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<p>McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and offers students career-based learning opportunities, especially ones like iGEM! The MCIT Catalytic Chimeras is comprised of students from the Biomedical Innovations program, which breeds future doctors and nurses.</p>
 
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  <div id="apDiv2">The Team is working on a yeast-based biosensor in the form of a topical cream that will detect the early onset of malignant melanoma.</div>
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<center><font size= 4 color=”#112970”>The 2013 MCIT Catalytic Chimeras wiki was designed and created with the help of Christopher Dawalt and the use of the Team Cornell 2012 wiki.</center></font>
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===Abstract===
 
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The number of melanoma cases has been increasing in populations worldwide. Nearly every hour one American dies from melanoma. The technology currently available for melanoma forces a person to get a biopsy in order to diagnose it, another less invasive tool for diagnosis would be very efficient. Places where health care is not as readily available, a skin detecting cream for melanoma would allow people to ‘self-check’ for cancerous skin spots. The test would be easy to read and would let a person know that they need to visit their doctor immediately for further action.
 
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The purpose of our experiment is to eventually produce a topical cream or salve that can be used to detect the early onset of melanoma. In order to do so, the project will start with triple antibiotic resistant E. coli and then insert a plasmid containing genes that glow in the presence of precancerous cells. The plasmid will consist of a biosensor for melanocytes specifically the mutated EGFR protein. After detection, our plasmid will code for the production of EPIC Firefly Luciferase and LRE, which will cause the E. coli to glow and show the patient where the melanocytes are located.  The cream that will be created will act as a diagnostic tool for the early detection of melanoma, allowing for earlier and faster treatment to occur.
 
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In order for the system to be effective, a protein receptor on the surface membrane of the precancerous cell must be identified. The most applicable protein receptor would be the mutated version of the Epidermal Growth Factor Protein Receptor. We will look for a protein on the surface of the E. coli that will bind to the mutated EGFR.  If this cannot be found we will find a suitable protein on the E. coli surface and alter the DNA to create a match.
 
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The protein receptor on the E. coli membrane will send a chemical signal from the binding site to promote the production of arabinose which will cause the firefly glow.  The EPIC Firefly Luciferase and LRE biobrick is the most compatible part to use because it has a high luminescent output; it is highly efficient and reliable. In order to use this specific part, there will need to be the production of arabinose within the cell.  A metabolic pathway for arabinose production will have to be determined or arabinose will need to be included in the cream itself.
 

Latest revision as of 18:45, 21 June 2013


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Check out the McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology Catalytic Chimeras!


Take a look at our calendar with all of our events and experiences for the last eight months.
The Team is working on a yeast-based biosensor in the form of a topical cream that will detect the early onset of malignant melanoma.


A huge thank you to these sponsors that made Team MCIT Indianapolis possible.
The 2013 MCIT Catalytic Chimeras wiki was designed and created with the help of Christopher Dawalt and the use of the Team Cornell 2012 wiki.

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