1)Summary of our research
We worked on the construction of the yeast “Swallowmyces cerevisiae” which absorbs NaCl from solution and adjusts the salt concentration of the solution. We created a gene-disrupted strain designed to make Na+ inside the cell, expressed the chaperone and produced the compatible solute to reduce the damage the cell receives from high salt concentration. And, we added a variety of genes for taking Na+ into the vacuole to the collection of BioBrick parts. With the help of mathematical modeling optimizing the system, eventually we produced a yeast that retains averagely 80mM of Na+ into the cell. Also, we performed the model experiment that this device really absorbed Na+ from all over the solution and demonstrated the decrease of Na+ in solution by it.
2)Performance and application of "Swallowmyces cerevisiae"
Our early purpose was to assist the operation of other devices by lowering the salt concentration of the aqueous solution in the test tube in this device.
Our pilot experiments showed the salt concentration in a solution of 1000mM of the solution and 500mM, differ in the repertory of proteins interacting nonspecifically with GFP.As can be inferred from this example, if we really aim the effect of helping functions of other devices, it is worth working on the desalination from solution of NaCl concentration 1000mM with a little up from the current salt concentration range. The current system is still the first prototype, and it seems to be necessary to add various improvements after this.
There are several possible suggestions for concrete improvement.
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