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Designed by: Ari Edmonds   Group: iGEM17_Macquarie_Australia   (2017-10-03)
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Hydrogen Gas Producing Gene Cluster


Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
    Illegal NheI site found at 1792
    Illegal NheI site found at 5180
    Illegal NheI site found at 5390
    Illegal NheI site found at 5834
    Illegal NotI site found at 3584
  • 21
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 4232
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 8188
    Illegal AgeI site found at 5147
    Illegal AgeI site found at 6790
  • 1000
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
    Illegal BsaI site found at 6015
    Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 3635
    Illegal BsaI.rc site found at 3747

Overview

The Macquarie Australia iGEM team have successfully transformed E. coli (DH5α) with a hydrogenase gene cluster capable of converting glucose into hydrogen gas. This was achieved with our main bio-brick submission, the Hydrogen Gas Producing Gene Cluster.

This gene cluster translates to a complex consisting of the [FeFe] hydrogenase enzyme (Hyd1) (Mulder et al., 2011), Ferredoxin, Ferredoxin-NADP+-Reductase (FNR) and the maturation enzymes (HydEF and HydG). All gene codes were sourced from the eukaryote Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. In the original organism these enzymes represent the final step in the photosynthetic pathway utilised for energy transduction from sunlight. By transforming E. coli with this Hydrogen Gas Producing Gene Cluster, these enzymes work cohesively to convert glucose into hydrogen gas whilst avoiding the detrimental emissions formed during current hydrogen gas production processes. We hope that bacteria transformed with this bio-brick will become a viable source of hydrogen and contribute to the growing number of zero emission alternative renewable fuels providing electricity to address the global energy crisis.

Biology & Literature

Part Verification

The entire Hydrogen Gas Producing Gene Cluster was sequenced and confirmed once it had been ligated together.

HydrogenProduction
Fig 1. Agarose gel (1%) electrophoresis of single (EcoRI) and double (Eco-RI with PstI) digests of parts.

Left: Lane 1 contains a 1kb ladder. Lanes 2 and 3 show single (~10,700bp) and double (~8700bp with ~2000bp) digests respectively of the composite Hydrogen Gas Producing Gene Cluster plasmid (HGPGC). Lanes 4 and 5 show single (~7400bp) and double (faint ~5400bp with ~2000bp) digests of hydEFG. Lanes 6 and 7 show single (~5400bp) and double digests (~3400bp with ~2000bp) of fer/hyd1.

Right: Lane 1 contains a 1kb ladder. Lanes 2 and 3 show double digests (~1900bp with ~2000bp) and single digest (~3900bp) of hydG.

Part Validation

Discuss Clark electrode and Octopus here.


Protein information

Ferredoxin
Mass: 13.0 kDa
Sequence:
MAMRSTFAARVGAKPAVRGARPASRMSCMAYKVTLKTPSGDKTIECPADTYILDAAEEAGLDLPYSCRAGACSSCAGKVAAGTVDQSDQSFLDDAQMGNGFV LTCVAYPTSDCTIQTHQEEALY

Ferredoxin NADP+ Reductase (FNR)
Mass: 38.27 kDa
Sequence:
MQTVRAPAASGVATRVAGRRMCRPVAATKASTAVTTDMSKRTVPTKLEEGEMPLNTYSNKAPFKAKVRSVEKITGPKATGETCHIIIETEGKIPFWEGQSYGVIPP GTKINSKGKEVPHGTRLYSIASSRYGDDFDGQTASLCVRRAVYVDPETGKEDPAKKGLCSNFLCDATPGTEISMTGPTGKVLLLPADANAPLICVATGTGIAPFRS FWRRCFIENVPSYKFTGLFWLFMGVANSDAKLYDEELQAIAKAYPGQFRLDYALSREQNNRKGGKMYIQDKVEEYADEIFDLLDNGAHMYFCGLKGMMPGIQD MLERVAKEKGLNYEEWVEGLKHKNQWHVEVY

Hyd1
Mass: 53.13 kDa
Sequence:
MSALVLKPCAAVSIRGSSCRARQVAPRAPLAASTVRVALATLEAPARRLGNVACAAAAPAAEAPLSHVQQALAELAKPKDDPTRKHVCVQVAPAVRVAIAETLGLAPGATT PKQLAEGLRRLGFDEVFDTLFGADLTIMEEGSELLHRLTEHLEAHPHSDEPLPMFTSCCPGWIAMLEKSYPDLIPYVSSCKSPQMMLAAMVKSYLAEKKGIAPKDMVMV SIMPCTRKQSEADRDWFCVDADPTLRQLDHVITTVELGNIFKERGINLAELPEGEWDNPMGVGSGAGVLFGTTGGVMEAALRTAYELFTGTPLPRLSLSEVRGMDGIKET NITMVPAPGSKFEELLKHRAAARAEAAAHGTPGPLAWDGGAGFTSEDGRGGITLRVAVANGLGNAKKLITKMQAGEAKYDFVEIMACPAGCVGGGGQPRSTDKAITQKR QAALYNLDEKSTLRRSHENPSIRELYDTYLGEPLGHKAHELLHTHYVAGGVEEKDEKK

