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iGEM Team Warsaw

Achievements

Parts

Registry number	Construct name	Gene length [nts]	Protein length [aa]	Physical DNA sent	Construct type product	Native host	Plasmid	Standard
BBa_K1459001	PmrA	669	222	yes	protein	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 10
BBa_K1459016	PmrB WT (Fe³⁺)	1071	356	no	protein	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 10
BBa_K1459010	PmrB (MUT)	1029	343	yes	protein	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 10
BBa_K1459003	PmrA-PmrB	1749	222 + 356	no	2 proteins	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 10
BBa_K1459004	PmrA-PmrB(MUT)-terminator	1791	222+343(two proteins)	yes	proteins + transcription terminator	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 10
BBa_K1459011	PmrB N-terminus	102	34	yes	protein domain	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 25
BBa_K1459009	PmrB C-terminus	882	294	yes	protein domain	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 25
BBa_K1459005	PmrA-PmrB N-terminus	782	220 + 34	yes	protein and protein domain	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 25
BBa_K1459006	pmr^C promoter	404	-	no	promoter	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 10
BBa_K1459017	pmr^C-GFP	1119	238	no	promoter and protein	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 10
BBa_K1459008	pmr^C-GFP-terminator	1177	238	yes	promoter and protein and terminator	Salmonella spp.	pSB1C3	RFC 10
BBa_K1459012	SENG lanthanide binding tag	60	20	no	peptide	synthetic	pSB1C3	RFC 25
BBa_K1459013	wSE3 lanthanide binding tag	51	17	no	peptide	synthetic	pSB1C3	RFC 25
BBa_K1459014	Lanthanide Binding Tag	51	17	no	peptide	synthetic	pSB1C3	RFC 25
BBa_K1459015	1L2Y short peptide	66	22	no	peptide	synthetic	pSB1C3	RFC 25

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BBa_K1459001 - PmrA

Protein name: PmrA
Other names: basR, parA
Gene name: basR
Source organism for the data: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720
UniProtKB signature: P36556
Gene sequence RefSeq accession number: NC_003197.1
Protein sequence RefSeq accession number: NP_463157.1
Length: 222 aa
Molecular mass: 25,035 Da
Cellular localization: cytoplasmic
Biological function: transcription regulator

The PmrA protein is a cognate response regulator of the histidine kinase PmrB. Upon phosphorylation by PmrB, PmrA undergoes dimerization which dramatically increases its affinity for promoter DNA. This allows it to regulate expression of a number of genes, usually coding for LPS- modifying enzymes.
In our project, we used the PmrA unchanged, for it to serve as an transcription inductor for our reporter - the GFP, expressed under the control of the PmrC promoter, i.e. the promoter of one of the genes involved in LPS modification. Notably, however, there is no PmrC gene under its promoter in our constructs, so that neither this LPS-modifyi ng enzyme, nor any other enzymes of this kind, are expressed.

If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000
SENT TO THE REGISTRY

BBa_K1459002 - C-term of PmrB from Salmonella enterica

PmrB is a transmembrane kinase. After binding iron (III) ion by binding peptide on extracellular loop, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA (BBa_K1459000).
PmrB C-terminus is a part of two-component system. When fused with some binding tag, PmrB(N-term), PmrA and pmrC-reporter, it is a viable detecting system.
If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000
SENT TO THE REGISTRY

BBa_K1459003 - PmrA-PmrB(LBT) two-component system

PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to Salmonella enterica and in its native state the system is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, the intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.
If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000

BBa_K1459004 - PmrA-PmrB(LBT) with terminator (BBa_B1006)

PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to Salmonella enterica and in its native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, its intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.
If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000
SENT TO THE REGISTRY

BBa_K1459005 - PmrA-PmrB(N-term)

This is N-terminal part of PmrA-PmrB two-component system native to Salmonella enterica. PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to Salmonella enterica and in its native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions. In this part, PmrB protein is truncated just before iron binding tag, which enables one to put any desired tag between two parts of PmrB, to construct a detecting system based on PmrA-PmrB system.
If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000
SENT TO THE REGISTRY

BBa_K1459006 - pmrC

This is pmrC promoter native to Salmonella enterica. PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to Salmonella enterica and in its native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, the intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.

