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         <h2>Protocol</h2>
 
         <h2>Protocol</h2>
         <h3>Medium</h3>
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         <h3>ICP-MS(Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) measurement of Cd<sup>2+</sup> adsorption</h3>
        <p>Nitrogen-deficient medium contained (per liter) 10.4 g Na2HPO4, 3.4 g KH2PO4, 26 mg  CaCl2N 2H2O, 30 mg MgSO4, 0.3 mg  MnSO4, 36 mg Ferric citrate, 7.6 mg Na2MoO4·2H2O, 10 mg  p-aminobenzoic acid, 5 mg biotin, 4 g glucose as carbon source and 2 mM  glutamate as nitrogen source. Nitrogen-free medium don&rsquo;t contain glutamate.</p>
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          <p><em>Escherichia coli</em> BL21 containing <Em>OmpA-PbrR-PJQ200SK</Em> (pBAD33) plasmid was cultured in LB medium to an OD<sub>600</sub> of 0.4-0.6Arabinose and CdCl<sub>2</sub> were added to the medium to a final arabinose concentration of 40 μM and a final Cd<sup>2+</sup> concentration of 100 μM, to induce the formation of CdS nano semiconductors.<br />
        <h3> Constraction of plasmid</h3>
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          From the start of the induction5 ml of the bacterial solution was taken from the culture every 6 hours (sampling to 24 hours), centrifuged  at 4000 rpm for 2 minutes, and washed three times with water to remove the medium involved in the bacterial surface. <br />
        <h4>Enzyme digestion</h4>
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          The washed bacteria were  resuspended in 5 ml of water. OD<sub>600</sub> was measured, and the bacteria were collected by centrifugation.<br />
       
