Phage Display as a Tool for Synthetic Biology (eBook)

Santina Carnazza, Salvatore Guglielmino (Herausgeber)

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2016
93 Seiten
Nova Science Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-61761-825-3 (ISBN)

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Phage display can be considered as a practical realization of an artificial chemical evolution. As such, it is an useful tool for in vitro protein evolution, aimed to identifying new receptors and natural ligands for "e;orphan receptors"e;, drug discovery (peptides might act as enzyme inhibitors and receptor agonists or antagonists, or otherwise modulate the enzyme/receptor's biological effect), "e;epitope discovery"e; (a new approach to disease diagnosis and vaccine development), design of DNA-binding proteins, source of new materials, antibody phage and recombinant phage probes, next-generation nano-electronics, targeted therapy, molecular imaging, gene delivery and phage-display vaccination. All this can be regarded as a kind of synthetic biology in that it involves the reshaping and redirecting of natural molecular systems, phage, typically using the tools of protein and genetic engineering.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2018
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 1-61761-825-X / 161761825X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61761-825-3 / 9781617618253