This part is extraordinarily long for a promoter. It is designed this way because of the ca. 400 bp spacer at 5' end of the part - promoter is only 46 bp long, which would prove almost impossible to amplify through PCR or direct synthesis and ligation with pSB1C3. To counter this, we amplified pmrC with this spacer. This part contains also RBS from Salmonella enterica, just before the start of translation. If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000

BBa_K1459008 - pmrC-GFP-terminator

This is pmrC promoter from Salmonella enterica, with subsequent GFP and BBa_B1006 terminator. This part is one part of PmrA-PmrB detecting system. Upon phosphorylation by PmrB, PmrA binds to pmrC and induces expression of GFP.
This part is extraordinary long for a pmr^C-GFP. It is designed this way because of the ca. 400 bp spacer at 5' end of the part - promoter is only 46 bp long, which would prove almost impossible to amplify through PCR or direct synthesis and ligation with pSB1C3. To counter this, we amplified pmrC with this spacer. This part contains also RBS from Salmonella enterica, just before the start of translation. If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000
SENT TO THE REGISTRY

BBa_K1459010 - PmrB(LBT)

Protein name: PmrB
Other names: basS, parB
Gene name: basS
Source organism for the data: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720
UniProtKB signature: P36557/br> Gene sequence RefSeq accession number: NC_003197.1
Protein sequence RefSeq accession number: NP_463157.1
Length: 356 aa
Molecular mass: 40,262 Da
Cellular localization: inner plasma membrane
Biological function: Signal transduction via kinase acivities

PmrB(LBT) is a engineered PmrB gene, where PmrB is a sensor histidine kinase present in the inner cell membrane of many species of bacteria, including E. coli and S. enterica. With a 30 amino acid periplasmic loop, it is capable of binding iron (III) and aluminium ions. The binding event induces a conformational change of the protein, which leads to ATP phosphate-derived autophosphorylation of the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain, followed by transfer of the phosphate group onto the transcriptional regulator PmrA. As part of our project, the periplasmic iron/alumin ium-binding loop of the PmrB was substituted with a synthetic sequence - a lanthanide-binding ta g, intended to bind lanthanide ions, with terbium in particular. Such a binding event would then induce the aforementioned conformation change and phosphorylation of the PmrA, leading it to bind to the PmrC promoter, to allow for expression of the Green Fluorescent Protein - our reporter gene.
If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000
SENT TO THE REGISTRY

BBa_K1459011 - PmrB(N-term)

PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to Salmonella enterica and in its native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, the intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein.
In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions. This part was truncated just before the iron binding tag, and PmrB(N-term) is functionally complementar to PmrB(C-terminus).
If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000
SENT TO THE REGISTRY

BBa_K1459012 - SENG lanthanide binding tag

This is a DNA sequence coding lanthanide binding tag described in literature. Its literatural dissociation constants are as follows:
K_Tb³⁺=18 nM
This is the lowest known value of dissociation constant for a Tb³⁺, thus making the binding strenght highest amongst known LBTs.

[1] J. M. Langdon, Development of Lanthanide-Binding Tags (LBTs) as Powerful and Versatile PeptidesFor Use in Studies of Proteins and Protein Interactions, © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved

BBa_K1459013 - wSE3 lanthanide binding tag

This is sequence of DNA coding wSE3 lanthanide binding tag. It's dissociation constants are as follows:
K_Tb³⁺=2000 nM

[1] J. M. Langdon, Development of Lanthanide-Binding Tags (LBTs) as Powerful and Versatile PeptidesFor Use in Studies of Proteins and Protein Interactions, © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved

BBa_K1459015 - 1L2Y short peptide

This is DNA sequence coding short peptide (PDB 1L2Y) is highly structured in water and could provide a structural foundation for small binding tags, such as we were planning to use it.

[1] Neidigh, J.W., Fesinmeyer, R.M., Andersen, N.H., Designing a 20-residue protein, Nat.Struct.Biol., 2002 9: 425-430

BBa_K1459016 - PmrB(WT)

Protein name: PmrB
Other names: basS, parB
Gene name: basS
Source organism for the data: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720
UniProtKB signature: P36557
Gene sequence RefSeq accession number: NC_003197.1
Protein sequence RefSeq accession number: NP_463157.1
Length: 356 aa
Molecular mass: 40,262 Da
Cellular localization: inner plasma membrane
Biological function: Signal transduction via kinase acivities

PmrB(LBT) is a engineered PmrB gene, where PmrB is a sensor histidine kinase present in the inner cell membrane of many species of bacteria, including E. coli and S. enterica. With a 30 amino acid periplasmic loop, it is capable of binding iron (III) and aluminium ions. The binding event induces a conformational change of the protein, which leads to ATP phosphate-derived autophosphorylation of the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain, followed by transfer of the phosphate group onto the transcriptional regulator PmrA. As part of our project, the periplasmic iron/alumin ium-binding loop of the PmrB was substituted with a synthetic sequence - a lanthanide-binding ta g, intended to bind lanthanide ions, with terbium in particular. Such a binding event would then induce the aforementioned conformation change and phosphorylation of the PmrA, leading it to bind to the PmrC promoter, to allow for expression of the Green Fluorescent Protein - our reporter gene.

