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For our project, we have used both bacterial and yeast cells.
Bacterial strains
Name | Source of Reference |
Escherichia coli DH5α | Laboratory collection |
Komagataeibacter rhaeticus | Gilbert, C. et al. (2021) |
Yeast cells
Name | Phenotype | Source or Reference |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741 | URA3- | Laboratory collection - SMAL team |
For our project, we have used different plasmidic vectors:
Plasmid name | Characteristic | Source or Reference |
pOpen_V3_promoteurADH1 | colE1, AmpR | iGEM |
Plasmid A | colE1, AmpR, URA3 5’ homology, pGAP, α-factor secretion signal v1, fwYellow, ScCBD’v1, TDH1 terminator | This study |
Plasmid B | colE1, AmpR P2A, α-factor secretion signal v2, cp19k, MaSp1, ScCBD’v2 | This study |
Plasmid C | colE1, AmpR, URA+ URA3 5’ homology, URA3 3’ homology, pGAP, α-factor secretion signal v1, fwYellow, ScCBD’v1, TDH1 terminator | This study |
Plasmid D | colE1, AmpR, URA+ URA3 5’ homology, URA3 3’ homology, pGAP, α-factor secretion signal v1, fwYellow, ScCBD’v1, TDH1 terminator, P2A, α-factor secretion signal v2, cp19k, MaSp1, ScCBD’v2 | This study |
Plasmid Venus/mRuby | colE1, AmpR, URA+ URA3 5’ homology, URA3 3’ homology, pGAP, α-factor secretion signal v1, venus, ENO1 terminator, ADH1 promotor, AGA2, TDH1 terminator, mRuby2, 6xHis | This study |
For our project, we have used different primers:
Name | 5’-3’ Sequence | Purpose |
iGEM 1 |
TTACCCTGAACGGCCGATCGTGAC GGTTTCCTTGAAATTTTTTTGATTCG |
used with iGEM17 to verify the insertion of the fwYellow-Bioglue fragment in the BY4741 S. cerevisiae strain. |
iGEM 2 |
TGGCCTTTTGCTCACATGTGATAA GCTTCTCGAGTCTTTATATTTACA TGCTAAAAATGGGCTAC |
used with iGEM8 primer on the D plasmid to verify the insertion of the bioglue fragment in the linearised C plasmid. |
iGEM 3 - forward |
ATGCACCGTAGGTGGCTCAACTGG TTCTGGGGCTACTAACTTTAG |
used with iGEM4 primer to amplify and insert MaSp1 from plasmid pMaSp1 into plasmid C to obtain plasmid D |
iGEM 4 - reverse |
TCAAGATTGCTTTATGGGTCTCCAA GCTTTTAACCAGTTGACCCTC |
used with iGEM3 primer to amplify and insert MaSp1 from plasmid pMaSp1 into plasmid C to obtain plasmid D |
iGEM 5 - reverse | AGTTGAGCCACCTACGGTGCAT | used with iGEM6 primer to linearize the C plasmid in order to insert Cp19k_MaSp1 fragment in it by cloning. |
iGEM 6 - forward | CGAGACCCATAAAGCAATCTTGA | used with iGEM5 primer to linearize the C plasmid in order to insert Cp19k_MaSp1 fragment in it by cloning. |
iGEM 7 - reverse | GGTCTCGCGGAATCATTGCAGCACTGG | used with iGEM8 primer to remove an unexpected BsaI restriction enzyme site in the C plasmid by IVA PCR. |
iGEM 8 - forward | AATGATTCCGCGAGACCCACGCTC | used with iGEM7 primer to remove an unexpected BsaI restriction enzyme site in the C plasmid by IVA PCR. iGEM8 is also used with iGEM2 primer on the D plasmid to verify the insertion of the bioglue fragment in the linearised C plasmid. |
iGEM 9 - reverse | ATCGATTCCTCTCTTATCCAGAGAG | used with iGEM11 primer to linearise the C plasmid in order to insert the Venus/Ruby fragment in it by cloning. |
iGEM 11 - forward | ACCGGTATAAAGCAATCTTGATGAGG | used with iGEM9 primer to linearise the C plasmid in order to insert the Venus/Ruby fragment in it by cloning. |
