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- | + | <p class="MsoToc2"><a href="#_Toc275800680"><span lang="EN-US">Introduction | |
- | <p class=MsoToc2><a href="#_Toc275800680"><span lang=EN-US>Introduction to | + | to |
- | Modularization of Vectorplasmid</span><span style= | + | Modularization of Vectorplasmid</span><span |
- | none;text-decoration:none | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">1</span></a></p> |
- | + | <p class="MsoToc3"><a href="#_Toc275800681"><span lang="EN-US">Recombinant | |
- | <p class=MsoToc3><a href="#_Toc275800681"><span lang=EN-US>Recombinant and | + | and |
- | Modular Vectorplasmid Carrying GOI</span><span style= | + | Modular Vectorplasmid Carrying GOI</span><span |
- | display:none;text-decoration:none | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;"> </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">2</span></a></p> |
- | + | <p class="MsoToc3"><a href="#_Toc275800682"><span lang="EN-US">Cloning | |
- | <p class=MsoToc3><a href="#_Toc275800682"><span lang=EN-US>Cloning and | + | and |
- | Combination Strategies for the Vectorplasmid</span><span style= | + | Combination Strategies for the Vectorplasmid</span><span |
- | display:none;text-decoration:none | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">3</span></a></p> |
- | + | <p class="MsoToc3"><a href="#_Toc275800683"><span lang="EN-US">Testing | |
- | <p class=MsoToc3><a href="#_Toc275800683"><span lang=EN-US>Testing | + | functionality of Assembled Vectorplasmid</span><span |
- | functionality of Assembled Vectorplasmid</span><span style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | display:none;text-decoration:none | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">7</span></a></p> |
- | style= | + | <p class="MsoToc4"><a href="#_Toc275800684"><span lang="EN-US">Fluorescence |
- | + | ||
- | <p class=MsoToc4><a href="#_Toc275800684"><span lang=EN-US>Fluorescence | + | |
Microscopy of Target Cells Demonstrates GOI Expression</span><span | Microscopy of Target Cells Demonstrates GOI Expression</span><span | ||
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">7</span></a></p> |
- | + | <p class="MsoToc4"><a href="#_Toc275800685"><span lang="EN-US">Analysis | |
- | <p class=MsoToc4><a href="#_Toc275800685"><span lang=EN-US>Analysis of Target | + | of Target |
Cells by Flow Cytometry demonstrates GOI Expression</span><span | Cells by Flow Cytometry demonstrates GOI Expression</span><span | ||
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">8</span></a></p> |
- | + | <p class="MsoToc5"><a href="#_Toc275800686"><span lang="EN-US">Influence | |
- | <p class=MsoToc5><a href="#_Toc275800686"><span lang=EN-US>Influence of hGH | + | of hGH |
- | terminator BioBrick on GOI Expression</span><span style= | + | terminator BioBrick on GOI Expression</span><span |
- | display:none;text-decoration:none | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">8</span></a></p> |
- | + | <p class="MsoToc5"><a href="#_Toc275800687"><span lang="EN-US">Influence | |
- | <p class=MsoToc5><a href="#_Toc275800687"><span lang=EN-US>Influence of <i>Beta-globin</i> | + | of <i>Beta-globin</i> |
- | intron Biobrick on GOI Expression</span><span style= | + | intron Biobrick on GOI Expression</span><span |
- | display:none;text-decoration:none | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">11</span></a></p> |
- | + | <p class="MsoToc5"><a href="#_Toc275800688"><span lang="EN-US">Functionality | |
- | <p class=MsoToc5><a href="#_Toc275800688"><span lang=EN-US>Functionality of the | + | of the |
Full Assembled Vectorplasmid Demonstrated by GOI Expression</span><span | Full Assembled Vectorplasmid Demonstrated by GOI Expression</span><span | ||
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">14</span></a></p> |
- | + | <p class="MsoToc3"><a href="#_Toc275800689"><span lang="EN-US">Conclusion</span><span | |
- | <p class=MsoToc3><a href="#_Toc275800689"><span lang=EN-US>Conclusion</span><span | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span |
- | style= | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">16</span></a></p> |
- | style= | + | <p class="MsoToc3"><a href="#_Toc275800690"><span lang="EN-US">References</span><span |
- | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">. </span><span | |
- | <p class=MsoToc3><a href="#_Toc275800690"><span lang=EN-US>References</span><span | + | style="color: windowtext; display: none; text-decoration: none;">17</span></a></p> |
- | style= | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Toc275797953"><b> </b></a></p> |
- | style= | + | <h2 style="margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: 0cm;"><a name="_Toc275800680"><span |
- | + | style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span><span | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Toc275797953"><b> </b></a></p> | + | lang="EN-US">Introduction to Modularization</span></a><span |
- | + | lang="EN-US"> of Vectorplasmid</span></h2> | |
- | <h2 style= | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Producing recombinant virus |
- | style= | + | particles for |
- | </span><span lang=EN-US>Introduction to Modularization</span></a><span | + | therapeutical means is, besides specifically target cells, purification |
- | lang=EN-US> of Vectorplasmid</span></h2> | + | and |
- | + | quantification assays of AAV-2, one intention of the Virus Construction | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Producing recombinant virus particles for | + | Kit |
- | therapeutical means is, besides specifically target cells, purification and | + | provided by the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010. For obtaining a |
- | quantification assays of AAV-2, one intention of the Virus Construction Kit | + | modular |
- | provided by the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010. For obtaining a modular | + | toolkit, the complex components of AAV-2 were extracted and redesigned |
- | toolkit, the complex components of AAV-2 were extracted and redesigned to match | + | to match |
the iGEM standard. Functional activity was tested in cell culture.</span></p> | the iGEM standard. Functional activity was tested in cell culture.</span></p> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Differing from the wildtype | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Differing from the wildtype AAV-2 genome, | + | AAV-2 genome, |
- | the Helper Free System provided by Stratagene comprises three plasmids and a | + | the Helper Free System provided by Stratagene comprises three plasmids |
- | specialized production cell line. AAV-293 cells derived from the HEK cell line | + | and a |
- | express the stably integrated E1A and E1B helper proteins for efficient virus | + | specialized production cell line. AAV-293 cells derived from the HEK |
- | production. The plasmid containing the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) is | + | cell line |
- | encapsidated into the preformed capsids after production of single-stranded DNA | + | express the stably integrated E1A and E1B helper proteins for efficient |
+ | virus | ||
+ | production. The plasmid containing the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) | ||
+ | is | ||
+ | encapsidated into the preformed capsids after production of | ||
+ | single-stranded DNA | ||
therefore also known as vectorplasmid (pGOI). Promoter, <i>beta-globin</i> | therefore also known as vectorplasmid (pGOI). Promoter, <i>beta-globin</i> | ||
- | intron and the hGH terminator signal are flanked by the ITRs and serve in the | + | intron and the hGH terminator signal are flanked by the ITRs and serve |
- | host cell for regulation of transgene expression. In addition to that, the | + | in the |
- | plasmid coding for the Rep and Cap proteins (pRC) can be provided <i>in trans</i> | + | host cell for regulation of transgene expression. In addition to that, |
- | leading to a layer of specificity due to the fact that the two genes are not | + | the |
- | packaged into the capsid since lacking of the ITRs impairs encapsidation. Another | + | plasmid coding for the Rep and Cap proteins (pRC) can be provided <i>in |
- | advantage of the Helper Free System can be attributed to cotransfection of | + | trans</i> |
+ | leading to a layer of specificity due to the fact that the two genes | ||
+ | are not | ||
+ | packaged into the capsid since lacking of the ITRs impairs | ||
+ | encapsidation. Another | ||
+ | advantage of the Helper Free System can be attributed to cotransfection | ||
+ | of | ||
another helper plasmid (pHelper), which provides the necessary proteins | another helper plasmid (pHelper), which provides the necessary proteins | ||
- | normally obtained by superinfection with helper viruses such as adenovirus or herpes | + | normally obtained by superinfection with helper viruses such as |
- | simplex virus. These helper genes are required for full viral assembly by | + | adenovirus or herpes |
+ | simplex virus. These helper genes are required for full viral assembly | ||
+ | by | ||
regulating gene expression of Rep and Cap proteins.</span></p> | regulating gene expression of Rep and Cap proteins.</span></p> | ||
- | + | <h3 style="margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: 0cm;"><a name="_Toc275800681"></a><a | |
- | <h3 style= | + | name="_Toc275797954"><span lang="EN-US"><span |
- | name="_Toc275797954"><span lang=EN-US><span style= | + | style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span><span |
- | </span></span><span lang=EN-US>Recombinant and Modular Vectorplasmid Carrying | + | lang="EN-US">Recombinant and Modular Vectorplasmid Carrying |
GOI</span></a></h3> | GOI</span></a></h3> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 provides | + | 2010 provides |
- | a modular Virus Construction Kit for therapeutical applications, quantification | + | a modular Virus Construction Kit for therapeutical applications, |
- | assays and purification approaches depending on capsid modifications and the | + | quantification |
- | gene of interest flanked by the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs. In order to | + | assays and purification approaches depending on capsid modifications |
- | produce BioBrick-compatible standardized biological parts, we reengineered the | + | and the |
- | plasmids and added new components for gene therapy approaches and analysis of | + | gene of interest flanked by the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs. In |
- | biological activity of assembled BioBrick parts. Each element required for | + | order to |
- | intact and functional plasmids comprising the ITRs, a promoter, a putative | + | produce BioBrick-compatible standardized biological parts, we |
- | enhancer element and the hGH terminator was PCR amplified and fused together <i>de | + | reengineered the |
- | novo</i>.</span><span lang=EN-US> As shown in </span><span | + | plasmids and added new components for gene therapy approaches and |
- | lang=EN-US>Figure 1</span><span lang=EN-US>, the vectorplasmid was assembled | + | analysis of |
- | with the produced BioBricks consisting of the left and right ITR (BBa_K404100 | + | biological activity of assembled BioBrick parts. Each element required |
- | and BBa_K404101), a promoter (pCMV :BBa_K404102 or phTERT: BBa_K404106)) , the | + | for |
- | beta-globin intron (BBa_K404107), the gene of interests (fluorescent proteins | + | intact and functional plasmids comprising the ITRs, a promoter, a |
- | mVenus: BBa_I757008 and mCherry: BBa_J06504, suicide genes mGMK_TK30: BBa_K404112, | + | putative |
- | mGMK_SR39: BBa_K404315 and CD: BBa_K404112) and the hGH terminator (BBa_K404108).</span></p> | + | enhancer element and the hGH terminator was PCR amplified and fused |
- | + | together <i>de | |
