Team:Bilkent UNAM Turkey
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- | <p><span lang=3DTR>We aim | + | <p><span lang=3DTR>We aim for the genetic modification of the unicellular microalga <i |
- | style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</i> by | + | style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</i> by introducing the |
- | + | <i style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>nfsI</i> gene belonging to the bacterium <i | |
- | <i style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>nfsI</i> gene | + | |
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Enterobacter cloacae</i> in order to | style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Enterobacter cloacae</i> in order to | ||
- | investigate how nitroreductase expressing-microalgae respond to | + | investigate how nitroreductase expressing-microalgae respond to trinitrotoluene |
- | + | (TNT) exposure. Our experimental design is as follows: | |
- | (TNT) exposure. Our experimental design is as follows: | + | 1. Obtain a synthetic gene of <i style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>nfsI</i> with flanking prefix and suffix of standard Biobricks, and ligate this insert to pRbcBRL, a vector with |
- | + | appropriate expression and selection system for <i style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: | |
- | of <i style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>nfsI</i> with flanking prefix and | + | normal'>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</i> and obtain pRbcnfsI. Then, <i style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</i> will be transfected with the with the designed plasmid. The transfected algae will then be grown in presence of TNT and/or TNT derivatives and the effectiveness of nitroreductase activity on |
- | suffix of standard Biobricks, and ligate this insert to pRbcBRL, a vector | + | biological degradation of TNT will be investigated.<b style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p |
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- | appropriate expression and selection system for <i style=3D'mso-bidi-font- | + | |
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- | normal'>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</i> and obtain pRbcnfsI. Then, | + | |
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- | with designed plasmid. | + | |
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- | presence of TNT and | + | |
- | biological degradation of TNT.<b style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p | + | |
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