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| - | :Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria that can convert carbon dioxide to sugars | + | :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 | :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, | + | ::::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 | + | ::::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. | + | ::::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''. | :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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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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[http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ 
][http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ovcrge/ 
][http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu 
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