iGEM 12 - forward | TATCCTTTTGTTGTTTCCGGGTGTAC | used with iGEM13 primer to amplify the pADH1 promoter (from the 2024 iGEM distribution kit) in order to insert it in the linearised C plasmid by cloning. |
iGEM 13 - reverse | AGTTGATTGTATGCTTGGTATAGC | used with iGEM12 primer to amplify the pADH1 promoter (from the 2024 iGEM distribution kit) in order to insert it in the linearised C plasmid by cloning. |
iGEM 16 | GGCGGATTACTACCGTTGC | iGEM16 primer anneals to the URA region of BY4741 S. cerevisiae strain. This primer used with iGEM2 to verify the insertion of the fwYellow-Bioglue fragment in the yeast. |
iGEM 17 | GGATTTGGTTAGATTAGATATGGTTTCTC | iGEM17 primer anneals to the URA region of BY4741 S. cerevisiae strain. This primer used with iGEM1 to verify the insertion of the fwYellow-Bioglue fragment in the yeast. |
For our project, we have used different promoters:
Promotor name | Characteristics | 5' to 3' sequence | Length |
GAP | Strong constitutive promoter of yeasts | TCATTATCAATACTGCCATTTCAAAGAATACGTAAATAATTAATAGTAGTGATTTTCCTAAC TTTATTTAGTCAAAAAATTAGCCTTTTAATTCTGCTGTAACCCGTACA TGCCCAAAATAGGGGGCGGGTTACACAGAATATATAACA TCGTAGGTGTCTGGGTGAACAGTTTATTCCTGGCATCCACTAAATATAATGGAGCCCGC TTTTTAAGCTGGCATCCAGAAAAAAAAAGAATCCCAGCACCAAAATATTGTTTTCTTCAC CAACCATCAGTTCATAGGTCCATTCTCTTAGCGCAACTACAGAGAACAGGGGCACAAACAG GCAAAAAACGGGCACAACCTCAATGGAGTGATGCAACCTGCCTGGAGTAAATGATGACAC AAGGCAATTGACCCACGCATGTATCTATCTCATTTTCTTACAC CTTCTATTACCTTCTGCTCTCTCTGATTTGGAAAAAGCTGAAAAAAAAGGTTGAAACCAGTTC CCTGAAATTATTCCCCTACTTGACTAATAAGTATATAAAGACGGTA GGTATTGATTGTAATTCTGTAAATCTATTTCTTAAACTTCTTAAATTCTACTTTTATAGTTAGTCT TTTTTTTAGTTTTAAAACACCAAGAACTTAGTTTCGAATAAACACACATAAACAAACAAA |
667 bp |
ADH1 | Strong constitutive promoter of yeasts | ATCCTTTTGTTGTTTCCGGGTGTACAATATGGACTTCCTCTTTTCTGGCAACC AAACCCATACATCGGGATTCCTATAATACCTTCGTTGGACTCCCTAACATGTAGGTGGCGGA GGGGAGATATACAATAGAACAGATACCAGACAAGACATAATGGGCT AAACAAGACTACACCAATTACACTGCCTCATTGATGGTGGTACATAACGAACTAAT ACTGTAGCCCTAGACTTGATAGCCATCATCATATCGAAGTTTCACTACCCTTT TTCCATTTGCCATCTATTGAAGTAATAATAGGCGCATGCAACTTCTTTTCTTTTTTTTTCTT TTCTCTCTCCCCCGTTGTTGTCTCACCATATCCGCAATGACAAAAAAATGATGGAAGT CACTAAAGGAAAAAATTAACGACAAAGACAGCACC AACAGATGTCGTTGTTCCAGAGCTGATGAGGGGTATCTCGAAGCACACGAAACTTTTTCC TTCCTTCATTCACGCACACTACTCTCTAATGAGCAACGGTATACGGCCTTC CTTCCAGTTACTTGAATTTGAAATAAAAAAAAGTTTGCTGTCTTGCTATCAAGTATA AATAGACCTGCAATTATTAATCTTTTGTTTCCTCGTCATTGTTCTCGTTCCC TTTCTTCCTTGTTTCTTTTTCTGCACAATATTTCAAGCTATACCAAGCATACAATCAACT |
705 bp |
For our project, we have used different terminators:
Terminator name | 5' to 3' sequence | Length |
TDH1 |
ATAAAGCAATCTTGATGAGGATAATGATTTTTTTTTGAAT ATACATAAATACTACCGTTTTTCTGCTAGATTTTGTGAT GACGTAAATAAGTACATATTACTTTTTAAGCCAAGACAA GATTAAGCATTAACTTTACCCTTTTCTTTCTAAGTTTCA ATATTAGTTATCACTGTTTAAAAGTTATGGCGAGAACGT CGGCGGTTAAAATATATTACCCTGAACG |
234 bp |
ENO1 |
AGCTTTTGATTAAGCCTTCTAGTCCAAAAAACACGTTTTTTTGT CATTTATTTCATTTTCTTAGAATAGTTTAGTTTATTCATTTTAT AGTCACGAATGTTTTATGATTCTATATAGGGTTGCAAACAAGCA TTTTTCATTTTATGTTAAAACAATTTCAGGTTTACCTTTTATTC TGCTTGTGGTGACGCGTGTATCCGCCCGCTCTTTTGGTCACCC ATGTAT |
225 bp |
For our project, we have used different kits:
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