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prf15 and prf16 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

Tail fiber protein (prf15) and its' chaperone (prf16) allows Pseudomonas aeruginosa's Pyocin particles to target rival Pseudomonas strains.They act as a homotrimer that forms a tail which connects to the base-plate of the Pyocin on one side, and to the membrane of the rival bacteria on the other. This attachment is the first step in the process of attacking rival bacteria. The tail fiber determine the specific target that can be destroyed.

We have validated the mechanism of the prf15 and prf16 as part of our wet lab work in 2 ways:
1. We created a plasmid which contains prf 15 and prf:
We inserted gblock of prf15 and prf16 into the vector backbone using Gibson Assembley.
Then, We transformed the gibson results into bacteria. After that we used miniprep kit to extract and sequence the plasmid and confirmed the gibson was successful without mutation.
In addition we used IPTG to induce prf 15 and prf16, and run the results through protein gel to make sure they were induced.
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2. We have done a plaque assay with the wild type Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1:
Using the plaque assay protocol that can be found here: [insert link to our protocol in prorocols.io] we tested the pyocin system in the WT PAO1. After inducing DNA damage with Mitomycin C to the bacteria and exploding them, we extracted the lysate that contains the pyocin and pipette it down on a plate that contained the target strain. For control we used PAO1 that did not recicve mitomycin c and therefore did not undergo SOS response and created pyocin. No target bacteria growed on the area where we pipette the lysate.
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Link to the our tail plasmid assembly notebook: https://2019.igem.org/wiki/images/4/48/T--TAU_Israel--Protocols-tails_plasmids_cloning_notebook.pdf
Reference:
[1] Williams, Steven R., et al. "Retargeting R-type pyocins to generate novel bactericidal protein complexes." Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74.12 (2008): 3868-3876.
[2]Scholl, Dean, et al. "An engineered R-type pyocin is a highly specific and sensitive bactericidal agent for the food-borne pathogen Escherichia coli O157: H7." Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 53.7 (2009): 3074-3080.
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