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| <table id="toc" class="toc"><tr><td><div id="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div> | | <table id="toc" class="toc"><tr><td><div id="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div> |
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- | <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mathematical_modelling_page"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Mathematical modelling: introduction</span></a> | + | <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mathematical_modelling_page"><span class="tocnumber"></span> <span class="toctext">Mathematical modelling: introduction</span></a> |
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- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#The importance of the mathematical model"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">The importance of mathematical modelling</span></a></li></ul> | + | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#The importance of the mathematical model"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">The importance of mathematical modelling</span></a></li> |
- | <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Equations_for_gene_networks"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Equations for gene networks</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Equations_for_gene_networks"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Equations for gene networks</span></a></li> |
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- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Hypothesis of the model</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Hypotheses</span></a></li> |
- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Equations_1_and_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Equations (1) and (2)</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Equations_1_and_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Equations (1) and (2)</span></a></li> |
- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Equation_3"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Equation (3)</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Equation_3"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Equation (3)</span></a></li> |
- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Equation_4"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Equation (4)</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Equation_4"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Equation (4)</span></a></li> |
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- | <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Table_of_parameters"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Table of parameters</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Table_of_parameters"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Table of parameters</span></a></li> |
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| + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#CV"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Table of parameter CV</span></a></li> |
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- | <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Parameter_estimation"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Parameter estimation</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Parameter_estimation"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Parameter estimation</span></a></li> |
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- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Ptet_&_Plux"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">pTet & pLux</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Ptet_&_Plux"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">pTet & pLux</span></a></li> |
- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Enzymes"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext"> AiiA & LuxI</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#introduction_to_T9002"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">T9002 introduction</span></a></li> |
- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#N"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">N</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Enzymes"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext"> AiiA & LuxI</span></a></li> |
- | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Degradation_rates"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">Degradation rates</span></a></li></ul> | + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#N"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">N</span></a></li> |
| + | <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Degradation_rates"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">Degradation rates</span></a></li></ul> |
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- | <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Simulations"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Simulations</span></a></li> | + | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Simulations"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Simulations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sensitivity_Analysis"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sensitivity Analysis of the steady state of enzyme expression in exponential phase</span></a></li> |
- | <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sensitivity Analysis of the steady state of enzyme expression in exponential phase"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sensitivity Analysis of the steady state of enzyme expression in exponential phase</span></a></li> | + | |
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| <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Steady state of enzyme expression"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Steady state of enzyme expression</span></a></li> | | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Steady state of enzyme expression"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Steady state of enzyme expression</span></a></li> |
| + | <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Sensitivity analysis"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Sensitivity analysis</span></a></li> |
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| <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> | | <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> |
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| + | <a name="Mathematical_modelling_page"></a><h1><span class="mw-headline"> <b>Mathematical modelling: introduction</b> </span></h1> |
| + | <div style='text-align:justify'><p>Mathematical modelling plays a central role in Synthetic Biology, due to its ability to serve as a crucial link between the concept and realization of a biological circuit: what we propose in this page is a mathematical modelling approach to the entire project, which has proven extremely useful before and after the "wet lab" activities.</p> |
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- | <a name="Mathematical_modeling_page"></a><h1><span class="mw-headline"> <b>Mathematical modelling: introduction</b> </span></h1> | + | <p>Thus, immediately at the beginning, when there was little knowledge, a mathematical model based on a system of differential equations was derived and implemented using a set of reasonable values of model parameters, to validate the feasibility of the project. Once this became clear, starting from the characterization of each simple subpart created in the wet lab, some of the parameters of the mathematical model were estimated thanks to several ad-hoc experiments we performed within the iGEM project (others were derived from literature) and they were used to predict the final behaviour of the whole engineered closed-loop circuit. This approach is consistent with the typical one adopted for the analysis and synthesis of a biological circuit, as exemplified by <a href="#Pasotti"><i><b>Pasotti L</b> et al. 2011.</i></a></p> |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'>Mathematical modelling plays nowadays a central role in Synthetic Biology, due to its ability to serve as a crucial link between the concept and realization of a biological circuit: what we propose in this page is a modelling approach to our project, which has proven extremely useful and very helpful before and after the "wet lab". <br>
