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Figure 1 . A shows the Biobrick part BBa_J52017. The transfectionvektor for eukaryotic cell systems has an ampicillin- and a kanamycin resistance cassette. The multiple cloning site contains the Biobrick standard restriction sites EcoRI, NotI, XbaI, SpeI, NotI, PstI followed by an eukaryotic terminator sequence. B The CMV-promotor fragment was obtained by PCR with the Biobrick BBa-J52038 template. C The PCR product was cloned into the transfectionvector by EcoRI and PstI to get a final eukaryotic transfection-system. D To test the efficiency of expression a gene-fragment coding for the yellow fluorescent protein was put into the vector behind CMV-Promotor.


Figure 2 . A figure 2 A gives an overview about the cloning constructs. The N-terminal signal-peptide ensures protein transport to the cytoplasmamembrane. Lipocalin and the scFv-anti-NIP are the extracytoplasmatic parts of the construct to mediate signaltransduction into the cell. The GGGS-Linker keeps a distance to the transmembraneregion to overcome surface structures of the cell and to avoid a total inflexibility. Split fluorophor linker is only necessary for the C-terminal Split parts of Cerulean-CFP and Split-Venus-YFP. The Split enzymes β-Lactamase and Luciferase and the split-fluorophors CFP and YFP are the cytoplasmatic parts of the constructs. If there is a clustering of this synthetic receptor-system caused by the corresponding binding parts of Lipocalin and scFv-anti-NIP the split parts come together to create a functional protein, which allows a detection. B The different constructions described in figure 2.A were cloned into the transfectionvector system by using the restriction sites XbaI and PstI to ensure a functional ATG-start codon which is part of the XbaI recognition-sequence in the iGEM-prefix

METHODS
The cloning was started with a preparative digestion of the DNA-Plasmids. To clone fusion parts the vector constructs were digested with AgeI and PstI to open the Biobrick suffix. The inserts were digested with NgoMIV and PstI. For cloning into the transfection-vector the enzymes SpeI and PstI were used for vector and XbaI, PstI for insert to keep up the ATG-start codon in the XbaI restriction site of the biobrick suffix. All restriction-enzymes were ordered from New England Biolabs. After digestion the DNA-fragments were separated on a 1% agarose gel. The DNA-band of interest was isolated and purified with the QIAGEN QIAquick Gel Extraction Kit. For the ligation a 3 molar excess of the insert was put together with the vector-fragment and ligated with a Quick ligase (New England Biolabs). After half an our at room temperature the DNA was transformed to chemical competent E.coli strain XL1 cells, plated on 2YT-agar-plates and incubated at 37°C over night. After picking clones and growing in 5ml LB-medium, the plasmid DNA was isolated by QIAGEN QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit. A test digestion was prepared with about 0,5µg Plasmid DNA and NotI restriction enzyme to isolate the fusion-protein from the vector and to control if the expected bands were obtained. After a positive result the clones were sent to GATC-Biotech for sequencing. The GGGS-Linker was produced by Klenow -fill-in-PCR. Two primers were designed align to each other at 60°C and filled to a complete dobble-strand by Klenow Polymerase fragment.

Digestion Protocol
- about 2µg Plasmid-Prep in 20µl
- 2 µl NEB Buffer 10x
- 1 µl NEB enzyme 1 (NgoMIV, AgeI, XbaI, EcoRI)
- 1 µl NEB enzyme 2 (PstI, SpeI)
- 0,2µl BSA 100x

Ligation
- 10µl volume of vector and insert DNA (about 50ng vector-DNA)
- 1 µl DNA Quick Ligase (New England Biolabs)
- 10 µl Quick Ligase Buffer

Analytic digestion
- about 0,5 µg Plasmid-DNA in 5µl
- 5µl H2O
- 0,5 µl NotI
- 1µl NEB-Buffer
- 0,1 µl BSA

Transformation
- Competent cells (100µl) werde defrosted on ice
- 10µl of the ligation was added
- DNA and cells werde mixed softly
- Incubation on ice for 20-30 min
- Heat shock at 42°C for 40 sek
- cells were cooled down on ice for 5-10 min
- 900µl sterile 2YT Medium was added
- Incubation at 37°C for 60-70 min (shaker)
- cells werde plated on 2YT-agar-plates with antibiotics

Klenow fill in reaction - 25pmol forward primer - 25pmol reverse primer - 0,5 µl Klenow-fragment without exonuclease activity (Fermentas) - 2µl Klenow Buffer - 1µl dNTPs - Add H¬¬2O to a volume of 20µl program: 94°C for 3min, cool down to 37°C, adition of klenow enzyme, 37°C for 1 hour