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Deep mutational scanning: a new style of protein science

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Fowler, Douglas M, Fields, Stanley·2014·Nature Methods

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Mutagenesis provides insight into proteins, but only recently have assays that couple genotype to phenotype been used to assess the activities of as many as 1 million mutant versions of a protein in a single experiment. This approach-'deep mutational scanning'-yields large-scale data sets that can reveal intrinsic protein properties, protein behavior within cells and the consequences of human genetic variation. Deep mutational scanning is transforming the study of proteins, but many challenges must be tackled for it to fulfill its promise.

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Authors
Fowler, D. M., & Fields, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Fowler, Douglas M
  • Fields, Stanley
Venue
Nature Methods
Published
2014-07-30
Volume
11
Issue
8
Pages
801-807
ISSN
  • 1548-7091 (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-7105
OpenAlex
W2060588922
Cited by
1,287
References
52
Citations by year
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30.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Methods (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (F32GM084699, P41GM103533)
  • National Center for Research Resources (P41RR011823)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
Keywords
deep mutational scanning, protein mutagenesis, genotype-phenotype mapping, human genetic variation, protein function
MeSH terms
Humans, Mutation, Proteins, Genetic Variation, Protein Engineering

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