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Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase Characterisation

We have characterised the chloramphenicol concentrations at which chlorampehnicol acetyltransferase ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_J31005 Part: BBa_J31005]) (CAT) will protect cells, allowing them to grow and thrive. This is essential as it allows us to make the correct selections when using the CAT gene.

If a culture of cells becomes contaminated with another chloarmphenicol resistant bacterium and we lack an extra resistance marker, the upper limit at which our cells can survive in chloramphenicol may allow the removal of the contaminating strain or species.

To this end, characterisation of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase was carried out according to this protocol.

Results

The construct containing the CAT gene was integrated into the B. subtilis genome for characterisation. As such, the CAT gene is single copy only. CAT will be able to protect a cell from higher levels of chloramphenicol if it is present in a construct on a plasmid (particularly a high copy number plasmid).

Chlorampehnicol can be used for selection up to a concentration of 30 μg/ml. If a higher concentration is required, a bacterium possesing a single highly expressed copy of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase can survive (with difficulty) at up to 75 μg/ml of chloramphenicol.

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-Characterisation of the chloramphenicol concentrations at which chlorampehnicol acetyltransferase ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title{{equals}}Part:BBa_J31005 Part: BBa_J31005]) (CAT) will protect cells, allowing them to grow and thrive is essentially to allow the correct selection when using the CAT gene.
+We have characterised the chloramphenicol concentrations at which chlorampehnicol acetyltransferase ([http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title{{equals}}Part:BBa_J31005 Part: BBa_J31005]) (CAT) will protect cells, allowing them to grow and thrive. This is essential as it allows us to make the correct selections when using the CAT gene.
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-To this end, characterisation of chloramphenicol acetyl transferase was carried out according to this [https://2008.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title{{equals}}Team:Imperial_College/Resistance protocol]
+To this end, characterisation of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase was carried out according to this [https://2008.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title{{equals}}Team:Imperial_College/Resistance protocol].
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-The construct containing the CAT gene was integrate into the ''B. subtilis'' genome for characterisation. As such, the CAT gene is single copy only. CAT will be able to protect a cell from higher levels of chloramphenicol if it is present in a construct on a plasmid (particularly a high copy number plasmid)
+The construct containing the CAT gene was integrated into the ''B. subtilis'' genome for characterisation. As such, the CAT gene is single copy only. CAT will be able to protect a cell from higher levels of chloramphenicol if it is present in a construct on a plasmid (particularly a high copy number plasmid).
-Chlorampehnicol can be used for selection up to a concentration of 30μg/ml. If a higher concentration is required, a bacterium possesing a single highly expressed copy of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase can survive (with difficulty)
+Chlorampehnicol can be used for selection up to a concentration of 30 μg/ml. If a higher concentration is required, a bacterium possesing a single highly expressed copy of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase can survive (with difficulty) at up to 75 μg/ml of chloramphenicol.
-at up to 75μg/ml of chloramphenicol.
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