If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:
[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000

BBa_K1459017 - pmrC-GFP

This is pmrC promoter from Salmonella enterica, with subsequent GFP. This part is one part of PmrA-PmrB detecting system. Upon phosphorylation by PmrB, PmrA binds to pmrC and induces expression of GFP.
This part is extraordinary long for a pmr^C-GFP. It is designed this way because of the ca. 400 bp spacer at 5' end of the part - promoter is only 46 bp long, which would prove almost impossible to amplify through PCR or direct synthesis and ligation with pSB1C3. To counter this, we amplified pmrC with this spacer. This part contains also RBS from Salmonella enterica, just before the start of translation. If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:

[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense Lanthanide Ions, J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 2037−2039
[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron,Cell, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000

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Results

In what we succeded

We did succed in constructing the lanthanide sensor in BioBrick standard and cloning its parts into pSB1C3 and sending seven of them to the Registry.
As for 17.10.2014, we are trying to measure pmr^C not activated by PmrA and also we are trying to measure GFP expression both in presence and in absence of lanthanide ions in the environment.
We also measured the relative strenght of pmr^C promoter in the absence of lanthanides.

What would we do (given more time)

Given more time, we would certainly try to test more lanthanide binding tags and to construct a system to effectively bind those ions, not only detect them.
We would also try to quantify better our existing system.

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Cooperation with other iGEM Teams

During this year’s iGEM we have exchanged with the following teams:

Paris_Bettencourt – we participated in the iGEM newsletter, sending them information about our team, our project and trying to answer other teams questions from the previous newsletter

Toulouse – we sent them 4 of our BioBricks (BBa_K780003, BBa_K780002, BBa_K780001, BBa_K780000)

Groningen – we exchanged our official iGEM abstracts, translated their abstract into Polish and got our abstract translated into Dutch

Paris Saclay - we exchanged our official iGEM abstracts and we translated their into Polish and got our abstract translated into French

ETH Zurich – we filled in a survey about complexity in everyday life

Warwick - we filled in a survey about policy and practices

Valencia Biocampus - we filled in a survey

Medal Criteria

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Bronze

We have registered iGEM Team Warsaw, had a blast working in the lab and plan to have even more fun with others during the Giant Jamboree!

We have indeed completed and submitted the 2014 version of the Judging Form.

We have created our Team's wiki and supplied our Parts to the Registry.

We have our poster and talk set and ready to show them to you at the Jamboree!

We have clearly and honestly given everyone who helped us their own, special place on our wiki. Advisors, associates, sponsors - no one gets left behind!

We have submitted a set of Parts, as e.g.

BBa_K1459001: PmrA, a small regulatory protein involved in iron (III) binding and signal transduction in Salmonella.

BBa_K1459002: PmrB, a transmembrane histidine kinase, has a periplasmic iron(III) binding loop. Upon binding, activates PmrA via phosphorylation to induce transcription.

BBa_K1459008: GFP under the control of PmrC promoter, a promoter induced by binding of phosphorylated PmrA.

Silver

We have pondered upon non-scientific questions we encountered during our work, e.g. how our topic, the lanthanides, intertwine with other topics of global importance and explained our rationale here.

Gold

We did our best to assist our international iGEM friends as best we could.

We did our best to go above and beyond thinking about science, its relations to our everyday life and how to tell everyone around about it, even in aspects you might not think of at once.

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Achievements

Parts

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BBa_K1459001 - PmrA

BBa_K1459002 - C-term of PmrB from Salmonella enterica

BBa_K1459003 - PmrA-PmrB(LBT) two-component system

BBa_K1459004 - PmrA-PmrB(LBT) with terminator (BBa_B1006)

BBa_K1459005 - PmrA-PmrB(N-term)

BBa_K1459006 - pmrC

BBa_K1459008 - pmrC-GFP-terminator

BBa_K1459010 - PmrB(LBT)

BBa_K1459011 - PmrB(N-term)

BBa_K1459012 - SENG lanthanide binding tag

BBa_K1459013 - wSE3 lanthanide binding tag

BBa_K1459014 - Lanthanide Binding Tag

BBa_K1459015 - 1L2Y short peptide

BBa_K1459016 - PmrB(WT)

BBa_K1459017 - pmrC-GFP

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Results

In what we succeded

What would we do (given more time)

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Cooperation with other iGEM Teams

During this year’s iGEM we have exchanged with the following teams:

