Name: design and implementation of an automated illuminating, culturing, and sampling system for microbial optogenetic applications
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We would like to acknowledge Molly Lazar and Ver&#243;nica Delgado for assistance in testing the protocol, Kieran Sweeney for helpful discussions and editing, and Taylor Scott, My An-adirekkun, and Stephanie Geller for critical reading of the manuscript. Megan Nicole McClean, Ph.D. holds a Career Award at the Scientific Interface from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

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Figure 1: The continuous culturing apparatus. This simplified diagram shows how the apparatus should be assembled when it is used to culture, illuminate, and measure optical properties of the microbes. <a href="http://cloudfront.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/54894/54894fig1large.jpg" target="_blank">Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.</a>
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We designed this apparatus with flexibility in mind. All the code used is free and open-source. The default image analysis process to segment cells is simple and runs quickly. Custom analysis could be implemented by recording user input while analyzing a representative image with the FIJI graphic user interface, converting the input to a beanshell script, and then setting the plugin to call the script. When it is called, this script will be sent a String array called &#34;images&#34; containing the file paths to the most...

Optogenetic systems use light to control a growing list of cellular processes including gene expression,1,2,3,4,5 protein localization,6 protein activity,6,7,8 protein binding,8,9,10 and protein degradation.11 A method for culturing cells in a controlled environment with programmed optical stimulation and for measuring their response over biologically relevant timescales is necessary to exploit the potential of these tools for research in cell biology and biotechnology. Our method takes advantage of chemostasis to maintain a constant cell growth rate in a well-mixed, aerated, and temperature-controlled glass culturing vessel12,13 that is exposed to programmed illumination. We image individual cells in the culture effluent with an inverted microscope to measure the response of the culture to programmed illumination. The culturing, sampling, imaging, and image analysis are fully automated so that the fluorescence intensity and cellular morphology of the effluent cell culture can be measured over multiple days without user input.
This protocol can be implemented in most labs familiar with growing cell culture and microscopy, and the apparatus used is inexpensive and made of readily available components. A transparent culturing vessel is placed above a matrix of light emitting diodes (LEDs) capable of emitting 1 &#181;W/cm2-10 mW/cm2 of light. Microbes are grown in the culturing vessel continuously; one peristaltic pump is used to add media at the dilution rate, another is used to withdraw culture at a lesser rate to the microscope, and the difference escapes through an overflow outlet. A heating pad maintains the temperature. Air is continually pumped into the culturing vessel to maintain a positive pressure as well as to mix and aerate the culture. Except for the air pump, power to these devices is regulated by a microcontroller that also receives input from a thermometer and a connected desktop computer. The effluent cell culture is pumped to a microfluidic device on the stage of an inverted microscope. Non-fluorescent and fluorescent images are automatically acquired. The cells in the images are characterized by an algorithm that locates each cell as a region of interest (ROI) and measures the properties of each ROI.
To demonstrate an application of this protocol, we measured the response to varying light intensities of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells engineered with a blue-light responsive optogenetic system which controls the transcription of fluorescent protein. S. cerevisiae, commonly known as baker&#39;s yeast, was selected because multiple optogenetic systems for controlling gene expression in this system already exist14,15,16. Furthermore, this model organism is commonly used for studies in systems biology17 and as a chassis for biotechnological applications18,19,20. Our representative results demonstrate that this protocol can be used to control transcription of a culture over multiple days by varying input light intensities and measuring the production of a fluorescent reporter.

