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Bacteriophages play a special role in nanoscale cargo-delivery developments because they can be regarded as naturally occurring nanomaterials. We chose to explore the Phage-like particles (PLPs) use against pathogenic bacteria like [[Team:Aix-Marseille/Xylella_fastidiosa|''Xylella fastidiosa'']] <ref name="Roldão">Roldão, A., Silva, A. C., Mellado, M. C. M., Alves, P. M. & Carrondo, M. J. T. Viruses and Virus-Like Particles in Biotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications. in Reference Module in Life Sciences (Elsevier, 2017).</ref>, as [[Team:Aix-Marseille/HP/Interviews|Mireille Ansaldi]] advises us. Our goal is to use a phage-like [[Team:Aix-Marseille/M13|M13]] to inject a lethal toxin into the bacterium.
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Bacteriophages play a special role in the development of nanoscale cargo-delivery because they can be regarded as naturally occurring nanomaterials.  
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We chose to explore Phage-like particles (PLPs)<ref name="Roldão">Roldão, A., Silva, A. C., Mellado, M. C. M., Alves, P. M. & Carrondo, M. J. T. Viruses and Virus-Like Particles in Biotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications. in Reference Module in Life Sciences (Elsevier, 2017).</ref> for use against pathogenic bacteria like [[Team:Aix-Marseille/Xylella_fastidiosa|''Xylella fastidiosa'']].
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Our goal is to use a phage-like [[Team:Aix-Marseille/M13|M13]] to inject a lethal toxin into the bacterium.
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To help our research we consulted [[Team:Aix-Marseille/HP/Interviews|Mireille Ansaldi]] a local phage expert.
  
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Phage systems, like [[Team:Aix-Marseille/M13|M13]], have been employed in biotechnological applications, most prominently in the identification and maturation of medically-relevant binding molecules through phage display <ref>Salmond, G. P. C. & Fineran, P. C. A century of the phage: past, present and future. Nat Rev Micro 13, 777–786 (2015).</ref>. The application of phages in materials and nanotechnology is mainly due to their nanoscale size and simple life cycles. We choose to use those application in our advantage in order to target [[Team:Aix-Marseille/Xylella_fastidiosa|''X. fastidiosa'']] <ref name="Buttimer">Buttimer, C. et al. Bacteriophages and Bacterial Plant Diseases. Front. Microbiol. 8, (2017).</ref>.  
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Phage systems, like [[Team:Aix-Marseille/M13|M13]], have been widely employed in biotechnology,  
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most prominently in the identification and selection of high affinity molecules through phage display <ref>Salmond, G. P. C. & Fineran, P. C. A century of the phage: past, present and future. Nat Rev Micro 13, 777–786 (2015).</ref>.  
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The use of phages in materials science and nanotechnology is mainly due to their nanoscale size and simple life cycles.  
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We decided to profit from this wide application in order to target [[Team:Aix-Marseille/Xylella_fastidiosa|''X. fastidiosa'']] <ref name="Buttimer">Buttimer, C. et al. Bacteriophages and Bacterial Plant Diseases. Front. Microbiol. 8, (2017).</ref>.  
  
 
==Phage-like particle design==
 
==Phage-like particle design==
  
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Bacteriophages are able to express their genomes and generate new copies of themselves <ref>Salmond, G. P. C. & Fineran, P. C. A century of the phage: past, present and future. Nat Rev Micro 13, 777–786 (2015).</ref>. We chose to limit the phage ability to reproduce itself in order to contain it, as [[Team:Aix-Marseille/HP/Interviews|Jacques VAN HELDEN]] advises us. As it is possible to produce recombinant phages that express foreign proteins, it is possible to restrain their capacity to reproduce themselves<ref name= "Roldão" />.
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Bacteriophages are able to generate new copies of themselves using the information in their genome <ref>Salmond, G. P. C. & Fineran, P. C. A century of the phage: past, present and future. Nat Rev Micro 13, 777–786 (2015).</ref>.  
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In our design, we decided to limit the phage's ability to reproduce in order to contain it, as our interview with [[Team:Aix-Marseille/HP/Interviews|Jacques VAN HELDEN]] indicated this was an important point.  
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There are already well-tried methods to reduce the reproductive capacity of phages as well as to make phages with foreign proteins<ref name= "Roldão" />.
  
