Team:Imperial College London/Glossary

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Glossary
Having been involved with this project for so long, we had forgotten that maybe not everyone knows some of the acronyms and abbreviations that we have become familiar with. Here is a list of some of the most common words, and their explainations.

Catechol: The colourless substrate of C2,30 which is oxidised to produce a yellow compound.

Cercaia (Pl. Cercaiae): This is the lifecycle stage of the schistosoma parasite which infects humans upon contact with contaminated water.

Chassis:

ComC: The gene that encodes CSP-1

ComD: The sensory histidine kinase in the ComCDE pathway. Phosphorylates ComE upon binding of CSP-1.

ComE: The response regulator in the ComCDE pathway. Acts as a transcription factor to induce transcription of target genes.

Elastase 2a: A type of elastase produced by cercariae which allows them to bury through human skin.

Ligation:

LytC:

Quorum sensing:

Schistosoma:

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia):

TEV protease: A protease from the Tobacco Etch Virus that has a very specific recognition motif.

Transformation:

Two-Component Signal Transduction:


XylE: The gene that encodes C2,3O.

Accronyms
AIP Autoinducing Peptide

C2,3O Catechol 2,3 Dioxygenase;

ELSI Ethical, legal and social implications;

FDI Foreign direct investment;

GMO Genetically modified organism;

HSE Health and Safety Executive;

IPR Intellectual property rights;

MDG Millennium development goals;

NTD Neglected tropical disease;

R & D Research and development;

WHO World Health Organisation;

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