- | <div align=center> | + | novo</i>.</span><span lang="EN-US"> As shown in </span><span |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Figure 1</span><span lang="EN-US">, the vectorplasmid was | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | assembled |
- | + | with the produced BioBricks consisting of the left and right ITR | |
- | + | (BBa_K404100 | |
- | + | and BBa_K404101), a promoter (pCMV :BBa_K404102 or phTERT: | |
- | + | BBa_K404106)) , the | |
- | + | beta-globin intron (BBa_K404107), the gene of interests (fluorescent | |
- | + | proteins | |
- | + | mVenus: BBa_I757008 and mCherry: BBa_J06504, suicide genes mGMK_TK30: | |
- | + | BBa_K404112, | |
- | + | mGMK_SR39: BBa_K404315 and CD: BBa_K404112) and the hGH terminator | |
- | + | (BBa_K404108).</span></p> | |
- | + | <div align="center"> | |
- | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" | |
- | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" | |
- | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> | |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr style="height: 522.25pt;"> | |
+ | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 441.75pt; height: 522.25pt;" | ||
+ | valign="top" width="589"> | ||
+ | <p class="MsoNormal" | ||
+ | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;"><img | ||
+ | id="Grafik 5" | ||
+ | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/a/ae/Freiburg10_Overview_BBa_Vectorplasmid.png" | ||
+ | height="692" width="580"></p> | ||
+ | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Figure | ||
+ | </span><span lang="EN-US">1</span><span lang="EN-US">: </span><span | ||
+ | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Overview of the theoretical | ||
+ | sequence of each BioBrick provided within the Virus Construction Kit | ||
+ | for an intact and fully functional rAAV genome. The plasmid in the | ||
+ | lowest panel was used for tumor killing in combination with plasmids | ||
+ | coding for modified capsid proteins. More detailed infomartion about | ||
+ | these constructs can be found under ‘Arming: Killing the tumor’ and | ||
+ | ‘N-terminal fusion for Targeting’.</span></p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal style= | + | <h3><a name="_Toc275800682"></a><a name="_Toc275797955"><span |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Cloning | |
- | <h3><a name="_Toc275800682"></a><a name="_Toc275797955"><span lang=EN-US>Cloning | + | and Combination Strategies for the Vectorplasmid</span></a><span |
- | and Combination Strategies for the Vectorplasmid</span></a><span lang=EN-US> </span></h3> | + | lang="EN-US"> </span></h3> |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Organization of the recombinant | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Organization of the recombinant viral DNA was | + | viral DNA was |
- | modified ensuring several layers of specificity to our systems including a | + | modified ensuring several layers of specificity to our systems |
- | tumor-specific promoter and suicide genes encoding prodrug convertases. In | + | including a |
- | order to modularize the rAAV sequence, each plasmid element (</span><span lang=EN-US>Figure 1</span><span lang=EN-US>) was PCR-amplified and cloned into | + | tumor-specific promoter and suicide genes encoding prodrug convertases. |
- | the iGEM standard plasmid pSB1C3. Furthermore, the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware | + | In |
- | 2010 performed three site-directed mutagenesis in the gene of interest TK30 (BBa_K404109) | + | order to modularize the rAAV sequence, each plasmid element (</span><span |
- | and cytosine deaminase (</span><span | + | lang="EN-US">Figure 1</span><span lang="EN-US">) was PCR-amplified and |
- | line-height:200% | + | cloned into |
- | NgoMIV iGEM site (for further information see the results page of ‘Arming – | + | the iGEM standard plasmid pSB1C3. Furthermore, the iGEM team |
- | Killing the tumor’). Since the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) are GC-rich | + | Freiburg_Bioware |
- | regions forming T-shaped hairpins during replication, PCR amplification was not | + | 2010 performed three site-directed mutagenesis in the gene of interest |
- | possible. Hence a cloning strategy was developed by the iGEM team Freiburg in | + | TK30 (BBa_K404109) |
- | order to provide BioBrick-compatible ITRs (see ‘Method Development of Cloning | + | and cytosine deaminase (</span><span |
+ | style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%;" lang="EN-US">BBa_K404112</span><span | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">) for deletion of PstI and | ||
+ | NgoMIV iGEM site (for further information see the results page of | ||
+ | ‘Arming – | ||
+ | Killing the tumor’). Since the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) are | ||
+ | GC-rich | ||
+ | regions forming T-shaped hairpins during replication, PCR amplification | ||
+ | was not | ||
+ | possible. Hence a cloning strategy was developed by the iGEM team | ||
+ | Freiburg in | ||
+ | order to provide BioBrick-compatible ITRs (see ‘Method Development of | ||
+ | Cloning | ||
Strategy for ITRs’).</span></p> | Strategy for ITRs’).</span></p> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>In </span><span | + | 2</span><span lang="EN-US"> the schematic overview of the |
- | lang=EN-US>Figure 2</span><span lang=EN-US> the schematic overview of the | + | modularization process can be seen which has been followed to conduct |
- | modularization process can be seen which has been followed to conduct the | + | the |
assembly steps required for functional vectorplasmids.</span></p> | assembly steps required for functional vectorplasmids.</span></p> | ||
- | + | <div align="center"> | |
- | <div align=center> | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" |
- | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr style="height: 26.15pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 340.15pt; height: 26.15pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="454"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;"><img | |
- | + | id="Grafik 2" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/3/39/Freiburg10_Overview_Assembly_GOI.png" | |
- | + | alt="Beschreibung: http://partsregistry.org/wiki/images/1/1c/Freiburg10_Vectorplasmid_cloning.png" | |
- | + | height="272" width="439"></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><a | |
- | + | name="_Ref275783119"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">3</span><span lang="EN-US">: </span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Assembly procedure for | |
- | + | fusion of BioBricks and composite parts to a fully assembled and | |
- | + | functional plasmid coding for your gene of interest. This plasmid can | |
- | + | be cotransfected with two helper plasmids providing protein for | |
+ | assembly and encapsidating of the rAAV genome (your gene of interest) | ||
+ | into the capsids.</span></p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span></p> | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware |
- | + | provides two | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware provides two | + | examples demonstrating the assembly procedure for constructing |
- | examples demonstrating the assembly procedure for constructing vectorplasmids. | + | vectorplasmids. |
The first representative example is the fusion of the BioBrick part <i>beta-globin</i> | The first representative example is the fusion of the BioBrick part <i>beta-globin</i> | ||
- | to the composite parts containing the 5´ elements of the plasmids, which are | + | to the composite parts containing the 5´ elements of the plasmids, |
+ | which are | ||
left ITR and CMV or phTERT promoter, respectively.</span></p> | left ITR and CMV or phTERT promoter, respectively.</span></p> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">As | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal style= | + | shown in </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure 3</span><span lang="EN-US"> |
- | for assembling the BioBricks <i>beta-globin </i>intron and leftITR_CMV together | + | the theoretical cloning performed |
+ | for assembling the BioBricks <i>beta-globin </i>intron and | ||
+ | leftITR_CMV together | ||
can be observed. </span></p> | can be observed. </span></p> | ||
- | + | <div align="center"> | |
- | <div align=center> | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" |
- | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr style="height: 23.95pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 349.9pt; height: 23.95pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="467"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;"><img | |
- | + | id="Grafik 74" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/e/e3/Freiburg10_TheoreticalCloning_ITR_CMV_beta.png" | |
- | + | height="530" width="452"></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><a | |
- | + | name="_Ref275783160"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">4</span><span lang="EN-US">:</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Theoretical cloning of the | |
- | + | composite part leftITR_CMV to the <i>beta-globin</i> intron BioBrick | |
- | + | leading to the plasmid leftITR_CMV_<i>beta-globin</i> intron.</span></p> | |
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal style= | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The plasmids were digested with |
- | + | both XbaI | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The plasmids were digested with both XbaI | + | and PstI (beta-globin intron: </span><span |
- | and PstI (beta-globin intron: </span><span | + | style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%; color: black;" lang="EN-US">BBa_K404107</span><span |
- | line-height:200%;color:black | + | lang="EN-US">) or SpeI and |
PstI (leftITR_CMV) and loaded on an agarose gel. As demonstrated in the | PstI (leftITR_CMV) and loaded on an agarose gel. As demonstrated in the | ||
- | preparative gel in </span><span lang=EN-US>Figure 4</span><span lang=EN-US>, | + | preparative gel in </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure 4</span><span |
- | the expected bands could be detected under UV light and the extracted DNA could | + | lang="EN-US">, |
+ | the expected bands could be detected under UV light and the extracted | ||
+ | DNA could | ||
be successfully ligated. Each assembly step for producing BioBrick | be successfully ligated. Each assembly step for producing BioBrick | ||
intermediates was conducted following the same strategy.</span></p> | intermediates was conducted following the same strategy.</span></p> | ||
- | + | <div align="center"> | |
- | <div align=center> | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" |
- | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr style="height: 129.95pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 312.75pt; height: 129.95pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="417"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;" | |
- | + | align="right"><img id="Grafik 77" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/4/49/Freiburg10_Cloning_Intermediate_GOI.png" | |
- | + | alt="Beschreibung: \\132.230.232.133\x\users\FreiGem\iGEM2010\Labor\Manual- Virus Construction Kit\Modularization - GOI\09.09_Cloning_leftITR_beta to pCMV and phTERT.png" | |
- | + | height="194" width="397"></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">Figure | |
- | + | </span><span lang="EN-US">5</span><span lang="EN-US">: Assembly | |
- | + | intermediate in fusion of the vectorplasmids containing different | |
- | + | promoters. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Fusion | |
- | + | of the BioBrick part <i>beta-globin</i> (</span><span | |
- | + | style="color: black;" lang="EN-US">BBa_K404107</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">) intron to the composite | |
