Team:KAIT Japan/Project
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<h2><span id="Project" class="style1">Project</span></h2> | <h2><span id="Project" class="style1">Project</span></h2> | ||
<p class="style2"><strong>Back Ground</strong></p> | <p class="style2"><strong>Back Ground</strong></p> | ||
- | <p class="style3" | + | <p class="style3">Bacteria detect the concentration of its friends, |
called Quorum Sensing, and the sensing system is one of the communication tools | called Quorum Sensing, and the sensing system is one of the communication tools | ||
between microbes. It is related also to formation of biofilm and to | between microbes. It is related also to formation of biofilm and to | ||
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the team of Chiba University made the vacteria production of aiia to decrease | the team of Chiba University made the vacteria production of aiia to decrease | ||
the AHL.<br>We considered application of the system to make a colony layer on a | the AHL.<br>We considered application of the system to make a colony layer on a | ||
- | colony layer by<br>depressing of Quorum Sensing. | + | colony layer by<br>depressing of Quorum Sensing.</p> |
<p class="style2"><strong>Purpose</strong></p> | <p class="style2"><strong>Purpose</strong></p> | ||
- | <p class="style3" | + | <p class="style3">We make bacteria that have transgene of AiiA, and get |
the bacteria to produce abundance of AiiA.The abundance of AiiA inhibit AHL,and | the bacteria to produce abundance of AiiA.The abundance of AiiA inhibit AHL,and | ||
General, colony and colony don’t approach by AHL.<br>Our projects were done to | General, colony and colony don’t approach by AHL.<br>Our projects were done to | ||
- | approach and overlap. | + | approach and overlap.</p> |
<p class="style3"> </p> | <p class="style3"> </p> | ||
<p class="style3"> </p> | <p class="style3"> </p> | ||
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<p class="style5"><strong>Quorum Sensing</strong></p> | <p class="style5"><strong>Quorum Sensing</strong></p> | ||
- | <p class="style3" | + | <p class="style3">Quorum sensing is a system of stimulus and response |
correlated to population density. <br>Many species of bacteria use quorum | correlated to population density. <br>Many species of bacteria use quorum | ||
sensing to coordinate gene expression according to the density of their local | sensing to coordinate gene expression according to the density of their local | ||
population. In similar fashion, some social insects use quorum sensing to | population. In similar fashion, some social insects use quorum sensing to | ||
- | determine where to nest. | + | determine where to nest.</p> |
<p class="style5"><strong>AHL and AiiA</strong></p> | <p class="style5"><strong>AHL and AiiA</strong></p> | ||
- | <p class="style3" | + | <p class="style3">AHL is [N-] acyl-homoserine lactones. <br>AHL is a |
small transmitter that is used in quorum sensing system autoinducer (AI) is | small transmitter that is used in quorum sensing system autoinducer (AI) is | ||
known as. AHL is present in many gram-negative bacteria<br>In low cell density, | known as. AHL is present in many gram-negative bacteria<br>In low cell density, | ||
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controlling production of AIs or eliminating AIs produced by pathogenic | controlling production of AIs or eliminating AIs produced by pathogenic | ||
bacteria.<br><br>AiiA, an enzyme that inactivates the acylhomoserine lactone | bacteria.<br><br>AiiA, an enzyme that inactivates the acylhomoserine lactone | ||
- | quorum-sensing signal.< | + | quorum-sensing signal.</p> |
+ | <p class="style5"><strong>Autoinducer </strong></p> | ||
+ | <p class="style3">Autoinducers are chemical signaling molecules that are | ||
+ | produced and used by bacteria participating in quorum sensing. </p> | ||
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