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  • Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Protein Engineering

Background:

  • Protein engineering often requires multiple mutations at non-contiguous residues.
  • Existing methods for multiple site-directed mutagenesis can be slow and inefficient for library generation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a fast, simple, and efficient method for introducing multiple mutations into proteins.
  • To generate large, high-quality mutant libraries for directed evolution.

Main Methods:

  • Developed Darwin Assembly, a method for high-throughput mutagenesis.
  • Demonstrated efficacy using whole gene codon reassignment and multiple-site library generation in various polymerases.

Main Results:

  • Darwin Assembly generates libraries with >10^8 transformants targeting multiple distal sites.
  • Achieved minimal wild-type contamination (<0.25%) in a single working day.
  • Successfully applied to KOD DNA polymerase, T7 RNA polymerase, and Tgo DNA polymerase.

Conclusions:

  • Darwin Assembly provides a cost-effective, automatable solution for creating complex protein libraries.
  • This method significantly advances capabilities in protein engineering and directed evolution.