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.
