litterature a 2A peptide that worked within E.coli. The 2A peptide P2A was found to function properly in ''S.cerevisiae''.</p>
 
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We thus decided to separate our WetLab in two separate projects: on the first hand, we would try to find a 2A-like peptide that works in $\small Escherichia$ $\small Coli$ (F2A f.e.); on the other hand, we will build the $\MyColi$ system in $\small Saccharomyces$ $\small Cerevisiae$ using the P2A peptide. We will thus use two different TA Systems: ccdB-ccdA for $\EColi$, and Kid-Kis for $\SCere$ (respectively Toxin-Antitoxin). </p>
 
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<h3>A. Screening of different 2A-like sequences</h3>
 
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<p>In order to make an effective screening of different 2A peptides (referred to as "2A" in the rest of this work), we will need to design a plasmid containing 2 molecular markers (the $\small Red$ $\small Fluorescent$ $\small Protein$ (RFP) and the alkaline phosphatase (phoA)) separated by a 2A peptide (RFP::2A::phoA). After cloning this plasmid in bacteria lacking the phoA gene in their genome and after growth on chromogenic and selective XP-medium, we should be able to observe 4 types of results: </p>
 
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<p>In the first three cases, 2A would not work properly: there is some problem at the translational or post-translational level (case 1.: for both proteins; case 2.: for GFP only ; case 3.: for phoA only). In the 4th case, 2A would work as expected: GFP is separated from phoA during the translation, and both proteins remain active after the separation. </p>
 
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<p>However, we are only interested in the translational problem, which are linked to the peptide 2A, and not in the post-translational problems, which are linked to the molecular markers we use (RFP and phoA). We must thus design another experiment in order to eliminate the impact that the post-traditional effects could have on the screening. </p>
 
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<h3>B. Construction and quantification of the Mighty Coli system </h3>
 
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<p>If we could find a 2A peptide which work within $\EColi$, we could build our $\MyColi$ system into it. It would be done by PCR amplification (construction of the RFP-p2A-ccdA and ccdB inserts), homologous recombination (ligation of each insert in a vector carrying a different resistance gene), electroporation of the recombinant vectors into $\EColi$, and growth on selective medium. </p>
 
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<h3> A. P2A peptide cleavage rate - Modelling </h3>
 
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<p>The modelling team needs to know the cleavage rate of p2A in order to compute the effectiveness of $\MyColi$. It will also give us quantitative expectation of the empiric measurement, which could lead to interesting axis of research if the measurement is too different from the prediction. </p>
 
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<p>This will be done by the construction of a insert linking the p2A to two molecular markers: GFP and RFP (GFP::p2A::RFP). After ligation, electroporation and growth on selective medium, we will thus be able to measure by spectrophotometry the GFP/RFP  ratio (1:1)
 
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as well as the production rate of both proteins, which should be a good indicator of those same data in $\MyColi$. </p>
 
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<p>The quantitative evaluation of $\MyColi$ in $\SCere$ will be done in the same way than with $\EColi$: we will compare the GFP production yield of a common yeast and the one of a yeast expressing the $\MyColi$ system (one plasmid containing the Kid gene, and the other containing the construction GFP::p2A::Kis). </p>
 
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<p>To evaluate the improvement in the quality of the protein production, we will use Apol1 as protein of interest.
 
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We will thus compare the relative concentrations of the isoforms of Apol1 produced by a common yeast with those of a yeast expressing the $\MyColi$ system (one plasmid containing the Kid gene, and the other containing the construction Apol1::p2A::Kis). </p>
 
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<p>In order to complete our project, we will need to build 11 recombinant plasmids (6 in $\EColi$, 5 in $\SCere$). Each chassis consists in an independent project, which should enable us to complete at least one of them at the end of the summer. </p>
 
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<p>Dyalisis (with 0.0250 µm filter) for 20 minutes of 12µl of ligation solution and 12µl of digested plasmid.</p>
 
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<p>Bacterial cells are harvested via centrifugation, subjected to a modified alkaline-SDS lysis procedure and the DNA adsorbed onto silica in the presence of high salts. Contaminants are then removed by a simple wash step. Bound DNA is eluted in water or Tris-EDTA buffer.</p>
 
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<p>The GenElute Gel Extraction Kit combines silica-binding technology with the convenience of a spin or vacuum column format. DNA fragments of interest are extracted from slices of an agarose gel and are bound to a silica membrane. Contaminants are removed by a simple spin or vacuum wash. The bound DNA is then eluted. </p>
 
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<p>The GenElute PCR Clean-Up Kit combines the advantages of silica binding with a microspin format. The DNA is bound on a silica membrane within the spin column. The bound DNA is washed and the clean, concentrated DNA is eluted in the buffer of choice. Each column can purify up to 100 μL or 10 μg of PCR amplified DNA and recover up to 95% of PCR products between 100 bp and 10 kb. More than 99% of the primers and most primer-dimers (< 40 bp are removed).</p>
 
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<p>First, birth and growing of bacteria populations.</p>
 
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<h3> Bibliography </h3>
 
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[1] M.D. Ryan, M.L.L. Donnelly,  A. Lewis, A.P. Mehrotra, J. Wilkie & D. Gani, (1999). A model for Nonstoechiometric, Co-translational Protein Scission in Eukaryotic
 
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Ribosomes. Bioorganic Chemistry, 27, (Feb 1999), pp55-79, ISSN: 0045-2068. </p>
 
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[2]  G.A. Luke (2012). Translating 2A Research into Practice, Innovations in Biotechnology, Dr. Eddy C. Agbo Ed., ISBN: 978-953-51-0096-6, InTech,
 
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[3]  M. van Geest & J.S. Lolkema, (2000). Membrane Topology and Insertion of Membrane Proteins: Search for Topogenic Signals, Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. March 2000 vol. 64 no. 1 13-33. </p>
 
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[4]  F. Delvigne, M. Boxus, S. Ingels & P. Thonart, (2009). Bioreactor mixing efficiency modulates the activity of a prpoS::GFP reporter gene in E.Coli, Microbial Cell Factories 2009, 8:15. </p>
 
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