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- | Thus, immediately at the beginning, when there was little knowledge, a mathematical model based on a system of differential equations was derived and implemented using a set of parameters, to validate the feasibility of the project. Once this became clear, starting from the characterization of the single subparts created in the wet lab, some of the parameters of the mathematical model were estimated (the others are known from literature) and they have been fixed to simulate the same model, in order to predict the final behaviour of the whole engineered closed-loop circuit. <font color="red">This approach is consistent with the typical one adopted for the analysis and synthesis of a biological circuit, as exemplified by Pasotti et al 2011.</font> | + | <p>After a brief overview on the importance of the mathematical modelling approach, we deeply analyze the system of equations, underlining the role and function of the parameters involved.</p> |
- | <br> | + | <p>Experimental procedures for parameter estimation are discussed and simulations performed, using <em>ODEs</em> with MATLAB. </div></p> |
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- | Therefore here, after a brief overview about the advantages that modelling engineered circuits can bring, we deeply analyze the system of equation formulas, underlining the role and function of the parameters involved. <br>
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- | Experimental procedures for parameter estimation are discussed and, finally, a different type of circuit is presented. Simulations were performed, using <em>ODEs</em> with MATLAB and used to explain the difference between a closed-loop control system model and an open one.</div> | + | |
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| <a name="The importance of the mathematical model"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>The importance of mathematical modelling</b> </span></h2> | | <a name="The importance of the mathematical model"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>The importance of mathematical modelling</b> </span></h2> |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'>The purposes of deriving mathematical models for gene networks can be: | + | <div style='text-align:justify'><p>Mathematical modelling reveals fundamental in the challenge of understanding and engineering complex biological systems. Indeed, these are characterized by a high degree of interconnection among the single constituent parts, requiring a comprehensive analysis of their behavior through mathematical formalisms and computational tools.</p> |
- | <br><br> | + | <div>Synthetically, we can identify two major roles concerning mathematical models:</div> |
- | <li><b>Prediction</b>: in the initial steps of the project, a good <em>a-priori</em> identification "in silico" allows to suppose the kinetics of the enzymes (AiiA, Luxi) and HSL involved in our gene network, basically to understand if the complex circuit structure and functioning could be achievable and to investigate the range of parameters values for which the behavior is the one expected. <font color="red">(Endler et al, 2009)</font> | + | |
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- | <li><b>Parameter identification</b>: a modellistic approach is helpful to get all the parameters involved, in order to perform realistic simulations not only of the single subparts created, but also of the whole final circuit, according to the <em>a-posteriori</em> identification. | + | |
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- | <li><b>Modularity</b>: studying and characterizing basic BioBrick Parts can allow to reuse this knowledge in other studies, concerning with the same basic modules <font color="red">(Braun et al, 2005; Canton et al, 2008).</font>
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- | </div> | + | <p><li><b>Simulation</b>: mathematical models allow to analyse complex system dynamics and to reveal the relationships between the involved variables, starting from the knowledge of the single subparts behavior and from simple hypotheses of their interconnection. <a href="#Endler">(<i><b>Endler L</b> et al. 2009</i>)</a></li></p> |
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| + | <p><li><b>Knowledge elicitation</b>: mathematical models summarize into a small set of parameters the results of several experiments (parameter identification), allowing a robust comparison among different experimental conditions and providing an efficient way to synthesize knowledge about biological processes. Then, through the simulation process, they make possible the re-usability of the knowledge coming from different experiments, engineering complex systems from the composition of its constituent subparts under appropriate experimental/environmental conditions <a href="#Braun">(<i><b>Braun D</b> et al. 2005</a>;<a href="#Canton"> <b>Canton B</b> et al 2008</a></i>)</font>.</li> |
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| <a name="Equations_for_gene_networks"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Equations for gene networks</b> </span></h2> | | <a name="Equations_for_gene_networks"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Equations for gene networks</b> </span></h2> |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 800px;"><a href="File:Circuito.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/2/2a/Circuito.jpg" class="thumbimage" height="65%" width="80%"></a></div></div> | + | <p>Below is provided the system of equations of our mathematical model. </p> |
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| + | <div style='text-align:center; font-size: 12px; font-style:italic; margin-top=50px; padding-top=50px;'>Schematic description of Ctrl+E system behavior</div> |
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- | <a name="Hyphotesis"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Hyphotesis of the model</b> </span></h4> | + | |
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- | <b>HP<sub>1</sub></b>: In order to better investigate the range of dynamics of each subparts, every promoter has been | + | <b>HP<sub>1</sub></b>: in equation (2) only HSL is considered as inducer, instead of the complex LuxR-HSL. |
- | studied with 4 different RBSs, so as to develop more knowledge about the state variables in several configurations
| + | This is motivated by the fact that our final device offers a constitutive LuxR production due to the upstream constitutive promoter Pλ. Assuming LuxR is abundant in the cytoplasm, we can understand this simplification of attributing pLux promoter induction only by HSL. |
- | of RBS' efficiency. Hereafter, referring to the notation "RBSx" we mean, respectively, | + | |
- | <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0030">RBS30</a>,
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- | <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0031">RBS31</a>,
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- | <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0032">RBS32</a>,
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- | <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0034">RBS34</a>.
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- | <b>HP<sub>2</sub></b>: In equation (2) only HSL is considered as inducer, instead of the complex LuxR-HSL. | + | <b>HP<sub>2</sub></b>: in system equation, LuxI and AiiA amounts are expressed per cell. For this reason, the whole equation (3), except for the |
- | This is motivated by the fact that our final device offers a constitutive LuxR production due to the upstream constitutive promoter P&lambda. Assuming LuxR is abundant and always saturated in the cytoplasm, we can justify the simplification of attributing pLux promoter i
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- | nduction only by HSL. In conclusion LuxR, LuxI and AiiA were not included in the equation system.
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- | <b>HP<sub>3</sub></b>: in system equation, LuxI and AiiA amounts are expressed per cell. For this reason, the whole equation (3), except for the
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| term of intrinsic degradation of HSL, is multiplied by the number of cells N, due to the property of the lactone to diffuse freely inside/outside bacteria. | | term of intrinsic degradation of HSL, is multiplied by the number of cells N, due to the property of the lactone to diffuse freely inside/outside bacteria. |
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- | <b>HP<sub>4</sub></b>: as regards promoters pTet and pLux, we assume their strengths (measured in PoPs), due to a given concentration of inducer (aTc, HSL for Ptet and Plux respectively), to be | + | <b>HP<sub>3</sub></b>: as regards promoters pTet and pLux, we assume their strengths (measured in PoPs), due to a given concentration of inducer (aTc and HSL for Ptet and Plux respectively), to be |
- | independent from the gene encoding. | + | independent from the gene downstream. |
