TYPS T übingen y east p rogesterone s creen iGEM 2012 Tübingen University
Our Team 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 2
Intersex fish „The prevalence of intersex is more widespread than anyone anticipated “ Haseltine, U.S.G.S. 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 3
What are intersex fish? Male fish are concerned Less fertile Developement of ovotestis → Endocrine disruptors 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 4
Water Contamination Medical waste Fertilizers, intensive farming Chemical industries Unknown factors → Seawage treatment? 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 5
Endocrine disruptors ? Biologically active in low BPA concentrations Synergistic effects Difficult to detect, Bioassays Progesterone 17 β -Estradiol 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 6
(Tübingen yeast TYPS progesterone screen) 1.Receptor 2.Inverter 3.Reporter 06/10/2012 7
The receptor: mPR α Extracellular b) Specific Heterologous a) expression in yeast Source organisms: a) Danio rerio b) Xenopus laevis 06/10/2012 8
The receptor: mPR α Padh1 mPR Tadh1 Jessica L. Smith et. al: “Heterologous expression of human mPR α, mPR β and mPR γ in yeast confirms their ability to function as Pfet3 membrane progesterone receptors” Steroids, 2008 06/10/2012 9
The promoter: Pfet3 Active in low-iron environment LIM (low-iron medium) Repressed by iron Pfet3 receptors of the PAQR superfamily → Negative signal 06/10/2012 10
The inverter P Repressor Reporter Pfet3 Repressor 06/10/2012 11
The inverter P Repressor Reporter Pfet3 Repressor 06/10/2012 12
The inverter P Repressor Reporter Pfet3 Repressor 06/10/2012 13
The inverter A) Mig1 / Psuc2 B) Rox1 / Panb1 Glucose-dependent gene Oxygen-dependent gene regulation regulation Well characterized repression systems Knockout strains available 06/10/2012 14
The reporter A) ß-Galactosidase Several substrates available Luciferine CPRG, high absorbtion Used in YES-assays B) Firefly-Luciferase Bioluminescence High sensitivity Signal sequence deleted, no transport to peroxisomes CPRG 06/10/2012 15
(Tübingen yeast TYPS progesterone screen) Plasmids: pRS313 pRS315 pRS316 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 16
Flexibility 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 17
Lab impressions 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 18
Project status Promoters Genes Terminator mPR α ( D.rerio ) Tadh1 Padh1 Pfet3 mPR α ( X.laevis ) Psuc2 Mig1 Panb1 ROX1 Luciferase LacZ 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 19
Human practice 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 20
Team Tübingen thanks … Advisors: Prof. Ralf-Peter Jansen and lab Prof. Alfred Nordheim Prof. Lutz Heide Prof. Oliver Kohlbacher Dr. Christian Apel Sponsors 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 21
Measuring endocrine disruptors Currently available assays Vitellogenin test ( in vivo ) Human breast cancer cells YES (yeast estrogen screen)-assays → TYPS (Tübingen yeast progesterone screen) 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 22
Measurement Reference substrances SPE of water samples Read out Incubation & Lysis TYPS assay culture 06/10/2012 Team Tübingen 2012 23
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