Team:ATOMS-Turkiye/Results3
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- | + | <div class="technology">Cloning</div> | |
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+ | <li>Here is our results page, you can analyze our constructed vectors for coding proteins and the agarose gel electrophoresis result of inserts ligated with interest vectors. TetR-VP16 double plasmid system is used in our project as an empowering system of expressing. | ||
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+ | <li>For Aprotinin, GPx, SOD and tPA; | ||
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/f/f3/ATOMS_results_1.png/800px-ATOMS_results_1.png" style="margin-left:70px"> | ||
+ | <li>For ODD; | ||
+ | </li> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/3/3f/ATOMS_results_2.png/800px-ATOMS_results_2.png" style="margin-left:70px"> | ||
+ | <li>For HRE and KB regulator genes; | ||
+ | </li> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/5/57/HRExx.png" style="margin-left:70px; width:600px"> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/6/63/ATOMS_results_4.png/800px-ATOMS_results_4.png" style="margin-left:70px"> | ||
+ | <li>This system includes few understructured elements called TetR-VP16 complex and two different plasmids, pTet-off and pTRE vectors. In the pTet-off plasmid, PCMV constitutive promoter codes for TetR-VP16 protein complex in medium strength which can bind to its responding element present in the second plasmid, pTRE. Tetracycline respond element (TetRE) is a protein binding domain which enables the binding of TetR component of the protein complex. Whereas, VP16 component works as a transcription activator for the weak constitutive promoter (PminiCMV) which exists in the pTRE vector. TetR-VP16 protein complex can activate this weak promoter in pTRE vector. | ||
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+ | <h1>Sensing</h1> | ||
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+ | <div class="technology">1. HRE</div> | ||
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+ | <li>Hypoxia response elements (HREs) are 234 bp long small DNA sequences present in most of the body cells which work as binding domains for hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), a common transcription factor found in our body cells released during hypoxic conditions. (Semenza et al. 1992)</li> | ||
+ | <ul><li>We aimed to demonstrate its functionality by inserting it into pTRE-Luc vector.</li> | ||
+ | <li>We expect that HRE, as an enhancer, would activate the promoter existing on the downstream region of it, depending on the level of HIF1alfa in the media which is increased in hypoxic conditions. </li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | <li>The design of our vector possessing our part is shown below.</li> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/d/df/ATOMS-HREsnap.png"> | ||
+ | <li>We started our experiments by cloning our parts. The forward primer is designed to produce HRE sequence inserted before the CMV promoter sequence presenting on pTRE vector. Reverse primer is synthesized to produce the cloning region of the vector. HRE-CMV sequence is cloned from pTRE vector via performing PCR. </li> | ||
+ | <li>The PCR product is purified with phenol chloroform method and, afterwards, is cut with XhoI and BamHI restriction enzymes. The product is ligated with pTRE-Luc vector been cut with same enzymes and been treated with Antarctic phosphatase. The ligation product is inserted in DH5alfa strain and we performed colony PCR from the plate. </li> | ||
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+ | <p><b>Expected</b></p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/8/89/ATOMS-Hre_2.png" style="width:150px;height:300px" /> | ||
+ | <p>To understand which colony our gene is inserted among the colonies that we transformated pHRE-luciferase vector, we expected the picture above when we perform PCR when we use pTRE-Luc forward and MCS reverse primers. | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
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+ | <td> | ||
+ | <div> | ||
+ | <p><b>Experimented</b></p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/d/da/ATOMS_hre_3.png" /> | ||
+ | <p>From the samples we perform colony PCR by using pTRE-Luc forward and MCS reverse primers, we obtained a band in 428 bp line. This image proves that our HRE sequnce is inserted into the vector, successfully. | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
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+ | </table> | ||
+ | <h4>Luciferase Assay</h4> | ||
+ | <li>The vectors isolated from the colonies we identified correct are co-transfected into HEK293 and HepG2 cell lines. Transfected cells are incubated in hypoxic and normoxic conditions and the luminescence levels are measured by performing luciferase assay. To conduct hypoxic condition, we used 100 uM CoCl2. Here, the graphics we obtained after the measurement of luminescence is shown below.</li> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/7/79/ATOMS_hre_4.png/800px-ATOMS_hre_4.png"> | ||
+ | <li>According to the results, in hypoxic conditions comparing with normoxia, HRE been inserted into pTRE-luciferase vector shows 7 times more activity by producing more luciferase in HepG2 cell line. In HEK293 cell line, this activity is measured in hypoxia 1,5 times more than normoxia. This results prove that HRE sequence improves the production rate of desired protein in hypoxia comparing with normal oxygen levels.</li> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/8/89/ATOMS_hre_5.png/800px-ATOMS_hre_5.png"> | ||