- | In other words, in our hypotesis, if the mRFP coding region is substituted with a region coding for another gene (in our case, AiiA or LuxI), we would obtain the same synthesis rate: | + | In other words, in our hypothesis, if the mRFP coding region is substituted with a region coding for another gene (in our case, AiiA or LuxI), we would obtain the same synthesis rate: |
- | this is the reason why the strength of the complex promoter-RBSx is expressed in Arbitrary Units [AUr]. | + | this is the reason why the strength of the complex promoter-RBS is expressed in Arbitrary Units [AUr]. |
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- | <b>HP<sub>5</sub></b>: considering the exponential growth, the enzymes AiiA and LuxI concentration is supposed to be constant, because their production is equally compensated by dilution. | + | <b>HP<sub>4</sub></b>: considering the exponential growth, the enzymes AiiA and LuxI concentration is supposed to be constant, because their production is equally compensated by dilution. |
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| <a name="Equations_1_and_2"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Equations (1) and (2)</b> </span></h4> | | <a name="Equations_1_and_2"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Equations (1) and (2)</b> </span></h4> |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'> Equations (1) and (2) have identical structure, differing only in the parameters involved. They represent the synthesis degradation and diluition of both the enzymes in the circuit, LuxI and AiiA, respectively in the first and second equation: in each of them both transcription and translation processes have been condensed.<font color="red"> The corresponding mathematical formalism is analogous to the one used by Pasotti et al 2011, Suppl. Inf., even if we do not take LuxR-HSL complex formation into account, as explained below.</font><br> | + | <div style='text-align:justify'><p>Equations (1) and (2) have identical structure, differing only in the parameters involved. They represent the synthesis, degradation and dilution of both the enzymes in the circuit, LuxI and AiiA, respectively in the first and second equation: in each of them both transcription and translation processes have been condensed. The mathematical formulation is analogous to the one used by <a href="#Pasotti"><i><b>Pasotti L</b> et al. 2011</i></a>, Suppl. Inf., even if we do not take LuxR-HSL complex formation into account, as explained below.</p> |
- | These equations are composed of 2 parts:<br><br> | + | <p>These equations are composed of 2 parts:</p> |
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- | <li> The first term describes, through Hill's equation formalism, the synthesis rate of the protein of interest (either LuxI or AiiA) depending on the concentration of the inducer (anhydrotetracicline -aTc- or HSL respectively), responsible for the activation of the regulatory element composed of promoter and RBSx. In the parameter table (see below), α refers to the maximum activation of the promoter, while δ stands for its leakage activity (this means that the promoter is slightly active even if there is no induction). In particular, in equation (1), the almost entire inhibition of pTet promoter is given by the constitutive production of TetR by our MGZ1 strain. In equation (2), pLux is almost inactive in the absence of the complex LuxR-HSL.<br> | + | <li>The first term describes, through Hill's equation, the synthesis rate of the protein of interest (either LuxI or AiiA) depending on the concentration of the inducer (anhydrotetracicline -aTc- or HSL respectively), responsible for the activation of the regulatory element composed of promoter and RBS. In the parameter table (see below), α refers to the maximum activation of the promoter, while δ stands for its leakage activity (this means that the promoter is slightly active even if there is no induction). In particular, in equation (1), the almost entire inhibition of pTet promoter is given by the constitutive production of TetR by our MGZ1 strain. In equation (2), pLux is almost inactive in the absence of the complex LuxR-HSL. Furthermore, in both equations k stands for the dissociation constant of the promoter from the inducer (respectively aTc and HSL in eq. 1 and 2), while η is the cooperativity constant.</p> |
- | Furthermore, in both equations k stands for the dissociation constant of the promoter from the inducer (respectively aTc and HSL in eq. 1 and 2), while η is the cooperativity constant.<br><br | + | <p><li>The second term in equations (1) and (2) is in turn composed of 2 parts. The former one (<em>γ</em>*LuxI or <em>γ</em>*AiiA respectively) describes, with an exponential decay, the degradation rate per cell of the protein. The latter (μ*(Nmax-N)/Nmax)*LuxI or μ*(Nmax-N)/Nmax)*AiiA, respectively) takes into account the dilution factor against cell growth which is related to the cell replication process.</p> |
- | <li>The second term in equations (1) and (2) is in turn composed of 2 parts. The former one (<em>γ</em>*LuxI or <em>γ</em>*AiiA respectively) describes, with an exponential decay, the degradation rate per cell of the protein. The latter (μ*(Nmax-N)/Nmax)*LuxI or μ*(Nmax-N)/Nmax)*AiiA, respectively) takes into account the dilution factor against cell growth which is related to the cell replication process. | + | |
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| <a name="Equation_3"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Equation (3)</b> </span></h4> | | <a name="Equation_3"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Equation (3)</b> </span></h4> |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'>Here the kinetics of HSL is modeled, through enzymatic reactions either related to the production or the degradation of HSL: based on the experiments performed, we derived appropriate expressions for HSL synthesis and degradation. This equation is composed of 3 parts: <br><br> | + | <div style='text-align:justify'><p>Here the kinetics of HSL is modeled, through enzymatic reactions either related to the production or the degradation of HSL. This equation is composed of 3 parts: </p> |
| <ol> | | <ol> |
- | <li> The first term represents the production of HSL due to LuxI expression. We modeled this process with a saturation curve in which V<sub>max</sub> is the HSL maximum transcription rate, while k<sub>M,LuxI</sub> is the dissociation constant of LuxI from the substrate HSL. | + | <p><li> The first term represents the production of HSL due to LuxI expression. We modeled this process with a saturation curve in which V<sub>max</sub> is the HSL maximum transcription rate, while k<sub>M,LuxI</sub> is LuxI dependent half-saturation constant.</p> |
- | <br><br> | + | <p><li> The second term represents the degradation of HSL due to the AiiA expression. Similarly to LuxI, k<sub>cat</sub> represents the maximum degradation per unit of HSL concentration, while k<sub>M,AiiA</sub> is the concentration at which AiiA dependent HSL degradation rate is (k<sub>cat</sub>*HSL)/2. The formalism is similar to that found in the Supplementary Information of <a href="#Danino"><i><b>Danino T</b> et al 2010.</i></a></font></p> |
- | <li> The second term represents the degradation of HSL due to the AiiA expression. Similarly to LuxI, k<sub>cat</sub> represents the maximum degradation per unit of HSL concentration, while k<sub>M,AiiA</sub> is the concentration at which AiiA dependent HSL concentration rate is (k<sub>cat</sub>*HSL)/2. <font color="red"> The formalism is similar to that found in the Supplementary Information of Danino et al, 2010.</font> | + | <p><li> The third term (γ<sub>HSL</sub>*HSL) is similar to the corresponding ones present in the first two equations and describes the intrinsic protein degradation.</div> |
- | <br><br> | + | <div align="right"><small><a href="#indice">^top</a></small></div></p> |
- | <li> The third term (γ<sub>HSL</sub>*HSL) is similar to the corresponding ones present in the first two equations and describes the intrinsic protein degradation.</div> | + | <br> |
- | <br><br> | + | |
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| <a name="Equation_4"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Equation (4)</b> </span></h4> | | <a name="Equation_4"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Equation (4)</b> </span></h4> |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'>This is the common logistic population cells growth, depending on the rate μ and the maximum number N<sub>max</sub> of cells per well reachable.</div> | + | <div style='text-align:justify'>This is the typical cells growth equation, depending on the rate μ and the maximum number N<sub>max</sub> of cells per well reachable <a href="#Pasotti">(<i><b>Pasotti L</b> et al. 2009</i>).</a></div> |
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| <table class="data"> | | <table class="data"> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
