Charlotte U Zajc, Elise Sylvander, Magdalena Teufl, Michael W Traxlmayr
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Protein engineering enables the improvement of existing functions of a given protein or the generation of novel functions. One of the most widely used and versatile tools in the protein engineering field is yeast surface display, where a pool of randomized proteins is expressed on the surface of yeast. The linkage of phenotype (e.g., binding of the yeast-displayed protein to the antigen of interest) and genotype (the plasmid encoding for the protein variant) enables selection of this library for desired properties and subsequent sequencing of enriched variants. By combining magnetic bead selection with flow cytometric sorting, protein variants with enhanced binding to a target antigen can be selected and enriched. Notably, in addition to affinity maturation, binding to a target can also be achieved without any initial binding affinity. Here, we provide a step-by-step protocol that covers all essential parts of a yeast surface display selection campaign and gives examples of typical yeast surface display results. We demonstrate that yeast surface display is a broadly applicable and robust method that can be established in any molecular biology laboratory with access to flow cytometry.
期刊介绍:
JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, is the world''s first peer reviewed scientific video journal. Established in 2006, JoVE is devoted to publishing scientific research in a visual format to help researchers overcome two of the biggest challenges facing the scientific research community today; poor reproducibility and the time and labor intensive nature of learning new experimental techniques.