Medal Criteria

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+         <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw">Project</a>
          <ul>
              <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#background">Background</a></li>
@@ Line 250: / Line 291: @@
              <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#detailed_explanation">Detailed explanation</a></li>
              <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#modelling">Modelling</a></li>
-             <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#wastewater">Wastewater study</a></li>
+             <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#weeestudy">WEEE study</a></li>
-            <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#system_analysis">System analysis</a></li>
              <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#safety">Safety</a></li>
-             <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#possibilities_of_development">Possibilities of development</a></li>
+             <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project#possibilities_of_development">Possibilities of development</a>
          </ul>
      </li>
@@ Line 259: / Line 299: @@
          <a href="/Team:Warsaw/Achievements">Achievements</a>
          <ul>
-             <li><a href="#parts">Parts</a></li>
+             <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Achievements#parts">Parts</a></li>
-             <li><a href="#results">Results</a></li>
+             <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Achievements#results">Results</a></li>
-             <li><a href="#cooperation">Cooperation</a></li>
+             <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Achievements#cooperation">Cooperation</a></li>
-             <li><a href="medal_criteria">Medal Criteria</a></li>
+             <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Achievements#medal_criteria">Medal Criteria</a></li>
          </ul>
      </li>
@@ Line 279: / Line 320: @@
              <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/EXTRAS#bioprocess">Bioprocess</a></li>
              <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/EXTRAS#discussion">Discussion</a></li>
-            <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/EXTRAS#challenges">Challenges</a></li>
              <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/EXTRAS#alternative_methods">Alternative methods</a></li>
              <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Notebook">Notebook</a></li>
@@ Line 290: / Line 330: @@
          <a href="/Team:Warsaw/Team">Team</a>
          <ul>
-          <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#members">Members</a></li>
+            <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#members">Members</a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#advisors">Advisors</a></li>
+            <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#advisors">Advisors</a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#sponsors">Sponsors</a></li>
+            <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#sponsors">Sponsors</a></li>
-          <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></li>
+            <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#acknowledgements">Acknowledgements</a></li>
          </ul>
      </li>
@@ Line 303: / Line 343: @@
 <div class="main-content">
-<h1>Achivements</h1></br>
+<h1>Achievements</h1></br>
 <hr noshade="noshade" />
@@ Line 313: / Line 354: @@
 <td><b>Registry number</b></td>
 <td><b>Construct name</b></td>
-<td><b>Gene lenght [nts]</b></td>
+<td><b>Gene length [nts]</b></td>
-<td><b>Protein lenght [aa]</b></td>
+<td><b>Protein length [aa]</b></td>
 <td><b>Physical DNA sent</b></td>
 <td><b>Construct type product</b></td>
@@ Line 374: / Line 415: @@
 <td>PmrA-PmrB(MUT)-terminator</td>
 <td>1791</td>
-<td>220+343(two proteins)</td>
+<td>222+343(two proteins)</td>
 <td><b>yes</b></td>
 <td>proteins + transcription terminator </td>
@@ Line 421: / Line 462: @@
 <td>BBa_K1459006</td>
 <td>pmr<sup>C</sup> promoter </td>
-<td>46</td>
+<td>404</td>
 <td>-</td>
 <td>no</td>
@@ Line 445: / Line 486: @@
 <td>BBa_K1459008</td>
 <td>pmr<sup>C</sup>-GFP-terminator</td>
-<td>1166</td>
+<td>1177</td>
 <td>238</td>
 <td><b>yes</b></td>
@@ Line 468: / Line 509: @@
 <tr>
 <td>BBa_K1459013</td>
-<td>wSE3</td>
+<td>wSE3 lanthanide binding tag</td>
 <td>51</td>
 <td>17</td>
@@ Line 503: / Line 544: @@
 </table>
+<a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project"><p style="text-align:right;"><h6>Up↑</h6></p></a>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459001 - PmrA</h3></br>
-<b>Protein name:</b>PmrA</br>
+<b>Protein name: </b>PmrA</br>
-<b>Other names:</b>basR, parA</br>
+<b>Other names: </b>basR, parA</br>
-<b>Gene name:</b>basR</br>
+<b>Gene name: </b>basR</br>
-<b>Source organism for the data:</b><i>Salmonella enterica</i> subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. <i>strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720</i></br>
+<b>Source organism for the data: </b><i>Salmonella enterica</i> subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. <i>strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720</i></br>
-<b>UniProtKB signature:</b>P36556</br>
+<b>UniProtKB signature: </b>P36556</br>
-<b>Gene sequence RefSeq accession number:</b>NC_003197.1</br>
+<b>Gene sequence RefSeq accession number: </b>NC_003197.1</br>
-<b>Protein sequence RefSeq accession number:</b>NP_463157.1</br>
+<b>Protein sequence RefSeq accession number: </b>NP_463157.1</br>
-<b>Length:</b>222 aa</br>
+<b>Length: </b>222 aa</br>
-<b>Molecular mass:</b>25,035 Da</br>
+<b>Molecular mass: </b>25,035 Da</br>