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           3 ml of concentrated nitric acid was added and the mixture was digested overnight at 90 °C.<br />
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          The Cd<sup>2+</sup> content in the sample was measured using ICP-MS.</p>
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        <h3>Cd<sup>2+</sup> toxicity test</h3>
    <td width="60" valign="top"><p>BamH1</p></td>
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          <p>Multiple groups of LB medium were prepared, and arabinose with a final concentration of 40 μM and different amounts of CdCl<sub>2</sub> were added to the medium to form a Cd<sup>2+</sup> gradient of 0,150 μM, 300 μM, 600 μM, and 1000 μM.<br />
    <td width="60" valign="top"><p>1ul</p></td>
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          <em>E. coli</em> BL21  containing the <em>OmpA-PbrR-PJQ200SK</em> (pBAD33) plasmid and plasmid-free <em>E. coli</emBL21 (control) were cultured in different media.<br />
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          The OD<sub>600</sub> value  was measured every 2 hours and measured for 12 hours.</p>
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          <h3>Transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDX)</h3>
    <td width="60" valign="top"><p>Kpn1</p></td>
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        <p>After the Cd<sup>2+</sup> adsorption induction was completed, the bacteria were collected by centrifugation and resuspended in ultrapure water. Samples were sent for TEM image acquisition.<br />
    <td width="60" valign="top"><p>1ul</p></td>
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          The thick carbon film (20 to 30 nm) on the copper grid was immersed in the bacteria solution for 1 second before imaging, dried under atmospheric conditions, and then imaged using TEM. At the same time, the EDX system (EDAX, AMETEK) was attached to the microscope for elemental analysis. All TEM images were imaged using a JEOL JEM-2100 electron microscope at an acceleration bias of 200 kV. </p>
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    <td width="60" valign="top"><p>10*Buffer</p></td>
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    <td width="60" valign="top"><p>3ul</p></td>
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    <td width="60" valign="top"><p>plasmid</p></td>
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    <td width="60" valign="top"><p>20ul</p></td>
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    <td width="80" valign="top"><p>ddH2O</p></td>
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    <td width="57" valign="top"><p>3ul</p></td>
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        <p>Total 30ul, react for at least 5 hours.</p>
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        <h4>DNA ligation</h4>
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            <td width="120" valign="top"><p>T4 DNA ligase</p></td>
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            <td width="60" valign="top"><p>1ul</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>Ligase buffer</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>2ul</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>Inset</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>14ul</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>vector</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>2ul</p></td>
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        <p>Total 20ul</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
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        <h4>PCR(pbrr):</h4>
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<p>Reactoin system(total 50 ul)</p>
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            <td width="113" valign="top"><br />
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              Primer R </td>
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            <td width="66" valign="top"><p>1ul</p></td>
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          </tr>
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            <td width="113" valign="top"><p>Primer F</p></td>
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            <td width="66" valign="top"><p>1ul</p></td>
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            <td width="113" valign="top"><p>plasmid</p></td>
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            <td width="66" valign="top"><p>1ul</p></td>
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            <td width="113" valign="top"><p>dNTP</p></td>
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            <td width="66" valign="top"><p>1ul</p></td>
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            <td width="113" valign="top"><p>rTap</p></td>
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            <td width="66" valign="top"><p>1ul</p></td>
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            <td width="113" valign="top"><p>10*Buffer</p></td>
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            <td width="66" valign="top"><p>5ul</p></td>
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            <td width="113" valign="top"><p>         ddH2O</p></td>
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            <td width="66" valign="top"><p>40ul</p></td>
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        <p>Reaction time</p>
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              95℃ </td>
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            <td width="60" valign="top"><p>3min</p></td>
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            <td width="100" valign="top"><p>&nbsp;</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>95℃ </p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>30s</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>&nbsp;</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>65℃ </p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>30s</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>&nbsp;</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>72℃ </p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>1min</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>34 cycle from step2</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>72℃ </p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>5min</p></td>
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            <td valign="top"><p>&nbsp;</p></td>
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        <h3>Constract lighr-driven nitrogen fixion system</h3>
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        <p>Transfer the two plasmid: ompa-pbrr/PBAD and  nif gene/PUC57 to the E.coli BL21. The constracted E.coli was cultured in LB medium containing 100ug/ml ampicillin at 37℃. When the optical density at 600nm(OD600) reached 0.6, cultures were  transferred to a nitrogen-deficient  medium (supplemented with Ampicillin) with 100% N2. During anaerobic  growth, cultures were supplemented with a sterile solution contain 1mM IPTG,  1mM Cd(NO3)2, 1mM Arabinose in a nitrogen-deficient  medium (supplemented with Ampicillin). Cultures were incubated at 37℃ under anaerobic conditions for 12 hours with stirring and then in  light for 3 hours. </p>
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<h3>Verification of Pnif in E. coli</h3>
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        <h4>Measure the effect of ammonium</h4>
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        <p>To verify the promoter of <em>nifB</em> gene(<em>Pnif</em>) in Ecoli, a fluorescent assay was conducted. Plasmids with<em> Pnif </em>and <em>Dronpa</em> which  encode fluorescent protein were transferred into E. coli. Strains were grown  overnight in 100ml LB broth. The strain was then centrifuged and resuspended  with 1ml sterilized water. 100μL bacteria solution was transferred to 500mL nitrogen-deficient  medium (supplemented with Ampicillin) in a serum vial. For  measuring the effect of ammonium, a gradient of 0, 1mM, 5mM and 10mM was built. After incubating  the cultures  for 15 minutes, the headspace of serum vials was  then evacuated and replaced with argon. 1.5ml of the culture was centrifuged  and resuspended, and then use a plate reader (Tecan  Infinite M1000 Pro) for OD600 and fluorescent (λ<sub><strong>excitation</strong></sub>/λ<sub><strong>emission</strong></sub> = 503 nm/518 nm) assay every 1 hour. All treatments were in three replicates and all the experiments were repeated three or more times.</p>
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        <h4>Activity curve</h4>
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        <p>To determine the best timing for <em>Pnif</em>  expression, strains mentioned above were grown in 100ml LB broth at day,OD600 and  fluorescent assays were conducted by plate reader(Tecan  Infinite M1000 Pro) every one hour until the fluorescent/OD600  value stay unchanged. 50mL of the culture was then centrifuged, resuspended  with 50ml sterilized water and transferred to 50mL nitrogen-deficient medium  (supplemented with Ampicillin) in a serum vial. The headspace of serum vials was  then evacuated and replaced with argon. Every one hour, 1.5ml of the culture was centrifuged  and resuspended, and then use a plate reader (Tecan Infinite M1000 Pro) for OD600 as well as fluorescent (λ<sub><strong>excitation</strong></sub>/λ<sub><strong>emission</strong></sub> = 503 nm/518 nm) assays.  All treatments were in three replicates and all the experiments were repeated  three or more times.<br/>
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        As control Group, the E.coli only with dro gene was used to compare with our recombinant E. coli strains</p>
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        <h3>Demostrate the expression of nitrogenase gene and ompa-pbrr gene</h3>
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        <h4>SDS analysis</h4>
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        <p>Cultures of engineered E. coli strains were  grown either in non-N2-fixing conditions (21% O<sub>2</sub>, dark) and harvested after 15  h of incubation or grown in N2-fixing conditions (100%N<sub>2</sub>, light) and harvested after 15 h of incubation(4h in light condition), respectively. <br />
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           The cell pellet collected from 4 ml cultures at OD600 = 1 was dissolved in 200 ml sodium dodecyl sulfate  (SDS) gel-loading buffer, boiled for 5 min and then 20 ul was loaded onto the stacking gel. Proteins were separated and stacked by sodium dodecyl sulfate  polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) with 12% separation gel and 5% stacked  gel, both with an acrylamide:bis-acrylamide ratio of 29:1. <br />
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        E. coli containing only the <em>Ompa-Pbrr</em> gene or only the <em>nif</em> gene are set as control groups.</p>
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<h3>Demostrate the activity of recombinant E. coli</h3>
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        <h4>Acetylene Reduction Assay</h4>
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        <p>For nitrogenase activity assays, Recombinant E. coli strains were initially grown in LB medium (supplemented with  Ampicillin) for 16h. The cultures were collected by centrifugation, washed  three times with sterilized water and then resuspended in nitrogen-deficient  medium (supplemented with Ampicillin) to a final OD600 of 0.6-1.0. Then,  50 ml of the culture was transferred to a 150-ml test tube and the test tube was sealed with robber stopper. The headspace in the tube was then evacuated  and replaced with argon gas. After incubating the cultures for 6–8 h at 37°C with shaking at 180 rpm, Acetylene (10% of the  headspace volume,about 10ml) was injected into the test tubes. After incubating  the cultures under illumination for a further 16h, 100 ml of culture headspace  was withdrawn through the rubber stopper with a gas tight syringe and manually  injected into a HP6890 gas chromatograph to quantify Acetylene reduction.<br />
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        All treatments were in three replicates and  all the experiments were repeated three or more times.<br/>
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        For measuring the effect of oxygen on nitrogenase  activity, nitrogen-deficient medium was used, and oxygen was adjusted to the  initial concentration indicated at the start of the incubation.<br/>
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        As control Group, the E.coli only with ompa-pbrr gene was used to compare with our recombinant E. coli strains.</p>      
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        <h3>Demostrate the activity of recombinant E. coli with light</h3>
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        <h4>Colorimetric  assay of NH3 production</h4>
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      <p>The amount of NH3 produced was measured using a colorimetric ammonia assay kit (BioVision). Briefly, 50 <a name="OLE_LINK2" id="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1" id="OLE_LINK1">μL</a> of E.coli(diluting to 1/5 by assay buffer) was mixed with 50 μL of kit reaction buffer and incubated at 37 °C for 1 h. The absorbance at 570 nm was measured by plate reader (Tecan Infinite M1000  Pro). </p>
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In order to study the effect of Ompa-Pbrr in  transferring electron transport energy under illumination, after 12 h, it was shaken for 3 h in the dark and is set as a control group. E. coli containing only  the Ompa-Pbrr gene or only the nif gene are also set as control groups.
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      <h4>Fluorescence assay of NH3 production</h4>
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      <p>Ammonia production was verified by a secondindependent method of ammonia detection based on fluorescence detection using  o-phthaladehyde. Culture was added to 1 mL of a solution of 20 mM  o-phthalaldehyde, 0.2 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.3), 5% ethanol, 3.4 mM  β-mercaptoethanol. Samples were incubated in the dark for 30 min at room temperature. The fluorescence (λ<strong>excitation</strong>/λ<strong>emission</strong> = 410 nm/472 nm) of  the solutions was measured using a plate reader (Tecan Infinite M1000 Pro). <br />
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        A calibration curve was created by incubating  E.coli in the dark for 90 min. Ammonium chloride was then added, in appropriate amounts, to aliquots of the filtered solution to a final volume of 50 μL then  reacted, incubated, and assayed as described above. Ammonia production above<u> background levels</u> was in agreement with the results of the colorimetric assay.<br />
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        In order to study the effect of Ompa-Pbrr in transferring electron transport energy under illumination, after 12 h, it was shaken for 3 h in the dark and is set as a control group. E. coli containing only the <em>Ompa-Pbrr</em> gene or only the <em>nif</em> gene are also  set as control groups.</p>
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Revision as of 03:09, 13 October 2018

