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    Area of Science:

    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology
    • Protein Engineering

    Background:

    • Active learning accelerates protein engineering by iterative screening in design-build-test-learn cycles.
    • Current methods face limitations due to time-consuming and expensive cell-based cloning and expression steps, restricting the number of iterations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel, rapid, and cost-effective combinatorial mutagenesis workflow for high-iteration protein engineering.
    • To overcome the limitations of traditional cell-based methods in iterative protein design.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized small (20-40 bp) mutagenic annealed-oligo fragments for combinatorial mutagenesis.
    • Employed cell-free expression systems for rapid screening of protein variants.
    • Developed a workflow that eliminates the need for cloning, PCR, or gene synthesis in each round.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved rapid screening of protein variants in under 9 hours.
    • Demonstrated a >80% size reduction in mutagenic fragments compared to existing methods.
    • Successfully screened 3-10 fragment assemblies for two different proteins, showcasing generality.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented workflow is a general, scalable, and cost-effective platform for high-iteration protein engineering.
    • This approach significantly reduces the time and cost associated with iterative protein design.
    • Enables more efficient navigation of complex protein fitness landscapes.