title: Protein engineering: single or multiple site-directed mutagenesis.
abstract: Site-directed mutagenesis techniques are invaluable tools in molecular biology to study the structural and functional properties of a protein. To expedite the time required and simplify methods for mutagenesis, we recommend two protocols in this chapter. The first method for single site-directed mutagenesis, which includes point mutations, insertions, or deletions, can be achieved by an inverse PCR strategy with mutagenic primers and the high-fidelity Phusion(®) DNA Polymerase to introduce a site-directed mutation with exceptional efficiency. The second method is for engineering multiple mutations into a gene of interest. This can be completed in one step by PCR with mutagenic primers and by assembling all mutagenized PCR products using the Gibson Assembly™ Master Mix. This method allows multiple nucleotides to be changed simultaneously, which not only saves time but also reagents compared to traditional methods of mutagenesis.
authors: New England Biolabs, Inc., Ipswich, MA, USA. hsieh@neb.com
authors: Pei-Chung
authors: PC
authors: Hsieh
authors: Romualdas
authors: R
authors: Vaisvila
mesh_terms: D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods*