Team:Chiba/Demo experiments:Receivers

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Demo Experiment ~Receivers~

Varying bacterial numbers: method

  1. Receiver(T9002) pre-incubation
    1. Receiver:[http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 BBa_T9002](JW1908)wascultured in 2mL LB-Amp (37°C,12h)
    2. Pre-incubated Receiver([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 BBa_T9002](JW1908))was plated so as to produce about 1000 colonies.
  2. Sender(S03623) pre-incubation
    1. Sender:[http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908) was cultured in 50mL entrifuge tubes in 10mL of LB-Amp (37°C,12h)(2 tubes)
  3. Sender Wash
    1. Centrifuged 2 tubes containing([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 BBa_T9002](JW1908))at 20°C,3600rpm for 6min and discarded supernatant.
    2. Added 10mL LB-Amp to each tube.
    3. Repeated wash twice.
  4. Creating bacterial plates
    1. LB-Amp pre-cultured Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908)) tube 1 (10mL) was mixed with LB-Amp-agar(50°C)(10ml)to produce sender containing bacterialplate-1.
    2. LB-Amp pre-cultured Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908)) tube 2(100μl)was mixed with LB-Amp(9.9ml) and diluted 100-fold. 10ml of this solution was mixed with LB-Amp-agar(50°C)(10ml) and created Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908))containing bacterial plate-2.
    3. LB-Amp pre-cultured Sender solution-2(10μl) and LB-Amp(9.99ml)was mixed to dilute 1000-fold.10ml of this solution and LB-Amp-agar(50°C)(10ml) was mixed to create Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908) containing bacterial plate-3
  5. Lifted with nitrocellulose
    1. Receiver([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 BBa_T9002](JW1908))colony was transfered to a nitrocellulose filter and placed on each of Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908))containing bacterial plate (1~3) and Sender-absent negative control plate (t=0). Determined the time required for the colonies to fluoresce depending on the bacterial concentration (100 and 1000-fold dilution).
  6. Method to detect fluorescence
    1. Plates cultured at 37°C were exposed to UV (312nm) light once every 30 minutes to observe GFP fluorescence.



Testing different receivers-methods

  1. Receiver&sender pre-culture
    1. Used Receivers were:
        • [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 BBa_T9002]:ptet-luxR-plux-GFP(high copy)
        • ptet-luxR-(low copy),[http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J37032 BBa_J37032]:plux-GFP(high copy)
        • [http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 BBa_T9002]:ptet-luxR-plux-GFP(low copy)
        • ptet-mLuxR(too sensitive)-plux-GFP
        • ptet-luxR-plux-GFP-plac-aiiA
        • （all JW1908）Each was cultured in 2ml LB (37°C,12h) and plated so that about 1000 colonies of receiver cells will grow.
    2. Sender:[http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908) was cultured in 10mL LB in 50mL centrifuge tubes (37°C,12h)
  2. sender wash
    1. Each receiver-containing medium was centrifuged in 50mL tubes at de20°C, 3600rpm for 6min and supernatant discarded.
    2. Added 10mL LB to each tube.
    3. Repeated wash twice.
  3. Creating bacterial plates
    1. LB pre-cultured Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908)) tube 1 (10mL) was mixed with LB-agar(50°C)(10ml)to produce sender containing bacterial plate-1.
    2. LB pre-cultured Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908)) tube 2(100μl)was mixed with LB(9.9ml) and diluted 100-fold. 10ml of this solution was mixed with LB-agar(50°C)(10ml) and created Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908)) containing bacterial plate-2.
    3. LB pre-cultured Sender solution-2(10μl) and LB(9.99ml) was mixed to dilute 1000-fold.10ml of this solution and LB-agar(50°C)(10ml) was mixed to create Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908)) containing bacterial plate-3
  4. Lifted with nitrocellulose
    1. Each Receiver colony was transfered to a nitrocellulose filter and placed on a Sender([http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_S03623 BBa_S03623](JW1908)) containing bacterial plate (1~3) or a sender-absent negative control plate(t=0) to observe how receiver type affects the time taken for the colonies to display visible fluorescence.
  5. Method to detect fluorescence
    1. Plates cultured at 37°C were exposed to UV (312nm) light once every 30 minutes to observe GFP fluorescence.


Varying bacterial numbers-results and discussion

results

No Dilution Team-Chiba-IMG 0322-1.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0331-1.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0340.JPG 

                　0h                    　    0.5h                        1.0h



100-fold dilution Team-Chiba-IMG 0322-100.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0331.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0340-100.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0349-100.JPG 

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1000-fold dilution Team-Chiba-IMG 0322-1000.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0331-1000.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0341-1000.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0352-1000.JPG Team-Chiba-IMG 0378-1000.JPG 

   　　            0h                 　  0.5h                1.0h　　　　　　　1.5h               2.0h

discussion

  • We demonstrated that the GFP expression switch is delayed by the ratio of sender to receiver.
  • The result indicates that the amount of AHL from one bacterium per time is constant and independent of bacteria number density.
  • This is probaly because the sender has no feedback circuit of AHL production.
  • Although this strategy can not change the time interval, we can manage the switch timing by changing the ratio of sender to receiver.

Testing different receivers-results and discussion

results

Team-Chiba-IMG 0299.JPG.jpg Team-Chiba-IMG 0306-.jpg Team-Chiba-IMG 0314-.jpg Team-Chiba-IMG 0319-.jpg 

        0h                 0.5h                 1.0h                1.5h

1=N.C

2=[http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 BBa_T9002]:ptet-luxR-plux-GFP(high copy)

3=ptet-luxR-(low copy),[http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J37032 BBa_J37032 plux-GFP(high copy)]

4=[http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002 BBa_T9002]:ptet-luxR-plux-GFP(low copy)

5=ptet-mLuxR(too sensitive)-plux-GFP

6=N.C

7=ptet-luxR-plux-GFP-plac-aiiA

discussion

  • Number 2,3 and 5 fluoresces in 30 min. We could not see time difference of these, it may be resulted from excess amount of sender bacteria.
  • Precise experiments controlling the number of sender are necessary for further discussion.
  • In comparizon with number 2 (T9002:high copy), there was no change of fluorescence intensity of number 4 (T9002:low copy) in 4 hours.
  • It is probably because of circuit working, since the AHL is provided enough for the receiver.

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