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Protease engineering: Approaches, tools, and emerging trends.

Samantha G Martinusen¹, Sage E Nelson¹, Ethan W Slaton¹

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA.

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This review details methods for engineering protease specificity, focusing on directed evolution and novel strategies. These advances enable precise control over protease activity for applications in synthetic biology and medicine.

Keywords:

Cell-free High-throughput screening Machine learning learning Protease substrate specificity engineering directed evolution antibody

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Synthetic Biology
Proteomics

Background:

Proteases are crucial enzymes with diverse applications.
Engineering protease specificity is essential for advanced biological tools.
Current methods offer opportunities for enhanced control and novel functions.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive overview of protease engineering strategies.
To discuss directed evolution and high-throughput methods for specificity control.
To explore emerging techniques like antibody-protease fusions and split proteases.

Main Methods:

Directed evolution in various expression systems (E. coli, yeast, phage, cell-free).
High-throughput screening for engineered protease variants.
Development of antibody-protease fusions for proximity-induced catalysis.
Engineering of split and autoinhibited proteases for signal processing.

Main Results:

Demonstrated success in tailoring protease substrate specificity.
Established methodologies for precise control of protease activity.
Highlighted the potential of novel engineering approaches.

Conclusions:

Protease engineering is rapidly advancing with sophisticated methodologies.
Engineered proteases offer significant potential in biomedicine and synthetic biology.
Precise control over protease activity and specificity is achievable through advanced engineering.