-<b>Cellular localization:</b>cytoplasmic</br>
+<b>Cellular localization: </b>cytoplasmic</br>
-<b>Biological function:</b>transcription regulator</br>
+<b>Biological function: </b>transcription regulator</br>
+<p align="justify">
 The PmrA protein is a cognate response regulator of
 the histidine kinase PmrB. Upon
-phosphorylation by PmrB, PmrA undergoes dimerizatio
+phosphorylation by PmrB, PmrA undergoes dimerization which dramatically increases its affinity for
-n which dramatically increases its affinity for
 promoter DNA. This allows it to regulate expression
 of a number of genes, usually coding for LPS-
@@ Line 525: / Line 569: @@
 In our project, we used the PmrA unchanged, for it
 to serve as an transcription inductor for our
-reporter - the GFP, coded under the control of the
+reporter - the GFP, expressed under the control of the
 PmrC promoter, i.e. the promoter of one of the
-genes involved in LPS modification. Notably, howeve
+genes involved in LPS modification. Notably, however, there is no PmrC gene under its promoter
-r, there is no PmrC gene under its promoter
 in our constructs, so that neither this LPS-modifyi
 ng enzyme, nor any other enzymes of this kind, are
 expressed. </br>
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+</p>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br> </br>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
-SENT TO REGISTRY</br>
+SENT TO THE REGISTRY</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459002 - C-term of PmrB from <i>Salmonella enterica</i></h3></br>
+<p align="justify">
 PmrB is a transmembrane kinase. After binding iron (III) ion by binding peptide on extracellular loop, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA (BBa_K1459000).</br>
-PmrB C-term is a part of two-component system. When fused with some binding tag, PmrB(N-term), PmrA and pmrC-reporter, it is a viable detecting system.</br>
+PmrB C-terminus is a part of two-component system. When fused with some binding tag, PmrB(N-term), PmrA and pmrC-reporter, it is a viable detecting system.</br>
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br></br>
+</p>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
-SENT TO REGISTRY</br>
+SENT TO THE REGISTRY</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459003 - PmrA-PmrB(LBT) two-component system</h3></br>
-PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and in it's native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on it's extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.</br>
+<p align="justify">
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and in its native state the system is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, the intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.</br>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br></br>
+</p>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459004 - PmrA-PmrB(LBT) with terminator (BBa_B1006)</h3></br>
-PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and in it's native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on it's extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.</br>
+<p align="justify">
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and in its native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, its intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.</br>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br> </br>
+</p>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
-SENT TO REGISTRY</br>
+SENT TO THE REGISTRY</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459005 - PmrA-PmrB(N-term)</h3></br>
-This is N-terminal part of PmrA-PmrB two-component system native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i>. PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to Salmonella enterica and in it's native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on it's extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions. In this part, PmrB protein is truncated just before iron binding tag, which enables one to put any desired tag between two parts of PmrB, to construct a detecting system based on PmrA-PmrB system.</br>
+<p align="justify">
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+This is N-terminal part of PmrA-PmrB two-component system native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i>. PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to Salmonella enterica and in its native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions. In this part, PmrB protein is truncated just before iron binding tag, which enables one to put any desired tag between two parts of PmrB, to construct a detecting system based on PmrA-PmrB system.</br>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br></br>
+</p>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
-SENT TO REGISTRY</br>
+SENT TO THE REGISTRY</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459006 - pmrC</h3></br>
-This is pmrC promoter native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i>. PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and in it's native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on it's extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.</br>
+<p align="justify">
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+This is pmrC promoter native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i>. PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and in its native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, the intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein. In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions.</br>
+</p><p>