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			<td >Extensive lab manual</td>
			<td >GitHub</td>
			<td >NA</td>
			<td >An extensive, regularly updated lab manual is available in the &#8220;Optogenetic Chemostat Files&#8221; GitHub repository (https://github.com/McCleanResearch/Optogenetic-Chemostat-Files). This also includes a description of the microfluidic mold used to generate the representative results.</td>
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			<td >Fritzing Design Viewer</td>
			<td >Fritzing</td>
			<td >NA</td>
			<td >The free, open-sourced software to view and edit the .fzz type circuit board designs is available at &#34;http://fritzing.org/download/&#34;</td>
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			<td >Arduino Uno R3 (Atmega328 - assembled)</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >50</td>
			<td >Microcontroller. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >Arduino Stackable Header Kit</td>
			<td >SparkFun Electronics</td>
			<td >10007</td>
			<td >Female pin headers for connecting PCB to microcontroller. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >Adjustable 30W 110V soldering iron - XY-258 110V</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >180</td>
			<td >For making electrical connections to the PCB. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >Soldering iron stand</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >150</td>
			<td >For making electrical connections to the PCB. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >Mini Solder spool - 60/40 lead rosin-core solder 0.031&#34; diameter - 100g</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >145</td>
			<td >For making electrical connections to the PCB. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >0.1 &#956;F capacitor</td>
			<td >SparkFun Electronics</td>
			<td >COM-08375</td>
			<td >Stabilizes voltage in PCB. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >10 &#956;F capacitor</td>
			<td >SparkFun Electronics</td>
			<td >COM-00523</td>
			<td >Stabilizes voltage in PCB. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >MAX7219CNG LED Matrix/Digit Display Driver - MAX7219</td>
			<td >Maxim</td>
			<td >MAX7219CNG</td>
			<td >LED driver. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >8 pin IC Socket</td>
			<td >Mouser Electronics</td>
			<td >575-144308</td>
			<td >16 required. These will be stacked on top of each other to support the culture vessel above the LED matrix.</td>
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			<td >24 Pin IC socket</td>
			<td >Mouser Electronics</td>
			<td >535-24-3518-10</td>
			<td >Optional. Use this to reversibly attach the MAXIM 7219CNG driver to the PCB.</td>
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			<td >Digital multimeter</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >2034</td>
			<td >For troubleshooting electronics. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >Break Away Headers - 40-pin Male (Long Centered, PTH, 0.1&#34;)</td>
			<td >SparkFun Electronics</td>
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			<td >Male pin headers for connected LED matrix to printed circuit board. Ends can be trimmed with wire cutters. 1 set required.&#160;</td>
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			<td >Flush diagonal wire cutters</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >152</td>
			<td >For trimming long pin headers and cutting power cables. 1 required.</td>
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			<td >Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires - 40 x 12&#34; (300mm)</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >793</td>
			<td >Wire ribbon for connecting breadboard to LED matrix. Can be connected end-to-end with male pin-headers to be longer. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Half-size breadboard</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >64</td>
			<td >The LED matrix will connect to this and the culturing vessel will rest above it.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Miniature 8x8 Blue LED Matrix</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >956</td>
			<td >Light source. Dominant wavelength is 470nm (blue). 1 required. Alternative miniature LED matrices from the same vendor are available with dominant wavelengths: 624 nm (red), 588 nm (yellow), 525 nm (green), 572 nm (yellow-green), and white.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Stackable header-3 pin</td>
			<td >SparkFun Electronics</td>
			<td >13875</td>
			<td >8 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Resistor Kit - 1/4W (500 total)</td>
			<td >SparkFun Electronics</td>
			<td >10969</td>
			<td >For electronics. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >&#160;IRL520N MOSFET</td>
			<td >International Rectifier</td>
			<td >IRL520N</td>
			<td >Voltage regulating switch for controlling DC current. 4 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Hook-Up Wire - Assortment (Solid Core, 22 AWG)</td>
			<td >SparkFun Electronics</td>
			<td >PRT 11367</td>
			<td >Wire for electronics. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >5V 2A (2000mA) switching power supply - UL Listed</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >276</td>
			<td >Power supply for the heating pad and Arduino. 2 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >12 VDC 1000mA regulated switching power adapter - UL listed</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >798</td>
			<td >For peristaltic pumps. 2 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Electric Heating Pad - 10cm x 5cm</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >1481</td>
			<td >For heating the bioreactor. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Low flow variable flow peristaltic pump</td>
			<td >Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td >13-876-1</td>
			<td >For pumping media. 1 required</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Medium flow variable flow peristaltic pump</td>
			<td >Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td >13-876-2</td>
			<td >For pumping culture. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >9 VDC 1000mA regulated switching power adapter - UL listed</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >63</td>
			<td >For microcontroller power supply. Order 1.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >High Temp Waterproof DS18B20 Digital temperature sensor + extras</td>
			<td >Adafruit</td>
			<td >642</td>
			<td >Thermometer for the bioreactor. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Micromanager</td>
			<td >Micromanager</td>
			<td >NA</td>
			<td >The free, open-sourced microscope control software is available at &#34;https://micro-manager.org/wiki/Download_Micro-Manager_Latest_Release&#34;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >FIJI</td>
			<td >ImageJ</td>
			<td >NA</td>
			<td >The free, open-sourced image analysis software is available at &#34;http://fiji.sc/&#34;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Arduino Integrated Development Environment</td>
			<td >Arduino</td>
			<td >NA</td>
			<td >The free, open-sourced IDE is available at &#34;https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software&#34;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Custom code</td>
			<td >GitHub</td>
			<td >NA</td>
			<td >The custom microcontroller code and &#34;Bioreactor Controller&#34; plugin are available in the &#8220;Optogenetic Chemostat Files&#8221; GitHub repository (https://github.com/McCleanResearch/Optogenetic-Chemostat-Files).</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >USB Cable A to B - 6 Foot</td>
			<td >SparkFun Electronics</td>
			<td >CAB-00512</td>
