title: In vitro evolution of proteins for drug development.
abstract: Thanks to biotechnology, proteins are becoming increasingly important tools to fight disease, both as therapeutics in their own right and as catalysts for the synthesis of small molecule drugs. However, the properties of these proteins are not necessarily optimal for their intended tasks. In vitro evolution is a set of technologies useful to address their shortcomings. Moreover, in vitro evolution can help illuminate natural evolutionary pathways, thus potentially enabling prediction of drug resistance evolution. We consider here recent developments in the area of in vitro evolution, as well as its application to proteins of interest to medical science.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Biotechnology, Fraunhofer USA, 9 Innovation Way, Suite 200, Newark, DE 19711, USA. sdelagrave@fraunhofer-cmb.org
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delagrave
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D002384:Catalysis; D015195:Drug Design; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D010600:Pharmacology; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011506:Proteins