“Tuning” of proteins: tools to modify them

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Keywords:

protein, enzymes, protein engineering

Abstract

Proteins are essential molecular components of life; they have a role in almost every of its processes. Proteins in nature are diverse and each one of them performs a particular task. In this article we introduce the discipline in charge of “tuning” them, protein engineering, which studies how proteins work and uses this knowledge to develop tools to make custom modifications on them. Also, we present some of the tools employed in it and particular cases where they have been used. Finally, we propose how can we combine such tools to improve the results of desired modifications.

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Author Biography

Jose Fernando Garcia Guevara, Instituto de Biotecnología UNAM

LIcienciatura en Ciencias Genómicas, UNAM

Maestría en Ciencias Bioquímicas, UNAM

Estudiante de Doctorado en Ciencias Bioquímicas, Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM

Published

2019-07-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2019): El arte y la ciencia de compartir el conocimiento

Section

Varietas

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