			<td >Used to download data to microcontroller. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >bioreactorTimecourse_example.csv</td>
			<td >GitHub</td>
			<td >NA</td>
			<td >The advantage of loading LED matrix values from a CSV file is that a program can be called by the plugin to update those values based on image analysis results, and those values can be reloaded to the microcontroller, enabling feed-back control. It is available from the &#8220;Optogenetic Chemostat Files&#8221; GitHub repository (https://github.com/McCleanResearch/Optogenetic-Chemostat-Files).</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Tota-frost gels (diffusion paper)</td>
			<td >B&#38;H</td>
			<td >B&#38;H # LOFSFTL 
			MFR # T1-72</td>
			<td >For LED matrix. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Kitting Sheet Crosslink 1/4x12x24in</td>
			<td >Grainger, inc</td>
			<td >20JL37</td>
			<td >Black foam for culturing vessel enclosure. 4 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Standard Photodiode Power Sensor, Si, 200 - 1100 nm, 50 mW&#160;</td>
			<td >Thorlabs</td>
			<td >S120VC</td>
			<td >For measuring light intensity. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Labelling Tape</td>
			<td >Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td >159015N</td>
			<td >For labelling and securing loose components. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Compact Power and Energy Meter Console, Digital 4&#34; LCD</td>
			<td >Thorlabs</td>
			<td >PM100D</td>
			<td >For measuring light intensity. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >100mL GL45 hybridization glass bottle</td>
			<td >Bellco Glass, Inc.</td>
			<td >(7910-40150)</td>
			<td >Bioreactor vessel. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Six port assembly</td>
			<td >Bellco Glass, Inc.</td>
			<td >Custom&#160;</td>
			<td >For the bioreactor vessel. Tubing Specs: .125&#34; OD x .055&#34;ID. Port A: 1.0&#34; long above cap slug and to bottom of tube. Ports B,C,E,F: 1.0&#34; long above cap slug, 33 mm long below. Port D: 1.0&#34; long above cap slug, 65 mm&#160; long below. 1 required. Includes 45 mm diameter polypropylene open top screw cap and a white silicone gasket to ensure a tight seal between the cap and the vessel.&#160;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Scotch Magic Tape 3105, 3/4 x 300 Inches, Pack of 3</td>
			<td >Amazon</td>
			<td >B0009F3P3U</td>
			<td >Clear scotch tape. This is available from many other vendors. It is used to cover markings on the culturing vessel and to secure the coverglass with the PDMS channel to the aluminum support frame.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >1/16&#34; ID x 3/16&#34; OD x 1/16&#34; Wall Tygon Sanitary Silicone Tubing</td>
			<td >United States Plastic Corp.</td>
			<td >57288</td>
			<td >Tubing. ~25&#39; required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Cole-Parmer Twistit white rubber stopper, size 10</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >EW-62992-32</td>
			<td >Media flask stopper and effluent flask stopper. 2 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >2L Laboratory Flask</td>
			<td >Pyrex</td>
			<td >4980</td>
			<td >Media flask and effluent flask. 2 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Day pinchcock</td>
			<td >Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td >5867</td>
			<td >For pinching tubes shut. 3 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Replacement tubing assembly 1/16&#34; ID</td>
			<td >Traceable Products</td>
			<td >3372</td>
			<td >The peristaltic pumps come with a set of tubes, but they wear out after weeks of use.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Replacement tubing assembly 1/50&#34; ID</td>
			<td >Traceable Products</td>
			<td >3371</td>
			<td >The peristaltic pumps come with a set of tubes, but they wear out after weeks of use.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Male luer with lock ring x 1/16&#34; hose barb, Nylon, 25/pk</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >EW-45505-00</td>
			<td >Connectors. ~10 luers are required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Male luer with lock ring x 1/8&#34; hose barb, Nylon, 25/pk</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >EW-45505-04</td>
			<td >Connectors. 5 required, one for each rubber stopper hole to fill with tubing.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Female luer x 1/16&#34; hose barb adapter, Nylon, 25/pk</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >EW-45502-00</td>
			<td >Connectors. ~10 luers required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Female luer x 3/16&#34; hose barb adapter</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >EW-45502-08</td>
			<td >Connectors. ~10 luers required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Cole-Parmer Luer Accessory, Female Luer Cap, Nylon, 25/Pk</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >SC-45502-28</td>
			<td ></td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Cole-Parmer Luer Accessory, Male Luer Lock Plug, Nylon, 25/Pk</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >EW-45505-56</td>
			<td ></td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Microbore PTFE Tubing, 0.022&#34;ID x 0.042&#34;OD, 100 ft/roll</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >EW-06417-21</td>
			<td >Tubing. 1 roll required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Masterflex platinum-cured silicone tubing, L/S 13, 25 ft</td>
			<td >Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td >EW-96410-13</td>
			<td >Tubing. ~25&#39; required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >3/16&#34; ID x 1/4&#34; OD x 1/32&#34; Wall Tygon Sanitary Silicone Tubing</td>
			<td >United States Plastic Corp.</td>
			<td >57293</td>
			<td >Tubing. ~1&#39; required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Vacuum filter</td>
			<td >Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td >974107</td>
			<td >Nalgene vacuum filter for sterile filtering media.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Aquel Oxy-Boost 200</td>
			<td >Rena Aquatic Supply</td>
			<td >AP200</td>
			<td >Dual diaphram adjustable flow air pump for aerating and mixing media. 1 required.&#160;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >0.2 &#956;m pore syringe filter</td>
			<td >Corning International</td>
			<td >431229</td>
			<td >This ensures that air from the aquarium pump does not contaminate the apparatus. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Slygard 184 Silicone Elastomer Kit</td>
			<td >Dow Corning</td>
			<td >Slygard 184</td>
			<td >For microfluidic device. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >American Safety Razor GEM Scientific Single-Edge Razor Blades</td>
			<td >Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td >17989000</td>
			<td >For cutting tubes and PDMS. 1 blade required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Harris Uni-Core hole puncher 1.2mm ID</td>
			<td >Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td >WHAWB100028 ALDRICH</td>
			<td >For punching inlet/outlet in microfluidic device. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Microscope cover glass 22x60-1.5</td>
			<td >Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td >12-544-G</td>
			<td >For microfluidic device. 1 required.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr >
			<td >Rectangular aluminum frame with a square window</td>
			<td >Custom</td>
			<td >Custom</td>
			<td >To support the microfluidic channel. Outer dimensions: 3 inches x 1.25 inches. 
			Inner dimmensions (cut out portion): 7/8 inches x 7/8 inches 
			Thickness: ~1/32 inches</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