- | + | parts leftITR_pCMV and leftITR_phTERT, respectively, was performed | |
- | + | following the BioBrick assembly strategy by digesting the insert with | |
- | + | PstI and XbaI and the vectors with SpeI and PstI. The left lane shows | |
- | + | the expected fragment at around 560 bp which corresponds to the <i>beta-globin</i> | |
- | + | intron fragment, in contrast to the two lanes in the center and on the | |
- | + | right which correspond to linearized plasmids after digesting with | |
+ | above mentioned iGEM restriction sites. M, GeneRuler DNA ladder mix; | ||
+ | Insert, pSB1C3_<i>beta-globin</i> intron; Vector pCMV, | ||
+ | pSB1C3_leftITR_pCMV; Vector phTERT, pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT.</span></p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span></p> | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Separated fragments were |
- | + | extracted using | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Separated fragments were extracted using | + | the Gel Extraction Kit provided by Qiagen (Hilden, Germany) and ligated |
- | the Gel Extraction Kit provided by Qiagen (Hilden, Germany) and ligated with | + | with |
- | T4-ligase. After ligation has been carried out, <i>E. coli</i> XL-1B cells were | + | T4-ligase. After ligation has been carried out, <i>E. coli</i> XL-1B |
+ | cells were | ||
transformed and incubated over night at 37°C. Picking clones from the | transformed and incubated over night at 37°C. Picking clones from the | ||
transformation plate was performed the following day and DYT medium was | transformation plate was performed the following day and DYT medium was | ||
- | inoculated incubating overnight. Plasmid DNA was isolated and test digestion | + | inoculated incubating overnight. Plasmid DNA was isolated and test |
- | revealed that cloning was successful obtaining the composite part leftITR_CMV_<i>beta-globin</i> | + | digestion |
+ | revealed that cloning was successful obtaining the composite part | ||
+ | leftITR_CMV_<i>beta-globin</i> | ||
intron (BBa_K404117).</span></p> | intron (BBa_K404117).</span></p> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Plasmid production | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Plasmid production incorporating all | + | incorporating all |
- | required elements for transgene expression and genome encapsidation into empty | + | required elements for transgene expression and genome encapsidation |
- | viral capsids was performed by fusing the downstream elements consisting of the | + | into empty |
- | hGH terminator and right ITR to the intermediate part providing the gene of | + | viral capsids was performed by fusing the downstream elements |
+ | consisting of the | ||
+ | hGH terminator and right ITR to the intermediate part providing the | ||
+ | gene of | ||
interest and the promoter fused to the left ITR. </span><span | interest and the promoter fused to the left ITR. </span><span | ||
- | lang=EN-US>Figure 5</span><span lang=EN-US> demonstrates the assembly performed | + | lang="EN-US">Figure 5</span><span lang="EN-US"> demonstrates the |
+ | assembly performed | ||
with pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_<i>beta-globin</i> intron_mVenus and | with pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_<i>beta-globin</i> intron_mVenus and | ||
- | pSB1C3_hGH_rightITR (BBa_K404116). The fragment obtained after digestion on the | + | pSB1C3_hGH_rightITR (BBa_K404116). The fragment obtained after |
- | left lane fits to the hGH-terminator_rightITR length. The isolated fragments | + | digestion on the |
- | were ligated and successful assembly was confirmed by test digestion obtaining | + | left lane fits to the hGH-terminator_rightITR length. The isolated |
- | the vectorplasmid pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_<i>beta-globin</i> intron_mVenus_hGH_rightITR | + | fragments |
- | (</span><span | + | were ligated and successful assembly was confirmed by test digestion |
- | lang=EN-US>). </span></p> | + | obtaining |
- | + | the vectorplasmid pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_<i>beta-globin</i> | |
- | <div align=center> | + | intron_mVenus_hGH_rightITR |
- | + | (</span><span style="line-height: 200%; color: black;" lang="EN-US">BBa_K404124</span><span | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | lang="EN-US">). </span></p> |
- | + | <div align="center"> | |
- | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" | |
- | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" | |
- | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> | |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr style="height: 136.9pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 308.4pt; height: 136.9pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="411"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;" | |
- | + | align="right"><img id="Grafik 80" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/9/93/Freiburg10_Cloning_Full_GOI.png" | |
- | + | alt="Beschreibung: \\132.230.232.133\x\users\FreiGem\iGEM2010\Labor\Manual- Virus Construction Kit\Modularization - GOI\18.09_Cloning_Full_phTERT_mVenus.png" | |
- | + | height="184" width="397"></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><a | |
- | + | name="_Ref275784510"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">6</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: | |
- | + | </span><span lang="EN-US">Modularization of the assembled | |
- | + | vectorplasmid containing the phTERT promoter and mVenus as gene of | |
- | + | interest.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> Fusion | |
- | + | of the composite pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_beta-globin intron_mVenus part | |
- | + | to the composite parts pSB1C3_hGH_rightITR was performed following the | |
- | + | BioBrick assembly strategy by digesting the insert with XbaI and PstI | |
- | + | and the vector with SpeI and PstI. The left lane corresponds to | |
- | + | linearized plasmid after digesting with above mentioned iGEM | |
+ | restriction sites whereas the right lane reveals an intensive band at | ||
+ | around 650 bp confirming the expected size of 657 bp of hGH_rITR. M, | ||
+ | GeneRuler DNA ladder mix; Vector, pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_beta-globin | ||
+ | intron_mVenus; Insert, pSB1C3_ pSB1C3_hGH_rightITR.</span></p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal style= | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Since cloning does not confirm |
- | + | biological | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Since cloning does not confirm biological | + | |
activity, we analyzed the plasmids and their functional components, hGH | activity, we analyzed the plasmids and their functional components, hGH | ||
- | terminator and <i>beta-globin</i> intron, in cell culture. Assembled plasmids | + | terminator and <i>beta-globin</i> intron, in cell culture. Assembled |
+ | plasmids | ||
have been cotransfected, using AAV-293 cells, which provide the stable | have been cotransfected, using AAV-293 cells, which provide the stable | ||
- | integrated E1A and E1B genes, with helper plasmids required for capsid | + | integrated E1A and E1B genes, with helper plasmids required for capsid |
- | and genome encapsidation (pRC and pHelper) in a molar ratio of 1:1:1 | + | assembly and genome encapsidation (pRC and pHelper) in a molar ratio of |
- | (pGOI:pRC:pHelper). Virus particles containing the single stranded DNA were | + | 1:1:1 |
- | harvested 72-hours post transfection and HT1080 cells transduced with constant | + | (pGOI:pRC:pHelper). Virus particles containing the single stranded DNA |
- | volumes of viral vectors. 48-hours post infection; transduced cells expressing | + | were |
+ | harvested 72-hours post transfection and HT1080 cells transduced with | ||
+ | constant | ||
+ | volumes of viral vectors. 48-hours post infection; transduced cells | ||
+ | expressing | ||
the gene of interest were analyzed by flow cytometry. Facilitating and | the gene of interest were analyzed by flow cytometry. Facilitating and | ||
- | demonstrating the analysis of functionality of the assembled plasmid, mVenus | + | demonstrating the analysis of functionality of the assembled plasmid, |
- | was used in first place since fluorescent proteins enable facile visualization | + | mVenus |
+ | was used in first place since fluorescent proteins enable facile | ||
+ | visualization | ||
using fluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry analysis.</span></p> | using fluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry analysis.</span></p> | ||
- | + | <h3 style="margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: 0cm;"><a name="_Toc275800683"></a><a | |
- | <h3 style= | + | name="_Toc275797956"><span lang="EN-US"><span |
- | name="_Toc275797956"><span lang=EN-US><span style= | + | style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"></span></span><span |
- | </span></span><span lang=EN-US>Testing functionality of Assembled Vectorplasmid</span></a></h3> | + | lang="EN-US">Testing functionality of Assembled Vectorplasmid</span></a></h3> |
- | + | <h4><a name="_Toc275800684"></a><a name="_Toc275797957"><span | |
- | <h4><a name="_Toc275800684"></a><a name="_Toc275797957"><span lang=EN-US>Fluorescence | + | lang="EN-US">Fluorescence |
Microscopy of Target Cells Demonstrates GOI Expression</span></a></h4> | Microscopy of Target Cells Demonstrates GOI Expression</span></a></h4> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Qualitative analysis of mVenus | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Qualitative analysis of mVenus expression | + | expression |
- | by fluorescence microscopy was conducted using Axio Observer Z1 showing that | + | by fluorescence microscopy was conducted using Axio Observer Z1 showing |
- | transduced HT1080 cells and non-transduced cells could be easily distinguished. | + | that |
- | In </span><span lang=EN-US>Figure 6</span><span lang=EN-US> cells were excited | + | transduced HT1080 cells and non-transduced cells could be easily |
- | with 505nm and fluorescence emission at 536nm was detected. Therefore, successful | + | distinguished. |
- | infection of tumor cells by recombinant viral particles carrying the assembled vectorplasmid | + | In </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure 6</span><span lang="EN-US"> cells |
+ | were excited | ||
+ | with 505nm and fluorescence emission at 536nm was detected. Therefore, | ||
+ | successful | ||
+ | infection of tumor cells by recombinant viral particles carrying the | ||
+ | assembled vectorplasmid | ||
coding for mVenus could be demonstrated. </span></p> | coding for mVenus could be demonstrated. </span></p> | ||
- | + | <div align="center"> | |
- | <div align=center> | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" |
- | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 250.7pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="334"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">A</span></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;" | |
- | + | align="center"><img id="Grafik 18" | |
- | + | src="Freiburg10_Modularization_GOI_forWiki-Dateien/image006.jpg" | |
- | + | alt="Beschreibung: Freiburg10_2Transd30µg_unverd_2_(c1).JPG (1388×1040)" | |
- | + | height="218" width="264"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 230.4pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="307"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">B</span></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;" | |
- | + | align="center"><img id="Grafik 19" | |
- | + | src="Freiburg10_Modularization_GOI_forWiki-Dateien/image007.jpg" | |
- | + | alt="Beschreibung: https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/f/f1/Freiburg10_2Transd30%C2%B5g_unverd_%28c1%29.JPG" | |