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+ | <div class="technology">2. KB</div> | ||
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+ | <p>NF-kappaB (NF-kB) proteins comprise a family of structurally-related eukaryotic transcription factors that are involved in the control of a large number of normal cellular and organismal processes, such as immune and inflammatory responses, developmental processes, cellular growth, and apoptosis. In some circumstances, NF-kB/IkB complex can be separated by external effects such as radiation, cellular stress, pathogens, inflammation etc. In this case, NF-kB can enter into nucleus and integrate with compatible kB-RE sites in order to initiate transcription.</p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/5/5c/ATOMS_KB_results_1.png" style="margin-left:100px"> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/1/1d/ATOMS-unnamed.jpg/800px-ATOMS-unnamed.jpg"> | ||
+ | <p>We cloned kB-RE and inserted it into the downstream region of CMV mini promoter as it’s shown above.</p> | ||
+ | <p>NF-kappaB (NF-kB) was synthesized to GenScript™ company and it came in pUC57 plasmid. We digested it with BamHI & PstI and exposed it to Antarctic phosphatase. </p> | ||
+ | <p>Afterwards, we purified our part via phenol chloroform method. We performed the same procedures onto the pTRE-luciferase vector. Eventually, we ligated them. </p> | ||
+ | <p>We inserted our plasmid (pTRE-luciferase kB-RE) into DH5α strain and performed colony PCR by using CMV forward and kB reverse primers. At the end of this experiment, we expected a band seen in the 20-30 bp line. </p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/e/ef/ATOMS_KB_results_3.png" style="margin-left:150px"> | ||
+ | <p> And we observed correct bands in the expected region.</p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/2/21/ATOMS_KB_results_4.png" style="margin-left:150px"> | ||
+ | <li> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/d/d4/ATOMS_KB_results_5.png"> | ||
+ | </li> | ||
+ | <li>At the end of the experiment, we could not see an increase in the luciferase assay of cells exposed to H202. We assumed that cell death due to the direct exposal of H2O2 was what limited our luciferase activity expectations. Our assumptions were further supported after the microscope analysis we performed, which showed that our cells were unattached from the plates upon being exposed to H202.</li> | ||
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+ | <h3>Reference</h3> | ||
+ | <li>1. Zhang Y., Yang X., Bian F., et al. TNF-α promotes early atherosclerosis by increasing transcytosis of LDL across endothelial cells: Crosstalk between NF-κB and PPAR-γ. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 72 (2014) 85–94</li> | ||
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+ | <div class="technology">3. ODD</div> | ||
+ | <div class="thelanguage"> | ||
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/c/c7/ATOMS-ODD1.jpg" style="width:400px"> | ||
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+ | <p><strong>ODD SYNTHESİS FROM HEP2G VİA PCR </strong></p> | ||
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+ | <table class="blueborder"> | ||
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+ | <td> | ||
+ | <div> | ||
+ | <p><b>Expected</b></p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/3/3e/ATOMS-ODD2.png" /> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
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+ | <td> | ||
+ | <div> | ||
+ | <p><b>Experimented</b></p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/4/4d/ATOMS-ODD3.png" /> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
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+ | </table> | ||
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+ | <p>ODD (Oxygen Dependent Degredation) domain of HIF-1α was synthesized through liver cDNA using PCR with Sall enzyme restriction cites placed at the starting and ending points of the domain.</p> | ||
+ | <p>The PCR product was purified using the Phenol Chloroform method. Following the isolation, the ODD and pTet-Off vector were cut using the Sall restriction enzyme and then ligated. Thus, the ODD insert was placed in between the tetR(DNA binding domain) and VP16(Transactivating domain) of the pTet-Off vector.</p> | ||
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+ | <p><strong>COLONY PCR</strong></p> | ||
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+ | <table class="blueborder"> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
+ | <div> | ||
+ | <p><b>Expected</b></p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/4/4c/ATOMS-ODD4.png" /> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
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+ | <td> | ||
+ | <div> | ||
+ | <p><b>Experimented</b></p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/e/ec/ATOMS-ODD51.jpg" /> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
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+ | </table> | ||
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+ | <p>The DH-5α E.coli strains were transformated and, using CMV forward and SV40 polyA reverse primers, colony PCR was conducted and the vectors, in which the inserts were placed, were elected.</p> | ||
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+ | <p><strong>CUT-CHECK</strong></p> | ||
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+ | <table class="blueborder"> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td> | ||
+ | <div> | ||