design and implementation of an automated illuminating, culturing, and sampling system for microbial optogenetic applications

Optogenetic systems utilize genetically-encoded proteins that change conformation in response to specific wavelengths of light to alter cellular processes. There is a need for culturing and measuring systems that incorporate programmed illumination and stimulation of optogenetic systems. We present a protocol for building and using a continuous culturing apparatus to illuminate microbial cells with programmed doses of light, and automatically acquire and analyze images of cells in the effluent. The operation of this apparatus as a chemostat allows the growth rate and the cellular environment to be tightly controlled. The effluent of the continuous cell culture is regularly sampled and the cells are imaged by multi-channel microscopy. The culturing, sampling, imaging, and image analysis are fully automated so that dynamic responses in the fluorescence intensity and cellular morphology of cells sampled from the culture effluent are measured over multiple days without user input. We demonstrate the utility of this culturing apparatus by dynamically inducing protein production in a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineered with an optogenetic system that activates transcription.

This apparatus was used to stimulate a culture of S. cerevisiae expressing yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) in response to blue-light via an inducible optogenetic transcription system based on the CRY2/CIB1 protein pair30. Cells were grown chemostatically in phosphate-limited media with an average dilution rate of 0.2 &#177; 0.008. Phosphate limitation is commonly used in S. cerevisiae chemostat experiments to control growth rate and the effects o...

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Design and Implementation of an Automated Illuminating, Culturing, and Sampling System for Microbial Optogenetic Applications

We designed a continuous culturing apparatus for use with optogenetic systems to illuminate cultures of microbes and regularly image cells in the effluent with an inverted microscope. The culturing, sampling, imaging, and image analysis are fully automated so that dynamic responses to illumination can be measured over several days.

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