- | + | height="220" width="242"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | </tr> | |
- | + | <tr> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 250.7pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="334"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">C</span></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;" | |
- | + | align="center"><img id="Grafik 16" | |
- | + | src="Freiburg10_Modularization_GOI_forWiki-Dateien/image008.jpg" | |
- | + | alt="Beschreibung: https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/4/40/2010-7-8_plate_1_A_2_solo_cell.jpg" | |
- | + | height="195" width="258"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 230.4pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="307"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">D</span></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;" | |
- | + | align="center"><img id="Grafik 17" | |
- | + | src="Freiburg10_Modularization_GOI_forWiki-Dateien/image009.jpg" | |
- | + | alt="Beschreibung: https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/4/40/2010-7-8_plate_1_A_2_solo_cell.jpg" | |
- | + | height="194" width="257"></p> | |
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td colspan="2" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 481.1pt;" | ||
+ | valign="top" width="641"> | ||
+ | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><a | ||
+ | name="_Ref275784524"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">7</span><span lang="EN-US">: </span><span | ||
+ | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Fluorescence microscopy | ||
+ | (Exciatation: 505nm, Emission: 536nm) was performed for detection of | ||
+ | transduced cell expression mVenus. A:Cells detected in bright field | ||
+ | picture B: Detection of mVenus expression can be observed.</span></p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span></p> | + | <h4><a name="_Toc275800685"></a><a name="_Toc275797958"><span |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Analysis | |
- | <h4><a name="_Toc275800685"></a><a name="_Toc275797958"><span lang=EN-US>Analysis | + | |
of Target Cells by Flow Cytometry demonstrates GOI Expression</span></a></h4> | of Target Cells by Flow Cytometry demonstrates GOI Expression</span></a></h4> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Characterizing the function of | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Characterizing the function of the hGH | + | the hGH |
- | terminator, the <i>beta-globin</i> intron and the complete plasmid, several | + | terminator, the <i>beta-globin</i> intron and the complete plasmid, |
+ | several | ||
approaches were conducted followed by analysis via flow cytometry. </span></p> | approaches were conducted followed by analysis via flow cytometry. </span></p> | ||
- | + | <h5><a name="_Toc275800686"></a><a name="_Toc275797959"><span | |
- | <h5><a name="_Toc275800686"></a><a name="_Toc275797959"><span lang=EN-US>Influence | + | lang="EN-US">Influence |
of hGH terminator BioBrick on GOI Expression</span></a></h5> | of hGH terminator BioBrick on GOI Expression</span></a></h5> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The iGEM team Freiburg provides | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The iGEM team Freiburg provides the hGH | + | the hGH |
- | plolyadenylation sequence within the ‘Virus Construction Kit’ due to the fact | + | plolyadenylation sequence within the ‘Virus Construction Kit’ due to |
- | that almost every eukaryotic mRNA is processed at their 3´ and 5´end except for | + | the fact |
- | histone mRNAs </span><span | + | that almost every eukaryotic mRNA is processed at their 3´ and 5´end |
- | lang=EN-US>(Millevoi et al. 2006)</span><span lang=EN-US>. Pre-mRNAs contain | + | except for |
- | two canonical conserved sequences. First, the polyadenylation signal “AATAAA” | + | histone mRNAs </span><span lang="EN-US">(Millevoi et al. 2006)</span><span |
- | which is recognized by the multiprotein complex and second the GT-rich region | + | lang="EN-US">. Pre-mRNAs contain |
- | (downstream sequence element, DSE) which is located 30 nucleotides downstream | + | two canonical conserved sequences. First, the polyadenylation signal |
- | of the cleavage site. The assembled 3´end-processing machinery cleaves the mRNA | + | “AATAAA” |
- | transcript immediately after a CA-nucleotide therefore defining the cleavage | + | which is recognized by the multiprotein complex and second the GT-rich |
- | site </span><span | + | region |
- | lang=EN-US>(Danckwardt et al. 2008)</span><span | + | (downstream sequence element, DSE) which is located 30 nucleotides |
- | + | downstream | |
- | were engineered containing the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs), a strong | + | of the cleavage site. The assembled 3´end-processing machinery cleaves |
- | eukaryotic promoter (CMV promoter: BBa_K404102) and mVenus as gene of interest | + | the mRNA |
- | with and without the hGH terminator signal. Transduction of HT1080 cells with constant | + | transcript immediately after a CA-nucleotide therefore defining the |
- | volume of viral particles containing the vectorplasmids and measuring mVenus | + | cleavage |
+ | site </span><span lang="EN-US">(Danckwardt et al. 2008)</span><span | ||
+ | style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;" lang="EN-US">. </span><span | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">Recombinant vectorplasmids | ||
+ | were engineered containing the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs), a | ||
+ | strong | ||
+ | eukaryotic promoter (CMV promoter: BBa_K404102) and mVenus as gene of | ||
+ | interest | ||
+ | with and without the hGH terminator signal. Transduction of HT1080 | ||
+ | cells with constant | ||
+ | volume of viral particles containing the vectorplasmids and measuring | ||
+ | mVenus | ||
expression 24-hours post infection by flow cytometry demonstrated that | expression 24-hours post infection by flow cytometry demonstrated that | ||
- | transgene expression of the constructs lacking the hGH termination signal is | + | transgene expression of the constructs lacking the hGH termination |
- | significantly reduced as shown in </span><span | + | signal is |
- | lang=EN-US>Figure 7</span><span lang=EN-US> and </span><span | + | significantly reduced as shown in </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure 7</span><span |
- | lang=EN-US>Figure 8</span><span lang=EN-US> confirming the expected results | + | lang="EN-US"> and </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure 8</span><span |
- | that hGH is essential for mRNA processing. The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 | + | lang="EN-US"> confirming the expected results |
- | therefore suggests using the provided hGH termination signal within the Virus | + | that hGH is essential for mRNA processing. The iGEM team |
+ | Freiburg_Bioware 2010 | ||
+ | therefore suggests using the provided hGH termination signal within the | ||
+ | Virus | ||
Construction Kit for optimal gene expression.</span></p> | Construction Kit for optimal gene expression.</span></p> | ||
- | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" |
- | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> | |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 481.1pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="641"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><b><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Vectorplasmid lacking hGH termination signal</span></b></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><img | |
- | + | id="Grafik 30" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/c/c7/Freiburg10_FACS_woHGH.png" | |
- | + | height="408" width="629"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | </tr> | |
- | + | <tr> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 481.1pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="641"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><b><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Vectorplasmid containing hGH terminator signal</span></b></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;"><img | |
- | + | id="Grafik 2049" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/7/70/Freiburg10_FACS_withHGH.png" | |
- | + | height="410" width="635"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | </tr> | |
- | + | <tr> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 481.1pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="641"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><a | |
- | + | name="_Ref275784539"><b><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></b></a><b><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">8</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US">:</span></b><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US"> <b>Flow cytometry analysis of vectorplasmids with and | |
- | + | without hGH terminator.</b> A: Gating non transduced cells (control); | |
- | + | subcellular debris and clumps can be distinguished from single cells by | |
- | + | size, estimated forward scatter (FS Lin) and granularity, estimated | |
- | + | side scatter (SS Lin) B: Non transduced cells applied against mVenus | |
- | + | (Analytical gate was set such that 1% or fewer of negative control | |
- | + | cells fell within the positive region (R5). C: Gating transduced cells | |
- | + | (R2 </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif";" | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">≙</span><span lang="EN-US">R14) (used plasmids for | |
- | + | transfection: GOI: pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin intron_mVenus_rITR | |
- | + | (BBa_K404127), pHelper, pRC). D: Transduced cells plotted against | |
- | + | mVenus, R10 comprises transduced cells by detecting mVenus expression. | |
+ | E: Overlay of non-transduced (red) and transduced (green) cells applied | ||
+ | against mVenus.F: Gating non-transduced cells (control) G: | ||
+ | Non-transduced cells applied against mVenus. H: Gating transduced cells | ||
+ | (R2 </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif";" | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">≙</span><span lang="EN-US">R14) (used plasmids for | ||
+ | transfection: GOI: reassembled | ||
+ | pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR (BBa_K404119), pHelper, | ||
+ | pRC). I: Transduced cells applied against mVenus, R10 comprised | ||
+ | transduced cells, by detecting mVenus expression. J: Overlay of | ||
+ | non-transduced (red) and transduced (green) cells applied against | ||
+ | mVenus.</span></p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span></p> | + | <div align="center"> |
- | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" | |
- | <div align=center> | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" |
- | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | <tbody> |
- | + | <tr style="height: 319.2pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 351.1pt; height: 319.2pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="468"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;" | |
- | + | align="center"><img id="Diagramm 3" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/9/94/Freiburg10_Diagram_hGH.png" | |
- | + | height="355" width="473"></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><a | |
- | + | name="_Ref275784545"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">9</span><span lang="EN-US">: Flow cytometry analysis of | |
- | + | vectorplasmids with and without hGH terminator.</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> YFP expression of viral | |
- | + | genomes was determined by flow cytomery after 24-hour post infection. | |
- | + | Results demonstrate that mVenus expression of vectorplasmids lacking | |
