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Mutagenesis and Functional Selection Protocols for Directed Evolution of Proteins in E. coli
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Here we demonstrate a simple protocol to create a random mutant library for a given target sequence. We show how this method, which is performed in vivo in Escherichia coli, can be coupled with functional selections to evolve new enzymatic activities.
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Troll, C., Alexander, D., Allen, J., Marquette, J., Camps, M. Mutagenesis and Functional Selection Protocols for Directed Evolution of Proteins in E. coli. J. Vis. Exp. (49), e2505, doi:10.3791/2505 (2011).
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