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| |style="background:#99BBFF" width=50%|<font size=3px><font color=white><center>'''Protein Expression'''</center>
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"| '''Single Membrane''' - ''B.subtilis'' is a gram-positive bacterium and contains only a single membrane. This makes ''B.subtilis'' an ideal organism for secretion of proteins (in our case, peptides for the biomaterials) in high amounts.
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"| '''Peptidase activity''' - ''B.subtilis'' possesses a stringent protein folding checking system that may reject our biomaterials. Proteins expressed in ''B.subtilis'' may not fold correctly, causing a build up inside the cell. ''B.subtilis'' responds to this problem by expressing exopeptidases, which digest the protein. There is a risk that our biomaterial may be cleaved up before it can be secreted.
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| | rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFFF"| '''Availability of Potential Parts''' - ''B.subtilis'' is a highly studied organism. Its genome has been fully sequenced and many of these genes have been functionally annotated. As a result, ''B.subtilis'' provides many useful potential parts that we could take advantage of. For example within our project, potential parts for control of motility, light sensing and secretion pathways.
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"| '''Biobricking''' - Although there is a huge number of potential parts, these still have to be manipulated to conform to existing Biobrick standards.
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"| '''Starting from scratch''' - Although previous iGEM teams have looked at ''B.subtilis'' as a potential chassis, there are very few working ''B.subtilis'' parts available in the Registry. As a result, we will have to design a variety of promoter, ribosome binding sites and protein coding regions.
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"| '''Natural Competency and Integration''' - ''B. subtilis'' has been noted for its ease and efficieny of transformation. Plasmids can be naturally taken up by ''B. subtilis'' cells. In addition to the use of vectors to carry exogenous DNA, we can integrate directly into the ''B.subtilis'' chromosome. This has the advantage of a greater control of copy number and potential greater stability of genetic devices.
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"| '''Vector Degradation''' - ''B.subtilis'' does not use all the same vectors as ''E.coli''. One reason for this is that ''B.subtilis'' often recognises vectors grown in ''E.coli'' and digests them. This will (judging by the approach of previous iGEM teams) include the biobrick itself.
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"| '''Non-pathogenicity''' - ''B. subtilis'' is a non-pathogenic organism that is commonly found in soil. As a result, ''B. subtilis'' has a biological harzardous level of 1 and offers a useful non-pathogenic chassis for synthetic biologists.
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"|'''High Motility''' - ''B.subtilis'' is often referred to as a highly motile organsim. Quoted velocity range from 60 - 100 μm per second. In comparison to ''E.coli'' which has an average velocity of .... ''B.subtilis'' is much more motile.
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| |style="background:#FFFFFF"|'''Sporulation: Transport''' - Under stress conditions, ''B.subtilis'' will form spores. These spores are highly resistant versions of single cells, able to withstand extreme temperatures and pH. These spores are capable of growing into new cells once favourable growing conditions are restored. Due to the resistance of spores, there is a great potential for manipulating them for transporting ''B.subtilis'' devices and constructs.
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