- | + | the hGH terminator is reduced significantly proving that the | |
- | + | polyadenylation signal is essential for viral gene expression using | |
- | + | recombinant viral vectors engineered by using components of the Virus | |
+ | Construction Kit.</span></p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoCaption><span lang=EN-US> </span></p> | + | <h5><a name="_Toc275800687"></a><a name="_Toc275797960"><span |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Influence | |
- | <h5><a name="_Toc275800687"></a><a name="_Toc275797960"><span lang=EN-US>Influence | + | |
of <i>Beta-globin</i> intron Biobrick on GOI Expression</span></a></h5> | of <i>Beta-globin</i> intron Biobrick on GOI Expression</span></a></h5> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Providing an element assumed to | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Providing an element assumed to be an | + | be an |
- | enhancer of transgene expression </span><span | + | enhancer of transgene expression </span><span lang="EN-US">(Nott et |
- | lang=EN-US>(Nott et al. 2003)</span><span lang=EN-US>, the iGEM team Freiburg tested | + | al. 2003)</span><span lang="EN-US">, the iGEM team Freiburg tested |
- | a beta-globin intron derived from the human <i>beta globin</i> gene which can | + | a beta-globin intron derived from the human <i>beta globin</i> gene |
- | be fused upstream of the desired gene of interest. The beta-globin intron | + | which can |
- | BioBrick consists of a partial chimeric CMV promoter followed by the intron II | + | be fused upstream of the desired gene of interest. The beta-globin |
- | of the <i>beta-globin</i> gene. The 3´end of the intron is fused to the first 25 | + | intron |
- | bases of human <i>beta globin</i> gene exon 3. The <i>beta globin</i> intron | + | BioBrick consists of a partial chimeric CMV promoter followed by the |
- | BioBrick is assumed to enhance eukaryotic gene expression </span><span lang=EN-US>(Nott et al. 2003)</span><span lang=EN-US>. Analysis was conducted as | + | intron II |
- | described for the hGH terminator experiment (see above). As shown in </span><span lang=EN-US>Figure 9</span><span lang=EN-US> and </span><span | + | of the <i>beta-globin</i> gene. The 3´end of the intron is fused to |
- | lang=EN-US>Figure 10</span><span lang=EN-US> the vectorplasmid missing the <i>beta-globin</i> | + | the first 25 |
- | intron showed a negligible difference in mVenus expression compared to viral | + | bases of human <i>beta globin</i> gene exon 3. The <i>beta globin</i> |
- | genomes containing the <i>beta-globin</i> intron. Considering these results and | + | intron |
- | taking into account that a constant volume of viral particles has been used for | + | BioBrick is assumed to enhance eukaryotic gene expression </span><span |
- | transduction, the difference between the construct containing and lacking the | + | lang="EN-US">(Nott et al. 2003)</span><span lang="EN-US">. Analysis |
+ | was conducted as | ||
+ | described for the hGH terminator experiment (see above). As shown in </span><span | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">Figure 9</span><span lang="EN-US"> and </span><span | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">Figure 10</span><span lang="EN-US"> the vectorplasmid | ||
+ | missing the <i>beta-globin</i> | ||
+ | intron showed a negligible difference in mVenus expression compared to | ||
+ | viral | ||
+ | genomes containing the <i>beta-globin</i> intron. Considering these | ||
+ | results and | ||
+ | taking into account that a constant volume of viral particles has been | ||
+ | used for | ||
+ | transduction, the difference between the construct containing and | ||
+ | lacking the | ||
beta-globin intron is minimal. Since packaging efficiency of the AAV-2 | beta-globin intron is minimal. Since packaging efficiency of the AAV-2 | ||
- | decreases with increasing sizes of the insert </span><span | + | decreases with increasing sizes of the insert </span><span lang="EN-US">(Dong |
- | lang=EN-US>(Dong et al. 1996)</span><span lang=EN-US>, the iGEM team | + | et al. 1996)</span><span lang="EN-US">, the iGEM team |
- | Freiburg_Bioware suggests using the <i>beta-globin </i>intron in dependence on | + | Freiburg_Bioware suggests using the <i>beta-globin </i>intron in |
+ | dependence on | ||
the size of your transgene.</span></p> | the size of your transgene.</span></p> | ||
- | + | <div align="center"> | |
- | <div align=center> | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" |
- | + | style="border: medium none ; width: 490.75pt; border-collapse: collapse;" | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="654"> |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr style="height: 2.5pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 490.75pt; height: 2.5pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="654"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><b><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Vectorplasmid lacking <i>beta-globin</i> intron</span></b></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><img | |
- | + | id="Grafik 55" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/7/7c/Freiburg10_FACS_betaglobin.png" | |
- | + | height="412" width="640"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | </tr> | |
- | + | <tr style="height: 106.5pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 490.75pt; height: 106.5pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="654"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><b><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Vectorplasmid containing <i>beta-globin</i> intron</span></b></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;"><img | |
- | + | id="Grafik 63" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/8/83/Freiburg10_FACS_withbetaglobin.png" | |
- | + | height="410" width="635"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | </tr> | |
- | + | <tr style="height: 106.5pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 490.75pt; height: 106.5pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="654"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><a | |
- | + | name="_Ref275784803"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">10</span><span lang="EN-US">: Flow cytometry analysis of | |
- | + | vectorplasmids with and without <i>beta-globin</i> intron. A</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Gating non transduced | |
- | + | cells (control); subcellular debris and clumps can be distinguished | |
- | + | from single cells by size, estimated forward scatter (FS Lin) and | |
- | + | granularity, estimated side scatter (SS Lin) </span><span lang="EN-US">B</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Non transduced cells | |
- | + | applied against mVenus (Analytical gate was set such that 1% or fewer | |
- | + | of negative control cells fell within the positive region (R5). </span><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">C</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: | |
- | + | Gating transduced cells (R2 </span><span | |
- | + | style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; font-weight: normal;" | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">≙</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">R14) | |
- | + | (used plasmids for transfection: GOI: </span><span lang="EN-US">pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_mVenus_hGH_rITR | |
- | + | (BBa_K404128)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, | |
- | + | pHelper, pRC). </span><span lang="EN-US">D</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Transduced cells plotted | |
- | + | against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced cells, by detecting mVenus | |
- | + | expression </span><span lang="EN-US">E</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Overlay of non-transduced | |
- | + | (red) and transduced (green) cells applied against mVenus </span><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">F</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: | |
- | + | Gating non-transduced cells (control). </span><span lang="EN-US">G</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Non-transduced cells | |
- | + | applied against mVenus (R5).</span><span lang="EN-US">H</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Gating transduced cells | |
- | + | (R2 </span><span | |
- | + | style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; font-weight: normal;" | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">≙</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">R14) | |
- | + | (used plasmids for transfection: GOI: reassembled </span><span | |
+ | lang="EN-US">pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR (BBa_K404119)</span><span | ||
+ | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, pHelper, pRC). </span><span | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">I</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: | ||
+ | Transduced cells applied against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced | ||
+ | cells, by detecting mVenus expression. </span><span lang="EN-US">J</span><span | ||
+ | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Overlay of non-transduced | ||
+ | (red) and transduced (green) cells applied against mVenus.</span></p> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span></p> | + | <div align="center"> |
- | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" | |
- | <div align=center> | + | style="border: medium none ; width: 306.65pt; border-collapse: collapse;" |
- | + | border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="409"> | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | <tbody> |
- | + | <tr style="height: 87.3pt;"> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 306.65pt; height: 87.3pt;" | |
- | + | valign="top" width="409"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;" | |
- | + | align="center"><img id="Diagramm 57" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/2/26/Freiburg10_Diagram_betaglobin.png.png" | |
- | + | height="332" width="450"></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><a | |
- | + | name="_Ref275784805"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">11</span><span lang="EN-US">: Flow cytometry analysis of | |
- | + | vectorplasmids with and without <i>beta-globin</i> intron.</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> 48-hours post transfection, | |
- | + | viral particles were harvested by freeze-thaw lysis and centrifugation | |
- | + | followed by HT1080 transduction. YFP expression of vectorplasmids was | |
- | + | determined by flow cytometry 24-hours post infection. The vectorplasmid | |
- | + | missing the beta-globin intron showed a negligible difference in mVenus | |
- | + | expression compared to viral plasmid containing the beta-globin intron.</span></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
- | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p> | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal style= | + | <h5><a name="_Toc275800688"></a><a name="_Toc275797961"><span |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Functionality | |
- | <h5><a name="_Toc275800688"></a><a name="_Toc275797961"><span lang=EN-US>Functionality | + | |
of the Full Assembled Vectorplasmid Demonstrated by GOI Expression</span></a><span | of the Full Assembled Vectorplasmid Demonstrated by GOI Expression</span></a><span | ||
- | lang=EN-US> </span></h5> | + | lang="EN-US"> </span></h5> |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">After assembly of plasmids | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>After assembly of plasmids containing all required | + | containing all required |
- | elements (see </span><span lang=EN-US>Figure 1</span><span lang=EN-US>), | + | elements (see </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure 1</span><span |
