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The Project

Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria that can convert carbon dioxide to sugars. The main goal of the Hawaii team is to make a "toolkit" for cyanobacteria, which hold promise as producers of biofuels and other bioproducts.

We constructed a number of tools to more easily and effectively engineer cyanobacteria, including

1) a BioBrick switch that turns on a downstream gene when nitrate is added,

2) a BioBrick that mediates protein export from the cell into the surrounding medium and

3) a naturally occurring shuttle vector to BioBrick format to allow easy transfer of existing and new BioBricks into cyanobacteria.

Our toolkit was designed to allow controlled production and recovery of bioproducts. Additionally, our vector has the potential to transform other gram negative bacteria and possibly even plants via Agrobacterium.

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-===A BioBrick toolkit for cyanobacteria===
-:We aim to extend the current BioBrick registry to a greater range of organisms, including cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria are studied for their ability to produce useful compounds, including biofuels and biopolymers. These "little green factories" require only salts, light, water, and carbon dioxide for photoautotrophic growth. A cyanobacterial "toolkit" would enhance our ability to utilize this system.
+==The Project==
+:Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria that can convert carbon dioxide to sugars.  The main goal of the Hawaii team is to make a "toolkit" for cyanobacteria, which hold promise as producers of biofuels and other bioproducts.
-::We designed:
+:We constructed a number of tools to more easily and effectively engineer cyanobacteria, including
+::::1) a BioBrick switch that turns on a downstream gene when nitrate is added,
+::::2) a BioBrick that mediates protein export from the cell into the surrounding medium and
+::::3) a naturally occurring shuttle vector to BioBrick format to allow easy transfer of existing and new BioBricks into cyanobacteria.
-:::1) mobilizable broad-host range BioBrick vectors derived from RSF1010, <br>
+:Our toolkit was designed to allow controlled production and recovery of bioproducts. Additionally, our vector has the potential to transform other gram negative bacteria and possibly even plants via ''Agrobacterium''.
-:::2) a cassette for protein secretion from ''Synechocystis'' sp. PCC 6803, and <br>
-:::3) a nitrate-inducible cyanobacterial promoter BioBrick.
-:Our toolkit was designed for conjugative gene transfer from ''Escherichia coli'' to ''Synechocystis'' to achieve the controlled production and recovery or bioproducts, demonstrable by induced secretion of green fluorescent protein. Though our parts were targeted for work in cyanobacteria, they may be compatible with other Gram-negative systems including ''Agrobacterium'', which is capable of plant transformation.
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