Hirudin gene was mutated by error\|prone PCR and DNA shuffling.The shuffled genes were inserted into phagemid pCANTAB\|5G8.After the introduction of the recombinant DNA into E.coli TG1,the hirudin mutants were displayed on the surface of bacteriophage M13.A mutant with increased specific activity of antithrombin was selected by two rounds of panning with decreased amounts of thrombin,and was identified as N47K.Activity analysis of HV2 and its mutants N47K,N26S,D5A,P46L/S50G suggested that K47,P46 were important to the interaction of hirudin and thrombin.Hirudin mutants with improved properties could be hopefully aquired through directed evolution by DNA shuffling.
Fibrin\|specific antibodies were isolated from a phage\|displayed single\|chain antibody(ScAb) library using affinity selection or panning.DNA shuffling was introduced to realign the specific antibody genes in order to mimic the antibody maturation in vivo. After cloning of shuffling products,a secondary library was constructed,from which the specific antibody against fibrin with higher activity was selected through panning and screening.The fibrin\|specific antibody gene and uPA functional domain gene fragment were joined together,then inserted into expression plasmid pET\|21a.The ScAb/uPA fusion protein was expressed with the induction of IPTG.In substrate S 2444 assay,the uPA activity of the chimera was about 3.1×10 3?IU/mg periplasmic protein of host E.coli .It also kept up the affinity to fibrin.