+ | <p><b>Expected</b></p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/b/b3/ATOMS-ODD6.png" /> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
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+ | <td> | ||
+ | <div> | ||
+ | <p><b>Experimented</b></p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/7/7c/ATOMS-ODD7.jpg" /> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | <p>Since the ODD insert’s contained the same restriction cite on both ends, the colonies that entered the sequence from the right end were cut-checked using EcoRI and BamHI restriction enzymes and the colony containing the desired vector was selected.</p> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <h4>ODD Results</h4> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <p>ODD (oxygen dependent degradation) domain, which is present in the HIF-1α (hypoxia inducible factor) protein that it activates in lower oxygen levels and breaks down in intermediate oxygen levels, is a protein domain that plays a key regulatory role in the transcription of the HIF-1α factor. In intermediate oxygen levels, the ODD domain of the HIF-1α protein is hydroxilized by the hydroxilase enzyme and the hydroxilized HIF-1α enzyme breaks down through ubiquitin attachment. Thus, the ODD causes the regulation of a transcription factor, which is active in hypoxic conditions and inactive in normoxic conditions. The Tet-Off is a strong system composed of two strong plasmids. Of the two plasmids that form this system, the TetR-VP16 fusion protein produced by the first plasmid acts as a transcriptionary factor regulating the Tet operator sequence of the second plasmid(pTRE). (TetR: DNA Binding Domain, DBD; VP16: Transactivating domain, TAD).</p> | ||
+ | <p>The Tet-Off system can be inhibited using tetracyclane.</p> | ||
+ | <p>In this study, through placing the ODD region of the HIF-1α in between the synthetic TetR - VP16 transcription factors (which are not present in mammallian cells and have been used in molecular biology experiments for a long time), the transcription factor was designed to gain sensitivity to oxygen. The therapeutic genes in the pTRE genes can be synthesized as sensitive to the hypoxic conditions, controlled by the TetR-ODD-VP16 transcription factor. | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/8/8b/ATOMS-ODD8.png" style="width:700px;margin-left:80px"> | ||
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+ | <p><strong>Luciferase Assay</strong></p> | ||
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+ | <p>To control the functionality of the TetR-ODD-VP16 system, the HEK 293T and Hep G2 cell lines were cotransfected using the pTET Off-ODD and pTRE-Luc vectors.</p> | ||
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+ | <p>100 µM of CoCl2 was added to the cell medium to establish 1% O2 in the medium. The cells were collected 9 hours later. Luminometric measurement under Thermo Varioscan for 613 nm was done and the data of the following graph were acquired:</p> | ||
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+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/f/fc/ATOMS-ODD9.png" style="width:500px"> | ||
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+ | <p> The observation of the operational level of the TetR-ODD-VP16 did not yield fruitful results as the cells reached out of the dish when 100 µM of CoCl2 were added to HEK 293T medium.</p> | ||
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+ | <p> When the Tet Off-ODD and pTRE-Luc vectors were cotranfected to Hep G2 cells in hypoxic medium, there was a 4 times increase in Luciferase concentration in respect to normoxic medium.</p> | ||
+ | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/2/23/ATOMS-ODD10.png" style="width:500px"> | ||
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+ | <p> In the light of these results, it is possible to say that the Tet-ODD-VP16 system was successfully synthesized and a novel hypoxia inducible system was introduced for future use in studies indulged into examining hypoxic conditions.</p> | ||
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Sensing
- We aimed to demonstrate its functionality by inserting it into pTRE-Luc vector.
- We expect that HRE, as an enhancer, would activate the promoter existing on the downstream region of it, depending on the level of HIF1alfa in the media which is increased in hypoxic conditions.
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/d/df/ATOMS-HREsnap.png)
Expected ![]() To understand which colony our gene is inserted among the colonies that we transformated pHRE-luciferase vector, we expected the picture above when we perform PCR when we use pTRE-Luc forward and MCS reverse primers. |
Experimented ![]() From the samples we perform colony PCR by using pTRE-Luc forward and MCS reverse primers, we obtained a band in 428 bp line. This image proves that our HRE sequnce is inserted into the vector, successfully. |
Luciferase Assay
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/7/79/ATOMS_hre_4.png/800px-ATOMS_hre_4.png)
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/8/89/ATOMS_hre_5.png/800px-ATOMS_hre_5.png)
NF-kappaB (NF-kB) proteins comprise a family of structurally-related eukaryotic transcription factors that are involved in the control of a large number of normal cellular and organismal processes, such as immune and inflammatory responses, developmental processes, cellular growth, and apoptosis. In some circumstances, NF-kB/IkB complex can be separated by external effects such as radiation, cellular stress, pathogens, inflammation etc. In this case, NF-kB can enter into nucleus and integrate with compatible kB-RE sites in order to initiate transcription.