+This part is extraordinarily long for a promoter. It is designed this way because of the ca. 400 bp spacer at 5' end of the part - promoter is only 46 bp long, which would prove almost impossible to amplify through PCR or direct synthesis and ligation with pSB1C3. To counter this, we amplified pmrC with this spacer.</b>
+This part contains also RBS from <i>Salmonella enterica</i>, just before the start of translation.</b>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br></br>
+</p>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459008 - pmrC-GFP-terminator</h3></br>
+<p align="justify">
 This is pmrC promoter from <i>Salmonella enterica</i>, with subsequent GFP and BBa_B1006 terminator. This part is one part of PmrA-PmrB detecting system. Upon phosphorylation by PmrB, PmrA binds to pmrC and induces expression of GFP.</br>
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+This part is extraordinary long for a pmr<sup>C</sup>-GFP. It is designed this way because of the ca. 400 bp spacer at 5' end of the part - promoter is only 46 bp long, which would prove almost impossible to amplify through PCR or direct synthesis and ligation with pSB1C3. To counter this, we amplified pmrC with this spacer.</b>
+This part contains also RBS from <i>Salmonella enterica</i>, just before the start of translation.</b>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br> </br>
+</p>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
-SENT TO REGISTRY</br>
+SENT TO THE REGISTRY</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459010 - PmrB(LBT)</h3></br>
-<b>Protein name:</b>PmrB</br>
+<b>Protein name: </b>PmrB</br>
-<b>Other names:</b>basS, parB</br>
+<b>Other names: </b>basS, parB</br>
-<b>Gene name:</b>basS</br>
+<b>Gene name: </b>basS</br>
-<b>Source organism for the data:</b><i>Salmonella enterica</i> subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. <i>strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720</i></br>
+<b>Source organism for the data: </b><i>Salmonella enterica</i> subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. <i>strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720</i></br>
-<b>UniProtKB signature:</b>P36557/br>
+<b>UniProtKB signature: </b>P36557/br>
-<b>Gene sequence RefSeq accession number:</b>NC_003197.1</br>
+<b>Gene sequence RefSeq accession number: </b>NC_003197.1</br>
-<b>Protein sequence RefSeq accession number:</b>NP_463157.1</br>
+<b>Protein sequence RefSeq accession number: </b>NP_463157.1</br>
-<b>Length:</b>356 aa</br>
+<b>Length: </b>356 aa</br>
-<b>Molecular mass:</b>40,262 Da</br>
+<b>Molecular mass: </b>40,262 Da</br>
-<b>Cellular localization:</b>inner plasma membrane</br>
+<b>Cellular localization: </b>inner plasma membrane</br>
-<b>Biological function:</b>Signal transduction via kinase acivities</br>
+<b>Biological function: </b>Signal transduction via kinase acivities</br>
+<p align="justify">
 PmrB(LBT) is a engineered PmrB gene, where PmrB is a sensor histidine kinase present in the inner cell membrane of many species of bacteria,
 including
-E. coli and S. enterica. With a 30 amino acid periplasmic loop, it is capa
+<i>E. coli</i> and <i>S. enterica</i>. With a 30 amino acid periplasmic loop, it is capable of binding iron
-ble of binding iron
 (III) and aluminium ions. The binding event induces
 a conformational change of the protein, which
 leads to ATP phosphate-derived autophosphorylation
 of the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain,
-followed by transfer of the phosphate group onto th
+followed by transfer of the phosphate group onto the transcriptional regulator PmrA.
-e transcriptional regulator PmrA.
 As part of our project, the periplasmic iron/alumin
 ium-binding loop of the PmrB was substituted
 with a synthetic sequence - a lanthanide-binding ta
 g, intended to bind lanthanide ions, with terbium
-in particular. Such a binding event would then indu
+in particular. Such a binding event would then induce the aforementioned conformation change and
-ce the aforementioned conformation change and
 phosphorylation of the PmrA, leading it to bind to
 the PmrC promoter, to allow for expression of the
 Green Fluorescent Protein - our reporter gene. </br>
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br></br>
+</p>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
-SENT TO REGISTRY</br>
+SENT TO THE REGISTRY</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459011 - PmrB(N-term)</h3></br>
-PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and in it's native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on it's extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, it's intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein.</br>
+<p align="justify">
-In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions. This part was truncated just before the iron binding tag, and PmrB(N-term) is functionally complementar to PmrB(C-term).</br>
+PmrA-PmrB two-component system is native to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and in its native state it is responsible for chemotaxis. PmrB is a transmembrane protein with iron binding peptide on its extracellular loop. When PmrB binds iron (III) iron, the intracellular domain gains kinase activity and phosphorylates PmrA, which subsequently binds to pmrC promoter and induces expression of chemotaxis CheZ protein.</br>
-If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest familiarising yourself with following papers:</br>
+In this part iron binding tag on the extracellular loop was exchanged with a lanthanide binding tag (LBT), to allow PmrA-PmrB two-component system to respond to lanthanide ions. This part was truncated just before the iron binding tag, and PmrB(N-term) is functionally complementar to PmrB(C-terminus).</br>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br></br>
+</p>
 [1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
 Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
 [2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
-SENT TO REGISTRY</br>
+SENT TO THE REGISTRY</br>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459012 - SENG lanthanide binding tag</h3></br>
-This is a DNA sequence coding lanthanide binding tag described in literature. It's literatural dissociation constants are as follows:</br>
+<p align="justify">
+This is a DNA sequence coding lanthanide binding tag described in literature. Its literatural dissociation constants are as follows:</br>
 K<sub>Tb<sup>3+</sup></sub>=18 nM</br>
-This is the lowest known value of dissociation constant for a Tb<sup>3+</sup>, thus making the binding strenght highest amongst known LBTs.</br>
+This is the lowest known value of dissociation constant for a Tb<sup>3+</sup>, thus making the binding strenght highest amongst known LBTs.</br></br>
-[1] J. M. Langdon, <i>Development of Lanthanide-Binding Tags (LBTs) as Powerful and Versatile PeptidesFor Use in Studies of Proteins and Protein Interactions</i>, © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
+[1] J. M. Langdon, <i>Development of Lanthanide-Binding Tags (LBTs) as Powerful and Versatile PeptidesFor Use in Studies of Proteins and Protein Interactions</i>, © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 All rights reserved</br>
+</p>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459013 - wSE3 lanthanide binding tag</h3></br>
+<p align="justify">
 This is sequence of DNA coding wSE3 lanthanide binding tag. It's dissociation constants are as follows:</br>
-K<sub>Tb<sup>3+</sup></sub>=2000 nM</br>
+K<sub>Tb<sup>3+</sup></sub>=2000 nM</br></br>
-[1] J. M. Langdon, <i>Development of Lanthanide-Binding Tags (LBTs) as Powerful and Versatile PeptidesFor Use in Studies of Proteins and Protein Interactions</i>, © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
+[1] J. M. Langdon, <i>Development of Lanthanide-Binding Tags (LBTs) as Powerful and Versatile PeptidesFor Use in Studies of Proteins and Protein Interactions</i>, © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 All rights reserved</br>
+</p>
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459014 - Lanthanide Binding Tag</h3></br>
+<p align="justify">
 This is DNA sequence coding a lanthanide binding tag. This one is one of the best described LBTs in literature, with dissociation constants following:</br>
 K<sub>La<sup>3+</sup></sub>= 3500 nM</br>
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 K<sub>Er<sup>3+</sup></sub>= 78 nM</br>
 K<sub>Yb<sup>3+</sup></sub>= 100 nM</br>
-K<sub>Lu<sup>3+</sup></sub>= 128 nM</br>
+K<sub>Lu<sup>3+</sup></sub>= 128 nM</br></br>
 [1] M. Nitz, M. Sherawat, K. J. Franz, E. Peisach, K. N. Allen, B. Imperiali, <i>Structural Origin of the High Affinity of a Chemically Evolved Lanthanide-Binding Peptide</i>
 , <i>Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.</i> 2004, 43, 3682–368</br>
+</P
+<br><br><br>
 <h3>BBa_K1459015 - 1L2Y short peptide</h3></br>
-This is DNA sequence coding short peptide (PDB 1L2Y) is highly structured in water and could provide a structural foundation for small binding tags, such as we were planning to use it.</br>
+<p align="justify">
+This is DNA sequence coding short peptide (PDB 1L2Y) is highly structured in water and could provide a structural foundation for small binding tags, such as we were planning to use it.</br></br>
 [1] Neidigh, J.W.,  Fesinmeyer, R.M.,  Andersen, N.H., <i>Designing a 20-residue protein</i>, <i>Nat.Struct.Biol.</i>, 2002 9: 425-430</br>
+</p>
+<br><br><br>
+<h3>BBa_K1459016 - PmrB(WT)</h3></br>
+<b>Protein name: </b>PmrB</br>
+<b>Other names: </b>basS, parB</br>
+<b>Gene name: </b>basS</br>
+<b>Source organism for the data: </b><i>Salmonella enterica</i> subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium str. <i>strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720</i></br>
+<b>UniProtKB signature: </b>P36557</b><br>
+<b>Gene sequence RefSeq accession number: </b>NC_003197.1</br>
+<b>Protein sequence RefSeq accession number: </b>NP_463157.1</br>
+<b>Length: </b>356 aa</br>
+<b>Molecular mass: </b>40,262 Da</br>
+<b>Cellular localization: </b>inner plasma membrane</br>
+<b>Biological function: </b>Signal transduction via kinase acivities</br>
+<p align="justify">
+PmrB(LBT) is a engineered PmrB gene, where PmrB is a sensor histidine kinase present in the inner cell membrane of many species of bacteria,
+including
+<i>E. coli</i> and <i>S. enterica</i>. With a 30 amino acid periplasmic loop, it is capable of binding iron
+(III) and aluminium ions. The binding event induces
+a conformational change of the protein, which
+leads to ATP phosphate-derived autophosphorylation
+of the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain,
+followed by transfer of the phosphate group onto the transcriptional regulator PmrA.
+As part of our project, the periplasmic iron/alumin
+ium-binding loop of the PmrB was substituted
+with a synthetic sequence - a lanthanide-binding ta
+g, intended to bind lanthanide ions, with terbium
+in particular. Such a binding event would then induce the aforementioned conformation change and
+phosphorylation of the PmrA, leading it to bind to
+the PmrC promoter, to allow for expression of the
+Green Fluorescent Protein - our reporter gene. </br></br>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br>
+[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
+Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
+[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
+</p>
+<br><br><br>
+<h3>BBa_K1459017 - pmrC-GFP</h3></br>
+<p align="justify">
+This is pmrC promoter from <i>Salmonella enterica</i>, with subsequent GFP. This part is one part of PmrA-PmrB detecting system. Upon phosphorylation by PmrB, PmrA binds to pmrC and induces expression of GFP.</br>