- | functionality was tested in cell culture. AAV-293 cells stably expressing E1A | + | lang="EN-US">), |
- | and E1B proteins were transfected with three plasmids | + | functionality was tested in cell culture. AAV-293 cells stably |
- | Virus particles were harvested 72-hours post-transfection and the tumor cell | + | expressing E1A |
- | line HT1080 was transduced with the recombinant viral vectors encapsidating the | + | and E1B proteins were transfected with three plasmids (pHelper, pRC, |
+ | pGOI). | ||
+ | Virus particles were harvested 72-hours post-transfection and the tumor | ||
+ | cell | ||
+ | line HT1080 was transduced with the recombinant viral vectors | ||
+ | encapsidating the | ||
gene of interest mVenus (BBa_I757008).</span></p> | gene of interest mVenus (BBa_I757008).</span></p> | ||
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 | + | 2010 |
- | compared the standard-plasmid containing a subcloned mVenus (pAAV_mVenus, | + | compared the standard-plasmid containing a subcloned mVenus |
- | derived from the Stratagene system) with the assembled plasmid pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR | + | (pAAV_mVenus, |
- | (pSB1C3_mVenus: BBa_K404119). Fluorescence expression data obtained by flow | + | derived from the Stratagene system) with the assembled plasmid |
- | cytometry analysis are shown in </span><span lang=EN-US>Figure 11</span><span | + | pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR |
- | lang=EN-US> and </span><span lang=EN-US>Figure 12</span><span lang=EN-US>. | + | (pSB1C3_mVenus: BBa_K404119). Fluorescence expression data obtained by |
- | Comparing mVenus expression of the standard plasmid and the modified, assembled | + | flow |
- | plasmid reveals that biological functionality of the reassembled plasmid was | + | cytometry analysis are shown in </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure 11</span><span |
+ | lang="EN-US"> and </span><span lang="EN-US">Figure 12</span><span | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">. | ||
+ | Comparing mVenus expression of the standard plasmid and the modified, | ||
+ | assembled | ||
+ | plasmid reveals that biological functionality of the reassembled | ||
+ | plasmid was | ||
confirmed. </span></p> | confirmed. </span></p> | ||
- | + | <div align="center"> | |
- | <div align=center> | + | <table class="MsoTableGrid" |
- | + | style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" | |
- | <table class=MsoTableGrid | + | cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> |
- | + | <tbody> | |
- | + | <tr> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 481.1pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="641"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><b>pSB1C3_mVenus | |
- | + | (BBa_K404119)</b></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><img | |
- | + | id="Grafik 2068" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/9/9e/Freiburg10_FACS_FULL_pSB1c3_mVenus.png" | |
- | + | height="409" width="634"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | </tr> | |
- | + | <tr> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 481.1pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="641"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal;"><b><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">pAAV_mVenus (Stratagene)</span></b></p> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal" | |
- | + | style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: normal; page-break-after: avoid;"><img | |
- | + | id="Grafik 89" | |
- | + | src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2010/a/ad/Freiburg10_FACS_FULL_pAAV_mVenus.png" | |
- | + | height="407" width="630"></p> | |
- | + | </td> | |
- | + | </tr> | |
- | + | <tr> | |
- | + | <td style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 481.1pt;" valign="top" | |
- | + | width="641"> | |
- | + | <p class="MsoCaption" style="text-indent: 0cm;"><a | |
- | + | name="_Ref275784576"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">12</span><span lang="EN-US">: Flow cytometry analysis of | |
- | + | reassembled vectorplasmid (BBa_K404119) compared to standard plasmid | |
- | + | provided by Stratagene. A</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">: Gating non transduced cells (control); subcellular | |
- | + | debris and clumps can be distinguished from single cells by size, | |
- | + | estimated forward scatter (FS Lin) and granularity, estimated side | |
- | + | scatter (SS Lin) B: Non transduced cells plotted against mVenus | |
- | + | (Analytical gate was set such that 1% or fewer of negative control | |
- | + | cells fell within the positive region (R5).C: Gating transduced cells | |
- | + | (R2 </span><span | |
- | + | style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; font-weight: normal;" | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">≙</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">R14) | |
- | + | (used plasmids for transfection: pGOI: </span><span lang="EN-US">pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR | |
- | + | (pSB1C3_mVenus: </span><span lang="EN-US">BBa_K404119</span><span | |
- | + | style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">)</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, pHelper, pRC. </span><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">D</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: | |
- | + | Transduced cells plotted against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced | |
- | + | cells, by detecting mVenus expression. </span><span lang="EN-US">E</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Overlay of non-transduced | |
- | + | (red) and transduced (green). </span><span lang="EN-US">F</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Gating non transduced | |
- | + | cells (control). </span><span lang="EN-US">G</span><span | |
- | + | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Non-transduced cells | |
+ | plotted against mVenus (R5). </span><span lang="EN-US">H</span><span | ||
+ | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Gating transduced cells | ||
+ | (R14 </span><span | ||
+ | style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; font-weight: normal;" | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">≙</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">R2) | ||
+ | (used plasmids for transfection: pGOI: pAAV_mVenus, pHelper). </span><span | ||
+ | lang="EN-US">I</span><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: | ||
+ | Transduced cells plotted against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced | ||
+ | cells, by detecting mVenus expression.</span><span lang="EN-US"> J</span><span | ||
+ | style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Overlay of non-transduced | ||
+ | (red) and transduced (green) cells plotted against mVenus expression. </span></p> | ||
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- | + | name="_Ref275784852"><span lang="EN-US">Figure </span></a><span | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">13</span><span lang="EN-US">: Flow cytometry analysis of | |
- | + | reassembled vectorplasmid (BBa_K404119) compared to standard plasmid | |
- | + | provided by Stratagene. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;" | |
- | + | lang="EN-US">Fluorescence of the standard plasmid pAAV_mVenus | |
- | + | (Stratagene) and the recombinant pSB1C3_mVenus (BBa_K404119) construct | |
- | + | was measured. As demonstrated mVenus expression is enhanced in the | |
- | + | assembled plasmid (pSB1C3_mVenus) compared to the standard pAAV_mVenus | |
+ | construct.</span></p> | ||
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- | </span></span><span lang=EN-US>Conclusion</span></a></h3> | + | lang="EN-US">Conclusion</span></a></h3> |
- | + | <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Idea of the modular ‘Virus | |
- | <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Idea of the modular ‘Virus Construction | + | Construction |
- | Kit’ is to provide all required elements for producing recombinant, functional | + | Kit’ is to provide all required elements for producing recombinant, |
- | virus particles delivering encapsidated genes of interest to specific cells. | + | functional |
- | First step | + | virus particles delivering encapsidated genes of interest to specific |
- | the cis-elements for replication (ITRs), a strong eukaryotic or tissue specific | + | cells. |
- | promoter (pCMV or phTERT), the gene of interest (fluorescent proteins or | + | First step was to modify and modularize the vectorplasmid comprising |
- | suicide genes) and the hGH termination signal. Each element was successfully | + | basically |
- | cloned and reassembled resulting in functional vectorplasmids determined by flow | + | the cis-elements for replication (ITRs), a strong eukaryotic or tissue |
- | cytometry and fluorescence microscopy analyses. Experiments have been performed | + | specific |
- | with mVenus since measurement of fluorescent proteins can be easily performed | + | promoter (pCMV or phTERT), the gene of interest (fluorescent proteins |
- | and visualized. Considering the results, the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 | + | or |
- | then tested the construct containing the suicide genes thymidine kinase and | + | suicide genes) and the hGH termination signal. Each element was |
- | cytosine deaminase. Further details demonstrating efficient tumor killing, | + | successfully |
- | using prodrug-activating systems, see results page ‘Arming – Killing the | + | cloned and reassembled resulting in functional vectorplasmids |
+ | determined by flow | ||
+ | cytometry and fluorescence microscopy analyses. Experiments have been | ||
+ | performed | ||
+ | with mVenus since measurement of fluorescent proteins can be easily | ||
+ | performed | ||
+ | and visualized. Considering the results, the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware | ||
+ | 2010 | ||
+ | then tested the construct containing the suicide genes thymidine kinase | ||
+ | and | ||
+ | cytosine deaminase. Further details demonstrating efficient tumor | ||
+ | killing, | ||
+ | using prodrug-activating systems, see results page ‘Arming – Killing | ||
+ | the | ||
tumor’. </span></p> | tumor’. </span></p> | ||
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- | </span></span><span lang=EN-US>References</span></a></h3> | + | lang="EN-US">References</span></a></h3> |
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- | <p style= | + | style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";" |
- | font-family: | + | lang="EN-US">Danckwardt, S., Hentze, M.W. & Kulozik, |
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Contents
Introduction to Modularization of Vectorplasmid
Recombinant and Modular Vectorplasmid Carrying GOI
Cloning and Combination Strategies for the Vectorplasmid
Testing functionality of Assembled Vectorplasmid
Fluorescence Microscopy of Target Cells Demonstrates GOI Expression
Analysis of Target Cells by Flow Cytometry demonstrates GOI Expression
Influence of hGH terminator BioBrick on GOI Expression
Influence of Beta-globin intron Biobrick on GOI Expression
Functionality of the Full Assembled Vectorplasmid Demonstrated by GOI Expression
Introduction to Modularization of Vectorplasmid
Producing recombinant virus particles for therapeutical means is, besides specifically target cells, purification and quantification assays of AAV-2, one intention of the Virus Construction Kit provided by the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010. For obtaining a modular toolkit, the complex components of AAV-2 were extracted and redesigned to match the iGEM standard. Functional activity was tested in cell culture.