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/5/5c/ATOMS_KB_results_1.png)
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/1/1d/ATOMS-unnamed.jpg/800px-ATOMS-unnamed.jpg)
We cloned kB-RE and inserted it into the downstream region of CMV mini promoter as it’s shown above.
NF-kappaB (NF-kB) was synthesized to GenScript™ company and it came in pUC57 plasmid. We digested it with BamHI & PstI and exposed it to Antarctic phosphatase.
Afterwards, we purified our part via phenol chloroform method. We performed the same procedures onto the pTRE-luciferase vector. Eventually, we ligated them.
We inserted our plasmid (pTRE-luciferase kB-RE) into DH5α strain and performed colony PCR by using CMV forward and kB reverse primers. At the end of this experiment, we expected a band seen in the 20-30 bp line.
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/e/ef/ATOMS_KB_results_3.png)
And we observed correct bands in the expected region.
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/2/21/ATOMS_KB_results_4.png)
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/d/d4/ATOMS_KB_results_5.png)
Reference
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/c/c7/ATOMS-ODD1.jpg)
ODD SYNTHESİS FROM HEP2G VİA PCR
Expected ![]() |
Experimented ![]() |
ODD (Oxygen Dependent Degredation) domain of HIF-1α was synthesized through liver cDNA using PCR with Sall enzyme restriction cites placed at the starting and ending points of the domain.
The PCR product was purified using the Phenol Chloroform method. Following the isolation, the ODD and pTet-Off vector were cut using the Sall restriction enzyme and then ligated. Thus, the ODD insert was placed in between the tetR(DNA binding domain) and VP16(Transactivating domain) of the pTet-Off vector.
COLONY PCR
Expected ![]() |
Experimented ![]() |
The DH-5α E.coli strains were transformated and, using CMV forward and SV40 polyA reverse primers, colony PCR was conducted and the vectors, in which the inserts were placed, were elected.
CUT-CHECK
Expected ![]() |
Experimented ![]() |
Since the ODD insert’s contained the same restriction cite on both ends, the colonies that entered the sequence from the right end were cut-checked using EcoRI and BamHI restriction enzymes and the colony containing the desired vector was selected.
ODD Results
ODD (oxygen dependent degradation) domain, which is present in the HIF-1α (hypoxia inducible factor) protein that it activates in lower oxygen levels and breaks down in intermediate oxygen levels, is a protein domain that plays a key regulatory role in the transcription of the HIF-1α factor. In intermediate oxygen levels, the ODD domain of the HIF-1α protein is hydroxilized by the hydroxilase enzyme and the hydroxilized HIF-1α enzyme breaks down through ubiquitin attachment. Thus, the ODD causes the regulation of a transcription factor, which is active in hypoxic conditions and inactive in normoxic conditions. The Tet-Off is a strong system composed of two strong plasmids. Of the two plasmids that form this system, the TetR-VP16 fusion protein produced by the first plasmid acts as a transcriptionary factor regulating the Tet operator sequence of the second plasmid(pTRE). (TetR: DNA Binding Domain, DBD; VP16: Transactivating domain, TAD).
The Tet-Off system can be inhibited using tetracyclane.
In this study, through placing the ODD region of the HIF-1α in between the synthetic TetR - VP16 transcription factors (which are not present in mammallian cells and have been used in molecular biology experiments for a long time), the transcription factor was designed to gain sensitivity to oxygen. The therapeutic genes in the pTRE genes can be synthesized as sensitive to the hypoxic conditions, controlled by the TetR-ODD-VP16 transcription factor.
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/8/8b/ATOMS-ODD8.png)
Luciferase Assay
To control the functionality of the TetR-ODD-VP16 system, the HEK 293T and Hep G2 cell lines were cotransfected using the pTET Off-ODD and pTRE-Luc vectors.
100 µM of CoCl2 was added to the cell medium to establish 1% O2 in the medium. The cells were collected 9 hours later. Luminometric measurement under Thermo Varioscan for 613 nm was done and the data of the following graph were acquired:
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/f/fc/ATOMS-ODD9.png)
The observation of the operational level of the TetR-ODD-VP16 did not yield fruitful results as the cells reached out of the dish when 100 µM of CoCl2 were added to HEK 293T medium.
When the Tet Off-ODD and pTRE-Luc vectors were cotranfected to Hep G2 cells in hypoxic medium, there was a 4 times increase in Luciferase concentration in respect to normoxic medium.
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/2/23/ATOMS-ODD10.png)
In the light of these results, it is possible to say that the Tet-ODD-VP16 system was successfully synthesized and a novel hypoxia inducible system was introduced for future use in studies indulged into examining hypoxic conditions.