Nanjing-China2018

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Protocol

ICP-MS(Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) measurement of Cd2+ adsorption

Escherichia coli BL21 containing OmpA-PbrR-PJQ200SK (pBAD33) plasmid was cultured in LB medium to an OD600 of 0.4-0.6. Arabinose and CdCl2 were added to the medium to a final arabinose concentration of 40 μM and a final Cd2+ concentration of 100 μM, to induce the formation of CdS nano semiconductors.
From the start of the induction, 5 ml of the bacterial solution was taken from the culture every 6 hours (sampling to 24 hours), centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 2 minutes, and washed three times with water to remove the medium involved in the bacterial surface.
The washed bacteria were resuspended in 5 ml of water. OD600 was measured, and the bacteria were collected by centrifugation.
3 ml of concentrated nitric acid was added and the mixture was digested overnight at 90 °C.
The Cd2+ content in the sample was measured using ICP-MS.

Cd2+ toxicity test

Multiple groups of LB medium were prepared, and arabinose with a final concentration of 40 μM and different amounts of CdCl2 were added to the medium to form a Cd2+ gradient of 0,150 μM, 300 μM, 600 μM, and 1000 μM.
E. coli BL21 containing the OmpA-PbrR-PJQ200SK (pBAD33) plasmid and plasmid-free E. coli BL21 (control) were cultured in different media.
The OD600 value was measured every 2 hours and measured for 12 hours.

Transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDX)

After the Cd2+ adsorption induction was completed, the bacteria were collected by centrifugation and resuspended in ultrapure water. Samples were sent for TEM image acquisition.
The thick carbon film (20 to 30 nm) on the copper grid was immersed in the bacteria solution for 1 second before imaging, dried under atmospheric conditions, and then imaged using TEM. At the same time, the EDX system (EDAX, AMETEK) was attached to the microscope for elemental analysis. All TEM images were imaged using a JEOL JEM-2100 electron microscope at an acceleration bias of 200 kV.

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