HydEF
Mass: 121.95 kDa
Sequence:
MAHSLSAHSRQAGDRKLGAGAASSRPSCPSRRIVRVAAHASASKATPDVPVDDLPPAHARAAVAAANRRARAMASAEAAAETLGDFLGLGKGGLSP GATANLDREQVLGVLEAVWRRGDLNLERALYSHANAVTNKYCGGGVYYRGLVEFSNICQNDCSYCGIRNNQKEVWRYTMPVEEVVEVAKWALENGI RNIMLQGGELKTEQRLAYLEACVRAIREETTQLDLEMRARAASTTTAEAAASAQADAEAKRGEPELGVVVSLSVGELPMEQYERLFRAGARRYLIRIET SNPDLYAALHPEPMSWHARVECLRNLKKAGYMLGTGVMVGLPGQTLHDLAGDVMFFRDIKADMIGMGPFITQPGTPATDKWTALYPNANKNSHMK SMFDLTTAMNALVRITMGNVNISATTALQAIIPTGREIALERGANVVMPILTPTQYRESYQLYEGKPCITDTAVQCRRCLDMRLHSVGKTSAAGVWGDPA SFLHPIVGVPVPHDLSSPALAAAASADFHEVGAGPWNPIRLERLVEVPDRYPDPDNHGRKKAGAGKGGKAHDSHDDGDHDDHHHHHGAAPAGAAA GKGTGAAAIGGGAGASRQRVAGAAAASARLCAGARRAGRVVASPLRPAAACRGVAVKAAAAAAGEDAGAGTSGVGSNIVTSPGIASTTAHGVPRINI GVFGVMNAGKSTLVNALAQQEACIVDSTPGTTADVKTVLLELHALGPAKLLDTAGLDEVGGLGDKKRRKALNTLKECDVAVLVVDTDTAAAAIKSGRLA EALEWESKVMEQAHKYNVSPVLLLNVKSRGLPEAQAASMLEAVAGMLDPSKQIPRMSLDLASTPLHERSTITSAFVKEGAVRSSRYGAPLPGCLPRW SLGRNARLLMVIPMDAETPGGRLLRPQAQVMEEAIRHWATVLSVRLDLDAARGKLGPEACEMERQRFDGVIAMMERNDGPTLVVTDSQAIDVVHPW TLDRSSGRPLVPITTFSIAMAYQQNGGRLDPFVEGLEALETLQDGDRVLISEACNHNRITSACNDIGMVQIPNKLEAALGGKKLQIEHAFGREFPELESG GMDGLKLAIHCGGCMIDAQKMQQRMKDLHEAGVPVTNYGVFFSWAAWPDALRRALEPWGVEPPVGTPATPAAAPATAASGV

HydG
Mass: 63.74 kDa
Sequence:
MSVPLQCNAGRLLAGQRPCGVRARLNRRVCVPVTAHGKASATREYAGDFLPGTTISHAWSVERETHHRYRNPAEWINEAA IHKALETSKADAQDAGRVREILAKAKEKAFVTEHAPVNAESKSEFVQGLTLEECATLINVDSNNVELMNEIFDTALAIKE RIYGNRVVLFAPLYIANHCMNTCTYCAFRSANKGMERSILTDDDLREEVAALQRQGHRRILALTGEHPKYTFDNFLHAVN VIASVKTEPEGSIRRINVEIPPLSVSDMRRLKNTDSVGTFVLFQETYHRDTFKVMHPSGPKSDFDFRVLTQDRAMRAGLD DVGIGALFGLYDYRYEVCAMLMHSEHLEREYNAGPHTISVPRMRPADGSELSIAPPYPVNDADFMKLVAVLRIAVPYTGM ILSTRESPEMRSALLKCGMSQMSAGSRTDVGAYHKDHTLSTEANLSKLAGQFTLQDERPTNEIVKWLMEEGYVPSWCTAC YRQGRTGEDFMNICKAGDIHDFCHPNSLLTLQEYLMDYADPDLRKKGEQVIAREMGPDASEPLSAQSRKRLERKMKQVLEGEHDVYL

References

MULDER, D. W., SHEPARD, E. M., MEUSER, J. E., JOSHI, N., KING, P. W., POSEWITZ, M. C., BRODERICK, J. B. & PETERS, J. W. 2011. Insights into [FeFe]-hydrogenase structure, mechanism, and maturation. Structure, 19, 1038-1052.

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