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== Las/Rhl cell signaling system ==
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'''[[Cellular Signaling Systems]]'''
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'''Responsible''': Robert Cool, Alicia Allen, and Erin Feeney
 
  
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'''Las System'''
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'''[[XOR Gate Design]]'''
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'''Signal Molecule''': An AHL called PAI-1 (N-3-oxododecanoyl-l-hsl)(3-oxo-C12-hsl)
 
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'''Bacterial species''': Pseudomonas aeruginosa gram(-)  possibly E.coli (see article 3)
 
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'''Receiver protein''': LasR
 
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'''Effect of binding''': TXN activation of virulence genes, lasA, lasB, apr, toxR
 
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'''Synthase''': LasI enzyme
 
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'''Target Genes''': lasI, lasA, lasB, apr, toxR
 
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'''Regulation''': unknown
 
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'''References'''
 
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"Roles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa las and rhl quorum-sensing systems in control of elastase and rhamnolipid biosynthesis genes"
 
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JP Pearson, EC Pesci and BH Iglewski
 
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[http://jb.asm.org/cgi/reprint/179/18/5756?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&titleabstract=las&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT]
 
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"Regulation of Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal Synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa"
 
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Dana S. Wade, M. Worth Calfee, Edson R. Rocha, Elizabeth A. Ling, Elana Engstrom, James P. Coleman, and Everett C. Pesci
 
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[http://jb.asm.org/cgi/content/full/187/13/4372?view=long&pmid=15968046 2]
 
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Posttranscriptional Control of Quorum-Sensing-Dependent Virulence Genes by DksA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
 
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Florence Jude,Thilo Köhler,Pavel Branny,Karl Perron,Matthias P. Mayer,Rachel Comte, and Christian van Delden
 
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[http://jb.asm.org/cgi/content/full/185/12/3558?view=long&pmid=12775693 3]
 
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Pending: [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1447470]
 
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'''Rhl System'''
 
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'''Signal Molecule''': An AHL called PAI-2, Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2, N-butanoyl-homoserine lactone (C4HSL)
 
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'''Bacterial species''': Pseudomonas aeruginosa, gram(-)
 
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'''Receiver Protein''': Rhl R
 
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'''Effect of Binding''': activation of Rhamnosyl Transferase, then making RL (rhamnolipid)
 
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'''Synthase''': RhlA and RhlB
 
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'''Target Genes''': pqsABCDE and phnAB
 
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'''Regulation''': unknown
 
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'''References'''
 
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[http://jb.asm.org/cgi/reprint/189/13/4827 background information on Las and Rhl]
 
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[[Image:Las_rhl.gif]]
 
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'''Parts Needed''':
 
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LasR + pro/term
 
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RhlR + pro/term
 
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RhlI + pro/term
 
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pqsABCDE + pro/term
 
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pqsR
 
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pqsH + pro/term
 
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phnAB
 
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LasI
 
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RBS
 
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== Lux cell signaling system ==
 
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'''Responsible:''' Andrew Gordon and Pallavi Penumetcha
 
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'''Signal molecule:''' ''N''-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) Generic term for a variety of species specific hormone-like molecules
 
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'''Bacterial species:''' discovered in ''Vibrio fischeri'' known to work in ''E. coli''
 
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'''Receiver protein:''' LuxR protein receives signal from AHL; also has some control over transciption of luciferase
 
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'''Signal molecule synthase:''' LuxI; also has some control over transciption of luciferase
 
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'''Additional Information:''' "Quorum Quenching" aiiA (intracellular) lactonase reduces AHL concentration
 
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[[Image:800px-Luxrreceiverschematic.png]]
 
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'''Resources'''
 
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[http://partsregistry.org/Lux Lux Operon Pathway]
 
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[http://partsregistry.org/AHL AHL signaling molecules by species; some are specific to gram pos but may affect gram negs]
 
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[http://www.horizonpress.com/jmmb/v1/v1n1/03.pdf Reducing Crosstalk in Lux System]
 
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'''References'''
 
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[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=522112 Quorum Quenching to control Lux Pathway]
 
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[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7037/full/nature03461.html] A Synthetic multicellular system for programmed pattern formation
 
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'''Parts Needed''':
 
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LuxR + pro/term
 
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RBS
 
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LuxI + pro/term
 
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LuxI sender
 

Latest revision as of 14:44, 28 October 2008

Cellular Signaling Systems

XOR Gate Design