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<h2><span lang=EN-US><u>Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS)<o:p></o:p></span></u></h2>
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<h3><span lang=EN-US>Introduction</span></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>The Renin
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Angiotensin Aldosterone System is a hormone system in the human body that is
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responsible for the regulation of blood pressure and fluid balance.</span></p>
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<h3 style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>Functioning</span></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>A decrease in
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renal perfusion causes the release of the enzyme renin which subsequently
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cleaves angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. This is further converted to
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angiotensin II by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). The bioactive product,
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angiotensin II, causes the constriction of blood vessels, leading to an
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increased blood pressure. It is also responsible for the secretion of
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aldosterone by the adrenal cortex, which acts by increasing the re-absorption
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of sodium and water into the blood. Hence, the fluid volume as well as the
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blood pressure is maintained in the body.</span></p>
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<h2><u><span lang=EN-US>The &#945;-hemolysin System in <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span lang=EN-US>Introduction</span></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>The
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alpha-hemolysin system is a type I secretion system found in wild type <i
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style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>E.coli </i>which enable them to cause
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infection in the urinary tract and is an important virulence factor because of
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its cytotoxic and cytolytic activity against a variety of mammalian cells. </span></p>
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<h3 style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>Functioning</span></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>The hemolysin
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system originates from a series of hly genes. These genes are present in the
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series <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>hlyC – hlyA – hlyB – hlyD</i>. Of
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these, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>hlyA</i> codes for the protein
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that is responsible for the infection. Hly B and D are membrane proteins that
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work in coordination for the secretion of HlyA. The synthesis, activation and
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secretion of HlyA in <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>E.coli </i>is
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determined by the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>hlyCABD</i> operon. This
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operon is either located either on the chromosome or on transmissible plasmids.
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>It has been
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shown that this system can be used to produce and secrete a protein of our
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choice if the protein contains 60 amino acid residues from the carboxy terminal
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end of the HlyA protein. </span></p>
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<h2><u><span lang=EN-US>Our iGEM 2010 Project<o:p></o:p></span></u></h2>
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<h3><span lang=EN-US>Introduction</span></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>Our aim is to
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create an online elicitor detection and response in a flow system, which can
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function in the detection of high blood pressure and help reduce it by
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releasing renin inhibitors into the circulatory system. This kind of a system
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would be helpful to patients with a hypertensive condition. </span></p>
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<h3><span lang=EN-US>Approach</span></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Since the blood pressure system is not
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really a chemical signal, what we have assumed is that the blood pressure can
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be easily converted into a chemical signal. Having assumed this, we will use a
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chemical signal such as IPTG or AHL as the elicitor to produce appropriate
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amounts of renin inhibitor. For easy detection and verification, we are
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planning to use GFP in place of renin inhibitor which can easily be replaced
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>For this we will be introducing two vectors
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US>The first vector
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which contains the GFP-hlyA chimeric sequence with pLac promoter is used to
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produce the chimera GFP protein which contains 62 amino acid residues from the
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C terminal of hlyA protein, a prerequisite for the secretion of the protein
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outside the cell body. Forming a chimera will not in any way change the
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GFP-hlyA chimera outside the cell body, our next task will be to immobilize
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these cells in a flow system and characterize the flow-expression profile. We
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would want to keep the cells in G0 phase so as to have continuous expression of
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the protein without cell death</span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We will also be working towards minimizing
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the toxins and other products so that such a system can finally be thought fit
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for incorporating and integrating with the circulatory system in our body.</span></p>
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<p><h2>Special comments:</h2>
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 28 October 2010

Special comments:

1.Plasmids acquired from Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
2.Safety page in 'Work' link.

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