Differing from the wildtype AAV-2 genome, the Helper Free System provided by Stratagene comprises three plasmids and a specialized production cell line. AAV-293 cells derived from the HEK cell line express the stably integrated E1A and E1B helper proteins for efficient virus production. The plasmid containing the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) is encapsidated into the preformed capsids after production of single-stranded DNA therefore also known as vectorplasmid (pGOI). Promoter, beta-globin intron and the hGH terminator signal are flanked by the ITRs and serve in the host cell for regulation of transgene expression. In addition to that, the plasmid coding for the Rep and Cap proteins (pRC) can be provided in trans leading to a layer of specificity due to the fact that the two genes are not packaged into the capsid since lacking of the ITRs impairs encapsidation. Another advantage of the Helper Free System can be attributed to cotransfection of another helper plasmid (pHelper), which provides the necessary proteins normally obtained by superinfection with helper viruses such as adenovirus or herpes simplex virus. These helper genes are required for full viral assembly by regulating gene expression of Rep and Cap proteins.
Recombinant and Modular Vectorplasmid Carrying GOI
The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 provides a modular Virus Construction Kit for therapeutical applications, quantification assays and purification approaches depending on capsid modifications and the gene of interest flanked by the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs. In order to produce BioBrick-compatible standardized biological parts, we reengineered the plasmids and added new components for gene therapy approaches and analysis of biological activity of assembled BioBrick parts. Each element required for intact and functional plasmids comprising the ITRs, a promoter, a putative enhancer element and the hGH terminator was PCR amplified and fused together de novo. As shown in Figure 1, the vectorplasmid was assembled with the produced BioBricks consisting of the left and right ITR (BBa_K404100 and BBa_K404101), a promoter (pCMV :BBa_K404102 or phTERT: BBa_K404106)) , the beta-globin intron (BBa_K404107), the gene of interests (fluorescent proteins mVenus: BBa_I757008 and mCherry: BBa_J06504, suicide genes mGMK_TK30: BBa_K404112, mGMK_SR39: BBa_K404315 and CD: BBa_K404112) and the hGH terminator (BBa_K404108).
Figure 1: Overview of the theoretical sequence of each BioBrick provided within the Virus Construction Kit for an intact and fully functional rAAV genome. The plasmid in the lowest panel was used for tumor killing in combination with plasmids coding for modified capsid proteins. More detailed infomartion about these constructs can be found under ‘Arming: Killing the tumor’ and ‘N-terminal fusion for Targeting’. |
Cloning and Combination Strategies for the Vectorplasmid
Organization of the recombinant viral DNA was modified ensuring several layers of specificity to our systems including a tumor-specific promoter and suicide genes encoding prodrug convertases. In order to modularize the rAAV sequence, each plasmid element (Figure 1) was PCR-amplified and cloned into the iGEM standard plasmid pSB1C3. Furthermore, the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 performed three site-directed mutagenesis in the gene of interest TK30 (BBa_K404109) and cytosine deaminase (BBa_K404112) for deletion of PstI and NgoMIV iGEM site (for further information see the results page of ‘Arming – Killing the tumor’). Since the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) are GC-rich regions forming T-shaped hairpins during replication, PCR amplification was not possible. Hence a cloning strategy was developed by the iGEM team Freiburg in order to provide BioBrick-compatible ITRs (see ‘Method Development of Cloning Strategy for ITRs’).
In Figure 2 the schematic overview of the modularization process can be seen which has been followed to conduct the assembly steps required for functional vectorplasmids.
Figure 3: Assembly procedure for fusion of BioBricks and composite parts to a fully assembled and functional plasmid coding for your gene of interest. This plasmid can be cotransfected with two helper plasmids providing protein for assembly and encapsidating of the rAAV genome (your gene of interest) into the capsids. |
The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware provides two examples demonstrating the assembly procedure for constructing vectorplasmids. The first representative example is the fusion of the BioBrick part beta-globin to the composite parts containing the 5´ elements of the plasmids, which are left ITR and CMV or phTERT promoter, respectively.
As shown in Figure 3 the theoretical cloning performed for assembling the BioBricks beta-globin intron and leftITR_CMV together can be observed.
Figure 4: Theoretical cloning of the composite part leftITR_CMV to the beta-globin intron BioBrick leading to the plasmid leftITR_CMV_beta-globin intron. |
The plasmids were digested with both XbaI and PstI (beta-globin intron: BBa_K404107) or SpeI and PstI (leftITR_CMV) and loaded on an agarose gel. As demonstrated in the preparative gel in Figure 4, the expected bands could be detected under UV light and the extracted DNA could be successfully ligated. Each assembly step for producing BioBrick intermediates was conducted following the same strategy.
Figure 5: Assembly intermediate in fusion of the vectorplasmids containing different promoters. Fusion of the BioBrick part beta-globin (BBa_K404107) intron to the composite parts leftITR_pCMV and leftITR_phTERT, respectively, was performed following the BioBrick assembly strategy by digesting the insert with PstI and XbaI and the vectors with SpeI and PstI. The left lane shows the expected fragment at around 560 bp which corresponds to the beta-globin intron fragment, in contrast to the two lanes in the center and on the right which correspond to linearized plasmids after digesting with above mentioned iGEM restriction sites. M, GeneRuler DNA ladder mix; Insert, pSB1C3_beta-globin intron; Vector pCMV, pSB1C3_leftITR_pCMV; Vector phTERT, pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT. |
Separated fragments were extracted using the Gel Extraction Kit provided by Qiagen (Hilden, Germany) and ligated with T4-ligase. After ligation has been carried out, E. coli XL-1B cells were transformed and incubated over night at 37°C. Picking clones from the transformation plate was performed the following day and DYT medium was inoculated incubating overnight. Plasmid DNA was isolated and test digestion revealed that cloning was successful obtaining the composite part leftITR_CMV_beta-globin intron (BBa_K404117).
Plasmid production incorporating all required elements for transgene expression and genome encapsidation into empty viral capsids was performed by fusing the downstream elements consisting of the hGH terminator and right ITR to the intermediate part providing the gene of interest and the promoter fused to the left ITR. Figure 5 demonstrates the assembly performed with pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_beta-globin intron_mVenus and pSB1C3_hGH_rightITR (BBa_K404116). The fragment obtained after digestion on the left lane fits to the hGH-terminator_rightITR length. The isolated fragments were ligated and successful assembly was confirmed by test digestion obtaining the vectorplasmid pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_beta-globin intron_mVenus_hGH_rightITR (BBa_K404124).
Figure 6: Modularization of the assembled vectorplasmid containing the phTERT promoter and mVenus as gene of interest. Fusion of the composite pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_beta-globin intron_mVenus part to the composite parts pSB1C3_hGH_rightITR was performed following the BioBrick assembly strategy by digesting the insert with XbaI and PstI and the vector with SpeI and PstI. The left lane corresponds to linearized plasmid after digesting with above mentioned iGEM restriction sites whereas the right lane reveals an intensive band at around 650 bp confirming the expected size of 657 bp of hGH_rITR. M, GeneRuler DNA ladder mix; Vector, pSB1C3_leftITR_phTERT_beta-globin intron_mVenus; Insert, pSB1C3_ pSB1C3_hGH_rightITR. |
Since cloning does not confirm biological activity, we analyzed the plasmids and their functional components, hGH terminator and beta-globin intron, in cell culture. Assembled plasmids have been cotransfected, using AAV-293 cells, which provide the stable integrated E1A and E1B genes, with helper plasmids required for capsid assembly and genome encapsidation (pRC and pHelper) in a molar ratio of 1:1:1 (pGOI:pRC:pHelper). Virus particles containing the single stranded DNA were harvested 72-hours post transfection and HT1080 cells transduced with constant volumes of viral vectors. 48-hours post infection; transduced cells expressing the gene of interest were analyzed by flow cytometry. Facilitating and demonstrating the analysis of functionality of the assembled plasmid, mVenus was used in first place since fluorescent proteins enable facile visualization using fluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry analysis.
Testing functionality of Assembled Vectorplasmid
Fluorescence Microscopy of Target Cells Demonstrates GOI Expression
Qualitative analysis of mVenus expression by fluorescence microscopy was conducted using Axio Observer Z1 showing that transduced HT1080 cells and non-transduced cells could be easily distinguished. In Figure 6 cells were excited with 505nm and fluorescence emission at 536nm was detected. Therefore, successful infection of tumor cells by recombinant viral particles carrying the assembled vectorplasmid coding for mVenus could be demonstrated.
