IGEM:Imperial/2010/Variables2
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Constants for the Protein Display Model
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| Type of Constant | Derivation of Value |
| TEV Enzyme Dynamics | Enzymatic Reaction: E+S ↔ ES → E+P
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| Production Rate of Surface Proteins | It was found that each cell displays 2.4x105 peptides <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2000.tb09188.x/pdf">[1]</a>.
Hence, we adjusted our simple production of display protein model to converge to that value. As production rate was the constant that we could not obtain, that value was manipulated.
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| Degradation Rate of Surface Proteins (common for all) | Assumption: To be approximated by cell division (dilution of media) as none of the proteins are involved in any active degradation pathways.
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| Diffusion Coefficient of Proteins | We have found two references which quote very similar values for very different media. For protein in agarose gel: Daverage = 1.07x10-10m2/s - for a protein in agarose gel for pH=5.6 <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V5N-4B3MXDC-2-K&_cdi=5791&_user=217827&_pii=S1369703X03002377&_origin=search&_coverDate=07%2F01%2F2004&_sk=999809998&view=c&wchp=dGLzVtb-zSkzS&md5=c17d0e7320f03931006f9b1a10a438b9&ie=/sdarticle.pdf">[2]</a>
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| Control Volume | The control volume seems to be the weakest point of this model. We have tried to rationalise it as much as we could. However, errors seem to be unavoidable. It is important to realise that the Control Volume needs to be adjusted if a bacterial concentration different than 5x108CFU/ml is used. |
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References
- Kobayashi, G. et al (2000) Accumulation of an artificial cell wall-binding lipase by Bacillus subtilis wprA and/or sigD mutants. FEMS Microbiology Letters. [Online] 188(2000), 165-169. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2000.tb09188.x/pdf [Accessed 27th August 2010]
- Gutenwik, J., Nilsson, B. & Axelsson, A. (2003) Determination of protein diffusion coefficients in agarose gel with a diffusion cell. Biochemical Engineering Journal. [Online] 19(2004), 1-7. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V5N-4B3MXDC-2-K&_cdi=5791&_user=217827&_pii=S1369703X03002377&_origin=search&_coverDate=07%2F01%2F2004&_sk=999809998&view=c&wchp=dGLzVtb-zSkzS&md5=c17d0e7320f03931006f9b1a10a438b9&ie=/sdarticle.pdf [Accessed August 20th 2010]
- Crofts, A. (1996) Biophysics 345. [Online] Available from: http://www.life.illinois.edu/crofts/bioph354/diffusion1.html [Accessed 1st September 2010]
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