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Phage-like particles (PLPs) mimic the organization of native phages but lack the viral genome. They have been applied as vehicles in drug and gene delivery and as tools in nanobiotechnology <ref name="Czapar">Czapar, A. E. & Steinmetz, N. F. Plant viruses and bacteriophages for drug delivery in medicine and biotechnology. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 38, 108–116 (2017). </ref>. In this project, we want to create [[Team:Aix-Marseille/M13|M13]] phage-like particles in order to inject toxins in the bacterium.
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Phage-like particles (PLPs) mimic the organization of native phages but lack the viral genome.  
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They have been used as vehicles for drug and gene delivery and also as tools in nanobiotechnology <ref name="Czapar">Czapar, A. E. & Steinmetz, N. F. Plant viruses and bacteriophages for drug delivery in medicine and biotechnology. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 38, 108–116 (2017). </ref>.  
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In this project, we create [[Team:Aix-Marseille/M13|M13]] phage-like particles that inject toxin genes into target bacteria.
  
 
==Phage-like particle in the environment==
 
==Phage-like particle in the environment==
  
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More than just efficiency, we want our product to be clean so that it doesn't leave any footprint or trace of its use in nature. Thus, we used soil samples to test the longevity of our phages in nature. We are also working with the [http://biam.cea.fr/drf/biam/Pages/laboratoires/lgbp.aspx LGBP lab], where we test our phage in the model organism ''Arabidopsis thaliana''.
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Beyond efficiency, we want our product to be environmentally friendly so that it doesn't contaminate nature with GMO's.  
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To investigate environmental impact, we used soil samples to test the longevity of our phages in nature.  
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We are also working with the [http://biam.cea.fr/drf/biam/Pages/laboratoires/lgbp.aspx LGBP lab], where we test our phage in the model organism ''Arabidopsis thaliana''.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:32, 1 November 2017

Engineering bacteriophages

Phage-like particles process.


Bacteriophages play a special role in the development of nanoscale cargo-delivery because they can be regarded as naturally occurring nanomaterials. We chose to explore Phage-like particles (PLPs)[1] for use against pathogenic bacteria like Xylella fastidiosa. Our goal is to use a phage-like M13 to inject a lethal toxin into the bacterium. To help our research we consulted Mireille Ansaldi a local phage expert.

Phage systems, like M13, have been widely employed in biotechnology, most prominently in the identification and selection of high affinity molecules through phage display [2]. The use of phages in materials science and nanotechnology is mainly due to their nanoscale size and simple life cycles. We decided to profit from this wide application in order to target X. fastidiosa [3].

Phage-like particle design

Bacteriophages are able to generate new copies of themselves using the information in their genome [4]. In our design, we decided to limit the phage's ability to reproduce in order to contain it, as our interview with Jacques VAN HELDEN indicated this was an important point. There are already well-tried methods to reduce the reproductive capacity of phages as well as to make phages with foreign proteins[1].

Phage-like particles (PLPs) mimic the organization of native phages but lack the viral genome. They have been used as vehicles for drug and gene delivery and also as tools in nanobiotechnology [5]. In this project, we create M13 phage-like particles that inject toxin genes into target bacteria.

Phage-like particle in the environment

Beyond efficiency, we want our product to be environmentally friendly so that it doesn't contaminate nature with GMO's. To investigate environmental impact, we used soil samples to test the longevity of our phages in nature. We are also working with the [http://biam.cea.fr/drf/biam/Pages/laboratoires/lgbp.aspx LGBP lab], where we test our phage in the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana.

  • T--Aix-Marseille--Pdesign.pngPhage design
  • T--Aix-Marseille--plant.pngEnvironmental test

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roldão, A., Silva, A. C., Mellado, M. C. M., Alves, P. M. & Carrondo, M. J. T. Viruses and Virus-Like Particles in Biotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications. in Reference Module in Life Sciences (Elsevier, 2017).
  2. ↑ Salmond, G. P. C. & Fineran, P. C. A century of the phage: past, present and future. Nat Rev Micro 13, 777–786 (2015).
  3. ↑ Buttimer, C. et al. Bacteriophages and Bacterial Plant Diseases. Front. Microbiol. 8, (2017).
  4. ↑ Salmond, G. P. C. & Fineran, P. C. A century of the phage: past, present and future. Nat Rev Micro 13, 777–786 (2015).
  5. ↑ Czapar, A. E. & Steinmetz, N. F. Plant viruses and bacteriophages for drug delivery in medicine and biotechnology. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 38, 108–116 (2017).