Our Contributions to the iGEM Community

Discover the valuable resources, optimized Hirudin Variants, and insights we have developed to support future iGEM teams in advancing synthetic biology research.

Our team have compiled and created the following parts from open sources of the Internet and the literature:

12 Hirudin Variants (Basic Parts)

Found in different species of leech

BBa_25UKN1RC

Basic part

Hirudo nipponia Hirudin-variant3 CDS

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BBa_25KZ9908

Basic part

Whitmania pigra Hirudin-variant4a CDS

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BBa_25VO4O7B

Basic part

Asiaticobdella fenestrate Hirudin

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BBa_257HOO25

Basic part

Poecilobdella viridis Hirudin

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BBa_25GCAB9A

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Hirudo tianjinensis Hirudin CDS

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BBa_25I0WQYM

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Haemadipsa sylvestris Haemadin

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BBa_25PJ76C3

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Hirudo verbena Hirudin CDS

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BBa_25GRAQUF

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Hirudo manillensis Hirudin CDS

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BBa_25K9APTS

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Hirudo troctina Hirudin CDS

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BBa_25ARSWYU

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Hirudo medicinalis Hirudin CDS

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BBa_2565QOQL

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Hirudo orientalis Hirudin CDS

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BBa_25X8BQEF

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Macrobdella decora Hirudin CDS

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T7 Expression Cassettes (Composite Parts)

12 respective expression cassettes for each hirudin gene

BBa_259Q1VB8

T7 IPTG-inducible H.nip hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25J4KFJJ

T7 IPTG-inducible W.pig hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25M670O5

T7 IPTG-inducible A.fen hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25N0J5MG

T7 IPTG-inducible P.vir hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25LE6GSF

T7 IPTG-inducible H.tia hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_2545U9B0

T7 IPTG-inducible H.syl haemadin expression cassette

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BBa_25NKQPQY

T7 IPTG-inducible H.ver hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25F43XLA

T7 IPTG-inducible H.man hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25S0IMKC

T7 IPTG-inducible H.tro hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25KPVIRF

T7 IPTG-inducible H.med hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25A5SS3T

T7 IPTG-inducible H.ori hirudin expression cassette

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BBa_25HAYONH

T7 IPTG-inducible M.dec hirudin expression cassette

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Collection of Parts

UUID: ef57f385-af99-4457-85c1-b8ff4d131261

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Utility and Applications

We foresee that future iGEM teams can use our parts in several ways and forms:

  • Blood-related projects: Our parts can help aid in stabilizing blood samples during relevant testing procedures or help maintain blood fluidity for continuous data collection purposes.
  • Organoid/tissue regeneration research: Our parts might be valuable for teams investigating topics like organoids or tissue regeneration that require specific culturing environments.
  • Aquaculture applications: Our parts may help fish farmers reduce yield loss from non-seasonal diseased fish by reducing the probability of lethal coronary clotting. We envision these parts being used in producing a product that can be mixed into fish feed for administration in fish farm settings.

Note: Our design does not provide any indication for the level of dosage needed across various thrombosis conditions.