Directed evolution of proteins by exon shuffling

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 423-428

  Kolkman, Joost A ^a   Stemmer, Willem P C ^a  

^a MAXYGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES;

EXON SHUFFLING;

PROTEINS;

PROTEIN;

CROSSING OVER; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; EUKARYOTE; EXON; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTRON; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW;

DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EXONS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMIC LIBRARY; HUMANS; INTRONS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035014185     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/88084     Document Type: Review

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