- | <td class="row"><b>Parameter & Species</b></td> | + | <td class="row" width='15%'><b>Parameter & Species</b></td> |
- | <td class="row"><b>Description</b></td> | + | <td class="row" width='50%'><b>Description</b></td> |
- | <td class="row"><b>Unit of Measurement</b></td> | + | <td class="row" width='15%'><b>Measurement Unit</b></td> |
- | <td class="row"><b>Value</b></td> | + | <td class="row" width='20%'><b>Value</b></td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td class="row">α<sub>p<sub>Tet</sub></sub></td> | | <td class="row">α<sub>p<sub>Tet</sub></sub></td> |
- | <td class="row">maximum transcription rate of pTet (related to RBSx efficiency)</td> | + | <td class="row">maximum transcription rate of pTet (dependent on <a href="#RBS">RBSx</a> efficiency)</td> |
| <td class="row">[(AUr/min)/cell]</td> | | <td class="row">[(AUr/min)/cell]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">230.67 (RBS30)<br> |
| + | ND (RBS31)<br> |
| + | 55.77 (RBS32)<br> |
| + | 120 (RBS34)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">leakage factor of promoter pTet basic activity</td> | | <td class="row">leakage factor of promoter pTet basic activity</td> |
| <td class="row">[-]</td> | | <td class="row">[-]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">0.028 (RBS30)<br> |
| + | ND (RBS31)<br> |
| + | 1.53E-11 (RBS32)<br> |
| + | 0.085 (RBS34)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">Hill coefficient of pTet</td> | | <td class="row">Hill coefficient of pTet</td> |
| <td class="row">[-]</td> | | <td class="row">[-]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">4.61 (RBS30)<br> |
| + | ND (RBS31)<br> |
| + | 4.98 (RBS32)<br> |
| + | 24.85 (RBS34)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">k<sub>p<sub>Tet</sub></sub></td> | | <td class="row">k<sub>p<sub>Tet</sub></sub></td> |
| <td class="row">dissociation constant of aTc from pTet</td> | | <td class="row">dissociation constant of aTc from pTet</td> |
- | <td class="row">[nM]</td> | + | <td class="row">[ng/ml]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">8.75 (RBS30)<br> |
| + | ND (RBS31)<br> |
| + | 7.26 (RBS32)<br> |
| + | 9 (RBS34)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| | | |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td class="row">α<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></td> | | <td class="row">α<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></td> |
- | <td class="row">maximum transcription rate of pLux (related to RBSx efficiency)</td> | + | <td class="row">maximum transcription rate of pLux (dependent on <a href="#RBS">RBSx</a> efficiency)</td> |
| <td class="row">[(AUr/min)/cell]</td> | | <td class="row">[(AUr/min)/cell]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">438 (RBS30)<br> |
| + | 9.8 (RBS31)<br> |
| + | 206 (RBS32)<br> |
| + | 1105 (RBS34)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">leakage factor of promoter pLux basic activity</td> | | <td class="row">leakage factor of promoter pLux basic activity</td> |
| <td class="row">[-]</td> | | <td class="row">[-]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">0.05 (RBS30)<br> |
| + | 0.11 (RBS31)<br> |
| + | 0 (RBS32)<br> |
| + | 0.02 (RBS34)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">Hill coefficient of pLux</td> | | <td class="row">Hill coefficient of pLux</td> |
| <td class="row">[-]</td> | | <td class="row">[-]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">2 (RBS30)<br> |
| + | 1.2 (RBS31)<br> |
| + | 1.36 (RBS32)<br> |
| + | 1.33 (RBS34)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">dissociation constant of HSL from pLux</td> | | <td class="row">dissociation constant of HSL from pLux</td> |
| <td class="row">[nM]</td> | | <td class="row">[nM]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">1.88 (RBS30)<br> |
| + | 1.5 (RBS31)<br> |
| + | 1.87 (RBS32)<br> |
| + | 2.34 (RBS34)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| | | |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
- | <td class="row">γ<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></td> | + | <td class="row">γ<sub>LuxI</sub></td> |
| <td class="row">LuxI constant degradation</td> | | <td class="row">LuxI constant degradation</td> |
| <td class="row">[1/min]</td> | | <td class="row">[1/min]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">0.0173</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
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| <td class="row">AiiA constant degradation</td> | | <td class="row">AiiA constant degradation</td> |
| <td class="row">[1/min]</td> | | <td class="row">[1/min]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">0.0173</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">HSL constant degradation</td> | | <td class="row">HSL constant degradation</td> |
| <td class="row">[1/min]</td> | | <td class="row">[1/min]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">0 (pH=6)</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| | | |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td class="row">V<sub>max</sub></td> | | <td class="row">V<sub>max</sub></td> |
- | <td class="row">maximum transcription rate of LuxI</td> | + | <td class="row">maximum transcription rate of LuxI per cell</td> |
| <td class="row">[nM/(min*cell)]</td> | | <td class="row">[nM/(min*cell)]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">3.56*10-9</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| | | |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td class="row">k<sub>M,LuxI</sub></td> | | <td class="row">k<sub>M,LuxI</sub></td> |
- | <td class="row">dissociation constant of LuxI from HSL</td> | + | <td class="row">half-saturation constant of LuxI from HSL</td> |
| <td class="row">[AUr/cell]</td> | | <td class="row">[AUr/cell]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">6.87*10<sup>3</sup></td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
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| <td class="row">maximum number of enzymatic reactions catalyzed per minute</td> | | <td class="row">maximum number of enzymatic reactions catalyzed per minute</td> |
| <td class="row">[1/(min*cell)]</td> | | <td class="row">[1/(min*cell)]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">ND</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| | | |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td class="row">k<sub>M,AiiA</sub></td> | | <td class="row">k<sub>M,AiiA</sub></td> |
- | <td class="row">dissociation constant of AiiA from HSL</td> | + | <td class="row">half-saturation constant of AiiA from HSL</td> |
| <td class="row">[AUr/cell]</td> | | <td class="row">[AUr/cell]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">ND</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">maximum number of bacteria per well</td> | | <td class="row">maximum number of bacteria per well</td> |
| <td class="row">[cell]</td> | | <td class="row">[cell]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">1*10<sup>9</sup></td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| <td class="row">rate of bacteria growth</td> | | <td class="row">rate of bacteria growth</td> |
| <td class="row">[1/min]</td> | | <td class="row">[1/min]</td> |
- | <td class="row">-</td> | + | <td class="row">0.004925</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| | | |
| | | |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
- | <td class="row"><b>LuxI</b></td> | + | <td class="row">LuxI</td> |
- | <td class="row">kinetics of enzyme LuxI</td> | + | <td class="row">kinetics of LuxI enzyme</td> |
| <td class="row">[<sup>AUr</sup>⁄<sub>cell</sub>]</td> | | <td class="row">[<sup>AUr</sup>⁄<sub>cell</sub>]</td> |
| <td class="row">-</td> | | <td class="row">-</td> |
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| <tr> | | <tr> |
- | <td class="row"><b>AiiA</b></td> | + | <td class="row">AiiA</td> |
- | <td class="row">kinetics of enzyme AiiA</td> | + | <td class="row">kinetics of AiiA enzyme</td> |
| <td class="row">[<sup>AUr</sup>⁄<sub>cell</sub>]</td> | | <td class="row">[<sup>AUr</sup>⁄<sub>cell</sub>]</td> |
| <td class="row">-</td> | | <td class="row">-</td> |
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| <tr> | | <tr> |
- | <td class="row"><b>HSL</b></td> | + | <td class="row">HSL</td> |
| <td class="row">kinetics of HSL</b></td> | | <td class="row">kinetics of HSL</b></td> |
- | <td class="row">[<sup>nM</sup>⁄<sub>(min)</sub>]</td> | + | <td class="row">[nM]</td> |
| <td class="row">-</td> | | <td class="row">-</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| | | |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
- | <td class="row"><b>N</b></td> | + | <td class="row">N</td> |
| <td class="row">number of cells</td> | | <td class="row">number of cells</td> |
| <td class="row">cell</td> | | <td class="row">cell</td> |
| <td class="row">-</td> | | <td class="row">-</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| |
| </table> | | </table> |
| </center> | | </center> |
| + | <br> |
| + | <br> |
| | | |
| + | |
| + | <div align="justify"><b><a name="RBS">NOTE</a></b><p>In order to better investigate the range of dynamics of each subpart, every promoter has been studied with 4 different RBSs, so as to develop more knowledge about the state variables in several configurations of RBS' efficiency <a href="#Salis">(<i><b>Salis HM</b> et al. 2009</i>)</a>. Hereafter, referring to the notation "RBSx" we mean, respectively, |
| + | <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0030">RBS30</a>, |
| + | <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0031">RBS31</a>, |
| + | <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0032">RBS32</a>, |
| + | <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_B0034">RBS34</a>. |
| + | </p></div> |
| <br> | | <br> |
| + | <div align="right"><small><a href="#indice">^top</a></small></div> |
| + | |
| + | <a name="CV"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Parameter CV</b> </span></h4> |
| + | <center> |
| + | <table class="data"> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row"><b>Parameter & Species</b></td> |
| + | <td class="row"><b>BBa_B0030</b></td> |
| + | <td class="row"><b>BBa_B0031</b></td> |
| + | <td class="row"><b>BBa_B0032</b></td> |
| + | <td class="row"><b>BBa_B0034</b></td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">α<sub>p<sub>Tet</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">3.7</td> |
| + | <td class="row">ND</td> |
| + | <td class="row">12</td> |
| + | <td class="row">5.94</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">δ<sub>p<sub>Tet</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">91.61</td> |
| + | <td class="row">>>100</td> |
| + | <td class="row">>100</td> |
| + | <td class="row">40.59</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">η<sub>p<sub>Tet</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">23.72</td> |
| + | <td class="row">>>100</td> |
| + | <td class="row">57.62</td> |
| + | <td class="row">47.6</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">k<sub>p<sub>Tet</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">4.16</td> |
| + | <td class="row">>>100</td> |
| + | <td class="row">14.99</td> |
| + | <td class="row">5.43</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">α<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">10.14</td> |
| + | <td class="row">7.13</td> |
| + | <td class="row">2.78</td> |
| + | <td class="row">5.8</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">δ<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">179.7</td> |
| + | <td class="row">57.04</td> |
| + | <td class="row">1317.7</td> |
| + | <td class="row">187.2</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">η<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">47.73</td> |
| + | <td class="row">29.13</td> |
| + | <td class="row">9.75</td> |
| + | <td class="row">19.3</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">k<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">27.5</td> |
| + | <td class="row">25.81</td> |
| + | <td class="row">8.46</td> |
| + | <td class="row">17.86</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | |
| + | </table> |
| + | </center> |
| + | <div align="right"><br><small><a href="#indice">^top</a></small></div> |
| <br> | | <br> |
| + | <br> |
| + | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| <a name="Parameter_estimation"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Parameter estimation</b></span></h2> | | <a name="Parameter_estimation"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Parameter estimation</b></span></h2> |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'>The philosophy of the model is to predict the behavior of the final closed loop circuit starting from the characterization of single BioBrick parts through a set of well-designed <em>ad hoc</em> experiments. Relating to these, in this section the way parameters of the model have been identified is presented. | + | <div style='text-align:justify'>The aim of the model is to predict the behavior of the final closed loop circuit starting from the characterization of single BioBrick parts through a set of well-designed <em>ad hoc</em> experiments. This section presents the experiments performed. |
- | As explained before in <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>1</sub></em></b></span></a>, considering a set of 4 RBS for each subpart expands the range of dynamics and helps us to better understand the interactions between state variables and parameters. | + | As explained before in <a href="#RBS"><span class="toctext"><b>NOTE</b></span></a>, considering a set of 4 RBSs for each subpart expands the range of dynamics and helps us to better understand the interactions between state variables. |
| </div> | | </div> |
| + | <br><div align="right"><small><a href="#indice">^top</a></small></div> |
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| <a name="Ptet_&_Plux"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Promoter (PTet & pLux)</b> </span></h4> | | <a name="Ptet_&_Plux"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Promoter (PTet & pLux)</b> </span></h4> |
- | <div align="center"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 500px;"><a href="File:Ptet.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/f/f0/Ptet.jpg" class="thumbimage" height="75%" width="60%"></a></div></div> | + | <div style='text-align:justify'> |
| | | |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'>These were the first subparts tested. | + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
- | In this phase of the project the target is to learn more about promoter pTet and pLux. Characterizing promoters only is a very hard task: for this reason we considered promoter and each RBS from the RBSx set as a whole (reference to <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>1</sub></em></b></span></a>).
| + | <tr> |
- | <br>
| + | <td> |
- | As shown in the figure below, we considered a range of inductions and we monitored, in time, absorbance (O.D. stands for "optical density") and fluorescence; the two vertical segments for each graph highlight the exponential phase of bacterial growth. S<sub>cell</sub> (namely, synthesis rate per cell) can be derived as a function of inducer concentration, thereby providing the desired input-output relation (inducer concentration versus promoter+RBS activity), which was modelled as a Hill curve:
| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width:100%;"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/9/91/Caratterizzazione_ptetN.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="33%"></a></div></div> |
| + | </td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | </table> |
| | | |
- | <div align="center"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 600px;"><a href="File:Scell.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/5/58/Scell.jpg" class="thumbimage" height="80%" width="45%"></a></div></div>
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| | | |
- | However, also Relative Promoter Unit (RPU) has been calculated as a ratio of S<sub>cell</sub> of promoter of interest and the S<sub>cell</sub> of <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J23101">BBa_J23101</a> (reference to <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>4</sub></em></b></span></a>). | + | </div> |
| + | |
| + | <div style='text-align:justify'> |
| + | |
| + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td> |
| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width:100%;"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/7/79/Caratterizzazione_pluxN.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="70%"></a></div></div> |
| + | </td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | </table> |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | </div> |
| + | <div style='text-align:justify'><p>These are the first parts tested, with the target of learning more about pTet and pLux promoters. In particular, as previously explained in <a href=#RBS>NOTE</a>, for each promoter, we tested four different combinations of promoter-RBS, providing us a set of fundamental building blocks for the subsequent assebly of the closed-loop circuit.</p> |
| + | <p>As shown in the figure below, we considered a range of inductions and we monitored, in time, absorbance (O.D. stands for "optical density") and fluorescence; the two vertical segments for each graph highlight the exponential phase of bacterial growth. S<sub>cell</sub> (namely, synthesis rate per cell) can be derived as a function of inducer concentration, thereby providing the desired input-output relation (inducer concentration versus promoter+RBS activity), which was modelled as a Hill curve:</p> |
| + | |
| + | <div align="center"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 600px;"> |
| + | <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/5/58/Scell.jpg"> |
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| + | However, also Relative Promoter Unit (RPU, <a href="#Kelly"><i><b>Kelly JR</b> et al. 2009</i></a>) has been calculated as a ratio of S<sub>cell</sub> of promoter of interest and the S<sub>cell</sub> of <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_J23101">BBa_J23101</a> (reference to <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>3</sub></em></b></span></a>).<br> |
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| + | <div style='text-align:center; font-size: 12px; font-style:italic; margin-top:-20px; padding-top:-20px;'>Data analysis procedure for the determination of promoters activation curve</div> |
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- | As shown in the figure above, α, as already mentioned, represents the protein maximum synthesis rate, which is reached, in accordance with Hill's formalism, when the inducer concentration tends to infinite, and, for sufficently high concentrations of inducer. Meanwhile the product α*δ stands for the leakage activity (at no induction), liable for protein production (LuxI and AiiA respectively) even in the absence of inducer. The paramenter η is the Hill's cooperativity constant and it affects the rapidity and ripidity of the switch like curve relating S<sub>cell</sub> with the concentration of inducer. | + | <p>As shown in the figure, α, as already mentioned, represents the protein maximum synthesis rate, which is reached, in accordance with Hill equation, when the inducer concentration tends to infinite, and, more practically, when the inducer concentration is sufficiently higher than the dissociation constant. Meanwhile the product α*δ stands for the leakage activity (at no induction), liable for protein production (LuxI and AiiA respectively) even in the absence of inducer.</p> |
| + | <p>The paramenter η is the Hill's cooperativity constant and it affects the ripidity of transition from the lower and upper boundary of the curve relating S<sub>cell</sub> to the inducer concentration. |
| Lastly, k stands for the semi-saturation constant and, in case of η=1, it indicates the concentration of substrate at which half the synthesis rate is achieved. | | Lastly, k stands for the semi-saturation constant and, in case of η=1, it indicates the concentration of substrate at which half the synthesis rate is achieved. |
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| + | <a name="introduction_to_T9002"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>T9002 introduction</b> </span></h4> |
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| + | <p>LuxI and AiiA tests have been always performed exploiting the well-characterized BioBrick <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002">BBa_T9002</a>, by which it's possible to quantify exactly the concentration of HSL.</p> |
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| + | <p>This is a biosensor which receives HSL concentration as input and returns GFP intensity (more precisely S<sub>cell</sub>) as output.<a href="#Canton"> (<i><b>Canton</b> et al. 2008</i>).</a> |
| + | According to this, it is necessary to understand the input-output relationship: so, a T9002 "calibration" curve is plotted for each test performed.</p><br><br> |
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| <a name="Enzymes"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>AiiA & LuxI</b> </span></h4> | | <a name="Enzymes"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline"> <b>AiiA & LuxI</b> </span></h4> |
- | <div style='text-align:justify'> This paragraph explains how parameters of equation (3) are estimated. The target is to learn the AiiA and LuxI degradation and production mechanisms in addition to HSL intrinsic degradation, in order to estimate V<sub>max</sub>, k<sub>M,LuxI</sub>, k<sub>cat</sub> and k<sub>M,AiiA</sub> parameters. These tests have been performed using the following BioBrick parts: | + | <div style='text-align:justify'><p>This paragraph explains how parameters of equation (3) are estimated. The target is to learn the AiiA degradation and LuxI production mechanisms in addiction to HSL intrinsic degradation, in order to estimate V<sub>max</sub>, K<sub>M,LuxI</sub>, k<sub>cat</sub>, K<sub>M,AiiA</sub> and γ<sub>HSL</sub> parameters. We adopt tests composed of two steps. In the first one, the following BioBrick parts are used:</p> |
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- | <div style='text-align:justify'>By now, parameter identification about promoters has already been performed. Furthermore, as explained before, the <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>4</sub></em></b></span></a> is also valid in this case. <a name='t9002'></a>Moreover, it's possible to quantify exactly the concentration of HSL, using the well-characterized BioBrick <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002">BBa_T9002</a>. | + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
- | <div align="center"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 500px;"><a href="File:T9002.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/c/c2/T9002.jpg" class="thumbimage" height="80%" width="110%"></a></div></div> | + | <tr> |
- | This is a biosensor which receives HSL concentration as input and returns GFP intensity (more precisely S<sub>cell</sub>) as output.<font color="red"> (Canton et al, 2008).</font>
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- | According to this, it is necessary to understand the input-output relationship: so, a T9002 "calibration" curve is plotted for each test performed.<br><br>
| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width:100%;"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/8/88/Caratterizzazione_aiia.JPG" class="thumbimage" width="32%"></a></div></div> |
- | So, our idea is to control the degradation of HSL in time. ATc activates pTet and, later, a certain concentration of HSL is introduced. Then, at fixed times, O.D.<sub>600</sub> and HSL concentration are monitored using Tecan and T9002 biosensor.
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- | Referring to <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>5</sub></em></b></span></a>, in exponential growth enzymes equilibrium is conserved.
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- | Due to a known induction of aTc, the steady-state level per cell can be calculated: | + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
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| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width:100%;"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/4/48/Caratterizzazione_luxIN.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="28%"></a></div></div> |
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| + | <div style='text-align:justify'><p>Based on our <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>3</sub></em></b></span></a> and <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>4</sub></em></b></span></a>, we are able to determine AiiA and LuxI concentrations, provided we have yet characterized pTet-RBSx contructs<a name='t9002'></a>. In particular, referring to <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>4</sub></em></b></span></a>, in exponential growth the equilibrium of the enzymes is conserved. Due to a known induction of aTc, the steady-state level per cell can be calculated:</p></div> |
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| + | <p>Then, as a second step, we monitor in separate experiments HSL synthesis and degradation caused by the activities of the enzymes. In other words, our idea is to control the degradation of HSL versus time. ATc activates pTet and, later, a certain concentration of HSL is introduced. Then, at fixed times, O.D.<sub>600</sub> and HSL concentration are monitored using Tecan and T9002 biosensor.</p><p>For example for LuxI dependent HSL production, we have:</p> |
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| + | <div style='text-align:center; font-size: 12px; font-style:italic; margin-top:0px; padding-top:0px;'>Graphical representation of LuxI dependent HSL production, determined through T9002 HSL biosensor</div> |
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- | Considering, for a determined promoter-RBSx couple, several induction of aTc and, for each of them, several samples of HSL concentration during time, parameters V<sub>max</sub>, k<sub>M,LuxI</sub>, k<sub>cat</sub> and k<sub>M,AiiA</sub> can be estimated, through numerous iterations of an algorithm implemented in MATLAB.
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- | <div style='text-align:justify'>The parameters N<sub>max</sub> and μ can be calculated from the analysis of the OD<sub>600</sub> produced by our MGZ1 culture. In particular, μ is derived as the slope of the log(O.D.<sub>600</sub>) growth curve. Counting the number of cells of a saturated culture would be considerably complicated, so N<sub>max</sub> is determined with a proper procedure. The aim here is to derive the linear proportional coefficient Θ between O.D'.<sub>600</sub> and N: this constant can be estimated as the ratio between absorbance (read from TECAN) and the respective number of CFU on a petri plate. Finally, N<sub>max</sub> is calcultated as Θ*O.D'.<sub>600</sub>. | + | <div style='text-align:justify'>The parameters N<sub>max</sub> and μ can be calculated from the analysis of the OD<sub>600</sub> produced by our MGZ1 culture. In particular, μ is derived as the slope of the log(O.D.<sub>600</sub>) growth curve. Counting the number of cells of a saturated culture would be considerably complicated, so N<sub>max</sub> is determined with a proper procedure. The aim here is to derive the linear proportional coefficient Θ between O.D'.<sub>600</sub> and N: this constant can be estimated as the ratio between absorbance (read from TECAN) and the respective number of CFU on a petri plate. Finally, N<sub>max</sub> is calcultated as Θ*O.D'.<sub>600</sub> |
- | <font color="red">(Pasotti et al, 2010)</font>. | + | <a href="#Pasotti">(<i><b>Pasotti L</b> et al. 2010</i>)</a>. |
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- | <div style='text-align:justify'>The parameters γ<sub>LuxI</sub> and γ<sub>AiiA</sub> are taken from literature since they contain LVA tag for rapid degradation. Instead, approximating HSL kinetics as a decaying exponential, γ<sub>HSL</sub> can be derived as the slope of the log(concentration), which can be monitored through <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002">BBa_T9002</a>. | + | <div style='text-align:justify'>The parameters γ<sub>LuxI</sub> and γ<sub>AiiA</sub> are taken from literature since they contain LVA tag for rapid degradation. Instead, approximating HSL kinetics as a decaying exponential, γ<sub>HSL</sub> can be derived as the slope of the log(concentration), which can be monitored through <a href="http://partsregistry.org/Part:BBa_T9002">BBa_T9002</a>. In case of pH=6, γ<sub>HSL</sub>=0. |
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- | On a biological level, the ability to control the concentration of a given molecule reveals itself as fundamental in limiting the metabolic burden of the cell; moreover, in the particular case of HSL signalling molecules, this would give the possibility to regulate quorum sensing-based population behaviours. In this section we present some simulations of another circuit, which could validate the concept of the closed-loop model we have discussed so far.<br>
| + | The whole control circuit has been simulated and here the simulation results are presented. <br> |
- | In order to see that, we implemented and simulated in Matlab an open loop circuit, similar to <b>CTRL+<em>E</em></b>, except for the constitutive production of AiiA.<br>
| + | All the combinations of pTet-RBSx and pLux-RBSx were simulated using ODEs', in case of aTc=100 ng/ml. |
| + | As explained in <a href="https://2011.igem.org/Team:UNIPV-Pavia/Parts/Characterized#AiiA">AiiA gene - BBa_C0060 section</a>, parameters k<sub>cat</sub> and k<sub>M,AiiA</sub> were difficult to estimate from the collected data. |
| + | <br> Here simulations are performed assuming reasonable values for k<sub>cat</sub> and k<sub>M,AiiA</sub> (1*10<sup>-9</sup> [1/(min*cell)] and k<sub>M,AiiA</sub>=5000 [AUr/cell], respectively).<br> |
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- | <center> | + | Obviously, increasing the k<sub>cat</sub> value, the HSL steady-state concentration decreases. |
- | <table> | + | Nevertheless, if you consider 100-fold variation of k<sub>cat</sub> value, the steady state of HSL is in the range about [0.08-0.7] nM. |
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- | <p>In this paragraph we want to theoretically investigate our circuit behaviour in cell's culture exponential growth phase. According to this, we first derive, under feasible hypoteses, the steady state condition for our enzymes concentration. Then we perform a sensitivity analysis relating the output of our system (HSL) to input (atc) and system parameters.</p> | + | |
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| + | <p>In this paragraph we investigate the theoretical behaviour of our circuit in the cell culture exponential growth phase. According to this, we first derive, under feasible hypotheses, the steady state condition for the enzymes and HSL concentration in that phase. Then we perform a sensitivity analysis relating the output of our system (HSL) to input (aTc) and system parameters.</p> |
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| + | <p> Based on <a href="#Hypothesis"><span class="toctext"><b><em>HP<sub>4</sub></em></b></span></a>, we can formulate the steady state expressions during the exponential growth phase. Adding other considerations about the involved processes, it is possible to further simplify the steady state equations. In particular, one concern relates to the number of cells N (in the order of 10^7), which is far lower than N<sub>max</sub> (10^9). The other pertains to γ*HSL parameter, which can be neglected compared to the other two terms of the third equation, considering pH=6. Based on this assumptions, equation (4) of the system becomes dN/dt=μN. Moreover, from equation (3), after having removed the third term, we can simplify the N parameter, since it is common to the remaining two terms. On a biological point of view, this implies that AiiA, LuxI and HSL undergo only minor changes through time, thereby allowing to derive their steady state expressions:</p> |
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| + | <p> The first equation is independent from the second and third ones, enabling us to directly determine LuxI steady state expression during the exponential growth phase. On the contrary, second and third equations depend each other in defining the value of AiiA and HSL respectively, because the former is a function of HSL, while the latter is a function of AiiA. So we could resolve a system of two equations, first by expliciting one of the two variables with respect to the other, and then substituting its expression in order to determine the other variable possible values. This would bring a complex mathematical formulation, which is not helpful in understanding the influence of the various model parameters on the output HSL. |
| + | On the other hand, AiiA and HSL values can also be graphically determined from the intersection of the curves derived from these two equations, if we explicit HSL as a function of AiiA (or, alternatively, AiiA as a function of HSL). It is easy to discover that these two curves represent rectangular hyperbolae (the first one only under a simple approximation, explained below) whose tails intersect each other at a particular point, corresponding to the searched values for AiiA and HSL.</p> |
| + | <div>For a rectangular hyperbola (RH), we have:</div> |
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| + | <p>centered at O(-d/c;a/c), with the vertical asymptote x=-d/c and the horizontal asymptote y=a/c</p> |
| + | <p>From equation (2), we have:</p> |
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| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 100%;"><a href="" class="image"> |
| + | <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/3/3a/UNIPV_eta_root_HSL.jpg"> |
| + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/3/3a/UNIPV_eta_root_HSL.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="62%"></a> |
| + | </div></div> |
| + | </td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | </table> |
| + | |
| + | <p> We can introduce the simplification to remove the η<sub>pLux</sub> exponent to the entire expression in the right hand side of the equation, thereby obtaining a rectangular hyperbola; even if this leads to a slight change in the curve behaviour, it allows to more clearly understand the relation between HSL and AiiA. As pertains to equation 3, its steady state relationship during the exponential growth is more immediately identifiable as a rectangular hyperbola. Below the two RHs equations are provided, togheter with the table of parameters.</p> |
