G. Fuh et Ss. Sidhu, Efficient phage display of polypeptides fused to the carboxy-terminus of the M13 gene-3 minor coat protein, FEBS LETTER, 480(2-3), 2000, pp. 231-234
We report that, contrary to common belief, polypeptides fused to the carbox
y-terminus of the M13 gene-3 minor coat protein are functionally displayed
on the phage surface, In a phagemid display system, carboxy-terminal fusion
through optimized linker sequences resulted in display levels comparable t
o those achieved with conventional amino-terminal fusions, These findings a
re of considerable importance to phage display technology because they enab
le investigations not suited to amino-terminal display, including the study
of protein-protein interactions requiring free carboxy-termini, functional
cDNA cloning efforts, and the display of intracellular proteins. (C) 2000
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