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This page is obsolete. The project should be documented at the relevant subpages:

Designs

The general formats for the basic phage and cell display would be:

  • Promoter-RBS-LeaderSequence-Enzyme-(Linker?)-pVIII
  • Promoter-RBS-INP-(Linker?)-Enzyme

Actions that ought to be carried out

General

  • Make or acquire fusion-ready cellulases (e.g. <partinfo>BBa_K392006</partinfo>, <partinfo>BBa_K392007</partinfo>, <partinfo>BBa_K392008</partinfo>).
  • Since a simple test system is desired, make fusion-ready amylase, from E. coli's own malS gene.

Phage display

  • Acquire M13 phage.
  • PCR from our [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/productn4018.asp M13mp18] to get:
    • pVIII mature protein
    • pVIII leader sequence, coding for: MKKSLVLKASVAVATLVPMLSFA.
  • Make or acquire fusion-ready pIII gene? (optional)
    • See <partinfo>BBa_K415138</partinfo> (complete) or <partinfo>BBa_K257001</partinfo> (sans leader sequence).
    • Our final fusion will need the leader sequence followed by the gene of interest followed by pIII proper.

Cell display

  • Make or acquire fusion-ready cell-surface display parts.
    • See Berkeley 2009 (but perhaps ignore them).
    • Instead, <partinfo>BBa_K265008</partinfo> (ice nucleation protein) looks promising.
    • The fliC gene seems to be the target for flagella display; note that the displayed protein has to be inserted into the middle of it.

Biorefinery

To add...

Completion

  • Fuse whatever enzymes to cell-display parts or pVIII or maybe pIII.
  •  ???
  • Profit!