| + | |
| + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td> |
| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 100%;"> |
| + | <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/1/11/RH1_UNIPV_HSL.jpg"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/1/11/RH1_UNIPV_HSL.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="50%"></a></div></div> |
| + | </td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | </table> |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td> |
| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 100%;"> |
| + | <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/4/4b/RH2_UNIPV_HSL.jpg" class="image"> |
| + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/4/4b/RH2_UNIPV_HSL.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="70%"></a></div></div> |
| + | </td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | </table> |
| <br> | | <br> |
- | <p>Referring to the <a href="#Equations_for_gene_networks"> <span class="toctext">system of equations</span></a>, it can be easily noted that our system has two equilibrium points, associated with the values 0 and Nmax for the state variable N. However, as can be seen in simulations paragraph, there is also a region of functioning in which the system appears to be subject to small changes over time. Indeed, during the cellular population exponential growth phase, the enzymes (and also HSL) undergo only minor changes in their values. This can be mathematically demonstrated, if we make the feasible hypothesis to have N<<Nmax, surely verified since in the exponential growth phase N is of the order of 10^3, respect to Nmax=2*10^9. Under this assumption the equation system becomes:</p>
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| + | <center> |
| + | <table class="data"> |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row"><b>Parameter</b></td> |
| + | <td class="row"><b>RH1</b></td> |
| + | <td class="row"><b>RH2</b></td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">a</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row"><span style="text-decoration:overline;" > V</span><sub>LuxI</sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">(γ<sub>AiiA</sub>+μ)*(k<sub>pLux</sub>)<sup>ηpLux</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">b</td> |
| + | <td class="row"><span style="text-decoration:overline;" > V</span><sub>LuxI</sub>*k<sub>M,AiiA</sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">-α<sub>pLux</sub>*δ<sub>pLux</sub>*(k<sub>pLux</sub>)<sup>ηpLux</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">c</sub></sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">k<sub>cat</sub></span></td> |
| + | <td class="row">-γ<sub>AiiA</sub>-μ</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">d</td> |
| + | <td class="row">0</td> |
| + | <td class="row">α<sub>pLux</sub></td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">Horizontal asymptote</td> |
| + | <td class="row"><span style="text-decoration:overline;" > V</span><sub>LuxI</sub>/k<sub>cat</sub></td> |
| + | <td class="row">a/c=(k<sub>pLux</sub>)<sup>ηpLux</sup></td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | |
| + | <tr> |
| + | <td class="row">Vertical asymptote</td> |
| + | <td class="row">0</td> |
| + | <td class="row">-d/c=α<sub>pLux</sub>/(γ<sub>AiiA</sub>+μ)</td> |
| + | </tr> |
| + | </table> |
| + | |
| + | </center> |
| + | |
| + | <div align="right"><small><a href="#indice">^top</a></small></div> |
| + | |
| + | <a name="Sensitivity analysis"></a><h2><br> |
| + | <span class="mw-headline"> <b>Sensitivity analysis</b> </span></h2> |
| + | |
| + | <p> Now, it is interesting to conduct some qualitative and quantitative considerations about our system sensitivity to its parameters and aTc input signal.</p> |
| + | <div> First of all, we analyze how the HSL output can be regulated by changing the characteristics of our RHs.</div><div>Referring to the first rectangular hyperbola, we recognize that its vertical asymptote could be varied by changing α<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></sub></sub> value (assuming fixed γ<sub>AiiA</sub> and μ). In particular, thanks to the four Plux-RBSx constructs realized, we can vary α<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></sub></sub> more than a hundred factor. This can significantly shift the vertical asymptote, bringing this first RH farther or nearer the second one (whose vertical asymptote is the ordinate axis), thereby providing an intersection at higher AiiA and lower HSL values, or vice versa. The following two figures highlight this aspect.</div><br> |
| + | |
| + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
| + | <div><div class="thumbinner"><a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/4/45/Iperbole_eq_3_as_ver2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/4/45/Iperbole_eq_3_as_ver2.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="100%"></a></div></div> |
| + | </table> |
| + | |
| + | <table width="100%" align="center"> |
| + | <div style="WIDTH: 100%" class="thumbinner"> |
| + | <a class="image" href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/9/97/UNIPV_inters_RH_ver_alfa_plux_acceptable_values2.jpg"><img class="thumbimage" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/9/97/UNIPV_inters_RH_ver_alfa_plux_acceptable_values2.jpg" width="100%"></a> |
| + | </div> |
| + | <tbody></tbody> |
| + | </table> |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | <p>From the above figures, it is also clear that HSL steady state value is not very sensitive to α<sub>p<sub>Lux</sub></sub></sub></sub>, at least when this parameter presents values greater than unity, because this brings the two curves to intersect in their low slope regions.</p> |
| + | <p>Referring to RH2, the only adjustable asymptote is the horizontal one, that we can move upward or downward by altering VLuxI, which indirectly depends on aTc.</p> |
| + | |
| + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 100%;"><a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/0/04/UNIPV_RH2_eq2_as_or_corrected2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/0/04/UNIPV_RH2_eq2_as_or_corrected2.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="95%"></a></div></div> |
| + | </table> |
| + | |
| + | <p>A further deepening in the exponential phase analysis involves determining the characteristics of the input-output relation. Our closed loop system can be realized with two alternative purposes in mind:</p> |
| + | <ol> |
| + | <li> realizing a circuit able to adapt HSL output depending on aTc input concentration. This requires a good sensitivity between input and output.</li> |
| + | <li> designing a robust HSL concentration controller, which is immune to the input noise and offers a constant and defined amount of HSL. In this case HSL level should be appropriately tuned during the design stage, by choosing the correct strength of promoter-RBSx complexes.</li> |
| + | </ol> |
| + | |
| + | <p>Now,again considering the system of equations, it is easy to observe that HSL dependence on aTc input passes through two Hill equations. The former describes aTc driven LuxI synthesis, while the latter models LuxI dependent HSL synthesis rate. Therefore, in order to achieve a high aTc sensitivity, it is advisable to tune aTc and LuxI levels so that they place outside the saturation regions of their Hill curves. In this regard, it is possible to determine a closed form expression relating HSL to aTc, if we hypothesize that both aTc and LuxI are far lower than their respective half-saturation constant (k_ptet and Km), thus simplifying the Hills with a first order relation:</p> |
| + | |
| + | <br> |
| + | |
| + | <table align='center' width='100%'> |
| + | <div style='text-align:center'><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 100%;"><a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/d/dd/UNIPV_Imply_sensitivity.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2011/d/dd/UNIPV_Imply_sensitivity.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="80%"></a></div></div> |
| + | </table> |
| + | |
| + | <div align="right"><small><a href="#indice">^top</a></small></div> |
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