+This part is extraordinary long for a pmr<sup>C</sup>-GFP. It is designed this way because of the ca. 400 bp spacer at 5' end of the part - promoter is only 46 bp long, which would prove almost impossible to amplify through PCR or direct synthesis and ligation with pSB1C3. To counter this, we amplified pmrC with this spacer.</b>
+This part contains also RBS from <i>Salmonella enterica</i>, just before the start of translation.</b>
+If you wish to study PmrA-PmrB system more closely, we suggest reading following papers:</br></br>
+[1] H. Liang, X. Deng, M. Bosscher, Q. Ji, M. P. Jensen, C. He, <i>Engineering Bacterial Two-Component System PmrA/PmrB to Sense
+Lanthanide Ions</i>, <i>J.Am.Chem.Soc.</i> 2013, 135, 2037−2039</br>
+[2] M. Wonsten, L. Kox, S. Chamnogpol, F. Soncini, E. Groisman,<i>A Signal Transduction System that Responds to Extracellular Iron</i>,<i>Cell</i>, Vol. 103, 113–125, September 29, 2000</br>
+</p>
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+<a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project"><p style="text-align:right;"><h6>Up↑</h6></p></a>
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 <a name="results"><h2>Results</h2></a></br>
 <h4>In what we succeded</h4>
 We did succed in constructing the lanthanide sensor
-in BioBrick standard and cloning it's parts into
+in BioBrick standard and cloning its parts into
 pSB1C3 and sending seven of them to the Registry.</br>
 As for 17.10.2014, we are trying to measure pmr<sup>C</sup> not activated by PmrA and also we are trying to measure GFP expression both in presence and in absence of lanthanide ions in the environment.</br>
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 system to effectively bind those ions, not only detect them. </br>
 We would also try to quantify better our existing system. </br>
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-<a name="cooperation"><h2>Cooperation with other iGEM Teams</h2></a></br>
+<a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project"><p style="text-align:right;"><h6>Up↑</h6></p></a>
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+<a name="cooperation"><h2>Cooperation with other iGEM Teams</h2></a></br>
 <h5>During this year’s iGEM we have exchanged with the following teams:</h5>
 <p align="justify"><li>Paris_Bettencourt – we participated in the iGEM newsletter, sending them information about our team, our project and trying to answer other teams questions from the previous newsletter</li>
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 <li>Valencia Biocampus - we filled in  a survey</li>
 <br>
 <a name="medal_criteria"><h2>Medal Criteria</h2></a></br>
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+<a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project"><p style="text-align:right;"><h6>Up↑</h6></p></a>
+<h3> Bronze </h3><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We have registered iGEM Team Warsaw, had a blast working in the lab and plan to have even more fun with others during the Giant Jamboree! <br><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We have indeed completed and submitted the 2014 version of the Judging Form. <br><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We have created our Team's <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw">wiki</a> and supplied our <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Achievements#parts">Parts</a> to the Registry. <br><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We have our poster and talk set and ready to show them to you at the Jamboree! <br><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We have clearly and honestly given <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Team#acknowledgements">everyone who helped us</a> their own, special place on our wiki. Advisors, associates, sponsors - no one gets left behind! <br><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We have submitted a set of Parts, as e.g.
+<li><a href="http://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K1459001">BBa_K1459001</a>: PmrA, a small regulatory protein involved in iron (III) binding and signal transduction in <i>Salmonella</i>.</li>
+<li><a href="http://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K1459002">BBa_K1459002</a>: PmrB, a transmembrane histidine kinase, has a periplasmic iron(III) binding loop. Upon binding, activates PmrA via phosphorylation to induce transcription.</li>
+<li><a href="http://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K1459008">BBa_K1459008</a>: GFP under the control of PmrC promoter, a promoter induced by binding of phosphorylated PmrA. </li>
+  <br><br>
+<h3>Silver</h3><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We have pondered upon non-scientific questions we encountered during our work, e.g. how our topic, the lanthanides, intertwine with other topics of global importance and explained our rationale <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/HP">here</a>.<br><br>
+<br>
+<h3>Gold</h3><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We did our best to assist <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Achievements#cooperation">our international iGEM friends</a> as best we could.<br><br>
+<align="left"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/6/6f/Checkmark-303752.png" width="50" height="50"/></align> We did our best to go above and beyond <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/HP#science_festival">thinking about science, its relations to our everyday life and how to tell everyone around about it</a>, even in aspects you might not think of at once.
+<a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Warsaw/Project"><p style="text-align:right;"><h6>Up↑</h6></p></a>