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Figure 7: Fluorescence microscopy (Exciatation: 505nm, Emission: 536nm) was performed for detection of transduced cell expression mVenus. A:Cells detected in bright field picture B: Detection of mVenus expression can be observed. |
Analysis of Target Cells by Flow Cytometry demonstrates GOI Expression
Characterizing the function of the hGH terminator, the beta-globin intron and the complete plasmid, several approaches were conducted followed by analysis via flow cytometry.
Influence of hGH terminator BioBrick on GOI Expression
The iGEM team Freiburg provides the hGH plolyadenylation sequence within the ‘Virus Construction Kit’ due to the fact that almost every eukaryotic mRNA is processed at their 3´ and 5´end except for histone mRNAs (Millevoi et al. 2006). Pre-mRNAs contain two canonical conserved sequences. First, the polyadenylation signal “AATAAA” which is recognized by the multiprotein complex and second the GT-rich region (downstream sequence element, DSE) which is located 30 nucleotides downstream of the cleavage site. The assembled 3´end-processing machinery cleaves the mRNA transcript immediately after a CA-nucleotide therefore defining the cleavage site (Danckwardt et al. 2008). Recombinant vectorplasmids were engineered containing the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs), a strong eukaryotic promoter (CMV promoter: BBa_K404102) and mVenus as gene of interest with and without the hGH terminator signal. Transduction of HT1080 cells with constant volume of viral particles containing the vectorplasmids and measuring mVenus expression 24-hours post infection by flow cytometry demonstrated that transgene expression of the constructs lacking the hGH termination signal is significantly reduced as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 confirming the expected results that hGH is essential for mRNA processing. The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 therefore suggests using the provided hGH termination signal within the Virus Construction Kit for optimal gene expression.
Vectorplasmid lacking hGH termination signal |
Vectorplasmid containing hGH terminator signal |
Figure 8: Flow cytometry analysis of vectorplasmids with and without hGH terminator. A: Gating non transduced cells (control); subcellular debris and clumps can be distinguished from single cells by size, estimated forward scatter (FS Lin) and granularity, estimated side scatter (SS Lin) B: Non transduced cells applied against mVenus (Analytical gate was set such that 1% or fewer of negative control cells fell within the positive region (R5). C: Gating transduced cells (R2 ≙R14) (used plasmids for transfection: GOI: pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin intron_mVenus_rITR (BBa_K404127), pHelper, pRC). D: Transduced cells plotted against mVenus, R10 comprises transduced cells by detecting mVenus expression. E: Overlay of non-transduced (red) and transduced (green) cells applied against mVenus.F: Gating non-transduced cells (control) G: Non-transduced cells applied against mVenus. H: Gating transduced cells (R2 ≙R14) (used plasmids for transfection: GOI: reassembled pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR (BBa_K404119), pHelper, pRC). I: Transduced cells applied against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced cells, by detecting mVenus expression. J: Overlay of non-transduced (red) and transduced (green) cells applied against mVenus. |
Figure 9: Flow cytometry analysis of vectorplasmids with and without hGH terminator. YFP expression of viral genomes was determined by flow cytomery after 24-hour post infection. Results demonstrate that mVenus expression of vectorplasmids lacking the hGH terminator is reduced significantly proving that the polyadenylation signal is essential for viral gene expression using recombinant viral vectors engineered by using components of the Virus Construction Kit. |
Influence of Beta-globin intron Biobrick on GOI Expression
Providing an element assumed to be an enhancer of transgene expression (Nott et al. 2003), the iGEM team Freiburg tested a beta-globin intron derived from the human beta globin gene which can be fused upstream of the desired gene of interest. The beta-globin intron BioBrick consists of a partial chimeric CMV promoter followed by the intron II of the beta-globin gene. The 3´end of the intron is fused to the first 25 bases of human beta globin gene exon 3. The beta globin intron BioBrick is assumed to enhance eukaryotic gene expression (Nott et al. 2003). Analysis was conducted as described for the hGH terminator experiment (see above). As shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10 the vectorplasmid missing the beta-globin intron showed a negligible difference in mVenus expression compared to viral genomes containing the beta-globin intron. Considering these results and taking into account that a constant volume of viral particles has been used for transduction, the difference between the construct containing and lacking the beta-globin intron is minimal. Since packaging efficiency of the AAV-2 decreases with increasing sizes of the insert (Dong et al. 1996), the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware suggests using the beta-globin intron in dependence on the size of your transgene.
Vectorplasmid lacking beta-globin intron |
Vectorplasmid containing beta-globin intron |
Figure 10: Flow cytometry analysis of vectorplasmids with and without beta-globin intron. A: Gating non transduced cells (control); subcellular debris and clumps can be distinguished from single cells by size, estimated forward scatter (FS Lin) and granularity, estimated side scatter (SS Lin) B: Non transduced cells applied against mVenus (Analytical gate was set such that 1% or fewer of negative control cells fell within the positive region (R5). C: Gating transduced cells (R2 ≙R14) (used plasmids for transfection: GOI: pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_mVenus_hGH_rITR (BBa_K404128), pHelper, pRC). D: Transduced cells plotted against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced cells, by detecting mVenus expression E: Overlay of non-transduced (red) and transduced (green) cells applied against mVenus F: Gating non-transduced cells (control). G: Non-transduced cells applied against mVenus (R5).H: Gating transduced cells (R2 ≙R14) (used plasmids for transfection: GOI: reassembled pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR (BBa_K404119), pHelper, pRC). I: Transduced cells applied against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced cells, by detecting mVenus expression. J: Overlay of non-transduced (red) and transduced (green) cells applied against mVenus. |
Figure 11: Flow cytometry analysis of vectorplasmids with and without beta-globin intron. 48-hours post transfection, viral particles were harvested by freeze-thaw lysis and centrifugation followed by HT1080 transduction. YFP expression of vectorplasmids was determined by flow cytometry 24-hours post infection. The vectorplasmid missing the beta-globin intron showed a negligible difference in mVenus expression compared to viral plasmid containing the beta-globin intron. |
Functionality of the Full Assembled Vectorplasmid Demonstrated by GOI Expression
After assembly of plasmids containing all required elements (see Figure 1), functionality was tested in cell culture. AAV-293 cells stably expressing E1A and E1B proteins were transfected with three plasmids (pHelper, pRC, pGOI). Virus particles were harvested 72-hours post-transfection and the tumor cell line HT1080 was transduced with the recombinant viral vectors encapsidating the gene of interest mVenus (BBa_I757008).
The iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 compared the standard-plasmid containing a subcloned mVenus (pAAV_mVenus, derived from the Stratagene system) with the assembled plasmid pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR (pSB1C3_mVenus: BBa_K404119). Fluorescence expression data obtained by flow cytometry analysis are shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12. Comparing mVenus expression of the standard plasmid and the modified, assembled plasmid reveals that biological functionality of the reassembled plasmid was confirmed.
pSB1C3_mVenus (BBa_K404119) |
pAAV_mVenus (Stratagene) |
Figure 12: Flow cytometry analysis of reassembled vectorplasmid (BBa_K404119) compared to standard plasmid provided by Stratagene. A: Gating non transduced cells (control); subcellular debris and clumps can be distinguished from single cells by size, estimated forward scatter (FS Lin) and granularity, estimated side scatter (SS Lin) B: Non transduced cells plotted against mVenus (Analytical gate was set such that 1% or fewer of negative control cells fell within the positive region (R5).C: Gating transduced cells (R2 ≙R14) (used plasmids for transfection: pGOI: pSB1C3_lITR_CMV_beta-globin_mVenus_hGH_rITR (pSB1C3_mVenus: BBa_K404119), pHelper, pRC. D: Transduced cells plotted against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced cells, by detecting mVenus expression. E: Overlay of non-transduced (red) and transduced (green). F: Gating non transduced cells (control). G: Non-transduced cells plotted against mVenus (R5). H: Gating transduced cells (R14 ≙R2) (used plasmids for transfection: pGOI: pAAV_mVenus, pHelper). I: Transduced cells plotted against mVenus, R10 comprised transduced cells, by detecting mVenus expression. J: Overlay of non-transduced (red) and transduced (green) cells plotted against mVenus expression. |
Figure 13: Flow cytometry analysis of reassembled vectorplasmid (BBa_K404119) compared to standard plasmid provided by Stratagene. Fluorescence of the standard plasmid pAAV_mVenus (Stratagene) and the recombinant pSB1C3_mVenus (BBa_K404119) construct was measured. As demonstrated mVenus expression is enhanced in the assembled plasmid (pSB1C3_mVenus) compared to the standard pAAV_mVenus construct. |
Conclusion
Idea of the modular ‘Virus Construction Kit’ is to provide all required elements for producing recombinant, functional virus particles delivering encapsidated genes of interest to specific cells. First step was to modify and modularize the vectorplasmid comprising basically the cis-elements for replication (ITRs), a strong eukaryotic or tissue specific promoter (pCMV or phTERT), the gene of interest (fluorescent proteins or suicide genes) and the hGH termination signal. Each element was successfully cloned and reassembled resulting in functional vectorplasmids determined by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy analyses. Experiments have been performed with mVenus since measurement of fluorescent proteins can be easily performed and visualized. Considering the results, the iGEM team Freiburg_Bioware 2010 then tested the construct containing the suicide genes thymidine kinase and cytosine deaminase. Further details demonstrating efficient tumor killing, using prodrug-activating systems, see results page ‘Arming – Killing the tumor’.
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