Synthetic Biology

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iGEM 2021 Team Information

Team Name: LINKS_China
Team Code:401154
Schools:
LINKS Academy
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
https://www.links-academy.net/
Kind:CommercialApplication Date:  2021-04-27
Division:iGEMAcceptance Date: 2021-06-09 14:09:17
Region:Asia
Country:China
Section:High_School

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NeoLeathic Age — Revolutionary Leather Substitute from Kombucha, Spider-silk, and Natural Dyes
The booming of the fashion industry has led to rising demand for leather. However, current industrial leather production causes environmental and ethical problems such as water pollution and animal cruelty. LINKS_China 2021 aims to create a sustainable and humane leather substitute using bacterial cellulose (BC) produced by co-culturing Komagataeibacter with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. By engineering S. cerevisiae, we induced transgenic expression of artificial spider-silk proteins fused with cellulose-binding matrixes, which increases the tensile strength and flexibility of BC membrane upon binding. Additionally, we enabled our engineered S. cerevisiae to synthesize ethyl acetate, giving our membrane a fruity fragrance. To endow our leather with more fashionable features, we used engineered Escherichia coli to synthesize different di-halogenated indigoid dyes for coloration. We expect our novel leather to be a transformative product that will continue the prosperity of fashion industry through a more humane and environmentally friendly technology.

Team Roster
Primary PI   [Required]
diolatcgBoxiang Wang
Secondary PI   [Recommended] More...
suzansqQing Liang
Instructors
StephenYeQidang Ye
WTXWang Tianxiang
LeviZSha Zhou
Yu_JunJun Yu
Student Leaders
AzahraonngAaron Zhexuan Zhang
Aurora_ZhangSiqin Zhang
ChloeChenPeng Chen
FionYiyun Wu
galaxydud3Ziteng Feng
Student Members
William-Ma09Xiaochong Ma
xianglalalalalaZixiang Zhou
kama_sutraRuoxi Wu
PeggiePeijia Lai
Josie59LiuShuhan Josie
SusieSongDai Song
T-SwizzleLede Zhang
tracyxxueXue Jingyun
HugodugoJiang Yuze
HuiyiJiayi Wu
doruaaaSuiran Cai
KaitlinLiuKaitlin Liu
JianXiZhuJianxi Zhu
maddiewu123Mei Lun Madeleine Wu
HelenLLLYawen Liao
StaceeezStacey Yinhan Zhao
Advisors
JeffLiuZhengfeng Liu
shangyi2001Shangyi Zhu

This range of part numbers has been assigned to your team for use during the summer: BBa_K4011000 to BBa_K4011999