Bioluminescence

Emily's Section

• Metridia luciferase - requires CBP Protein
  • Metridia luciferase link - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18754048
  • CBP link - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18264586
  • CBP amino acid sequence http://www.rsc.org/ej/PP/2008/b713109g.pdf
  • Oxyluciferin reduction - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19872330
  • Luciferin Regenerating Enzyme (LRE) - LRE (in Photinus pyralis)
  • Regeneration of Aequorin in Aequorea Aequorea jellyfish - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v256/n5514/pdf/256236a0.pdf
  • Firefly luciferin reaction - http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja00529a051
  • Light Emission Quanta - Spectral Emission and Quantum Yield of Firefly Bioluminescence
    • One light quantum emitted for every luciferin molecule oxidized
  • CoA stimulation - CoA in Luminescence
  • Bacterial luciferase reaction - Bacterial Luciferin

Theo's section

• Self contained part for Photorhabdus luminescens lux operon: http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J70008:Design
• Firefly diagram from Emily's paper:

• Fireflow luciferin normally emits at 560nm but at higher temperatures at 630nm
• http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/bi00702a015 Kinetics
• Mg2+ required
• A nice background summary: http://irishmarinelife.com/bioluminescence-symbioses/
• The guy who made the biobrick's logbook: http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Spenser_Skates/Notebook/pTKX_luciferase_biobrick/2008/04/14

Vibrio

• luxC = acyl coA reductase

Firefly

• The awesome paper http://www.springerlink.com/content/67w1q80435537747/fulltext.pdf

Bill's section

• Conversion of normal luciferin into firefly luciferin
• Don't use luciferinol, it r teh suckage
• Glowing fish what?

Will's section

• Firefly luciferase kinetics and quantitative experiments

Anja's section

• Paper on mutant luciferase with increased activity
• Wavelength= 469 nm
• Low leakage rate
• Does not disrupt cell functions/ devt.
• Requires continual addition of luciferin

Peter's section

• Paper on various bacterial luciferase and luciferin synthesis pathways

Ben's section

• Flashlight fish symbiont luciferase genes have been sequenced but cannot be sucessfully expressed in E. Coli
• Suggested application http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/05/28/illuminate-your-influenza/
• The firefly luciferin regenerating enzyme is patented http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0825257.html
• Firefly luciferin biosynthesis appears not to be known. Vibrio Ficheri Lux operon is known. Would VF luciferin work with other luciferases? http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/89014035/PDFSTART