Protein engineering

Methods Mol Biol. 2007:363:59-89. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-209-0_4.

Abstract

This chapter focuses on protein engineering strategies that aim to increase the chances of obtaining crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction. The chapter is divided into three main parts: one dealing with protein engineering through a bioinformatics approach, the second focusing on DNA modifications via random mutagenesis, and the third describing a nonexhaustive number of in vitro modifications based on site-directed mutagenesis.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Crystallization
  • DNA / genetics
  • DNA / metabolism
  • Mutagenesis
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed / methods*
  • Protein Engineering / methods*

Substances

  • DNA