December 23, 2024

Infographic: Phage Display Allows Rapid Screening of Millions of Peptides

PHAGE DISPLAY LIBRARY GENERATION DESIGNED BY ERIN LEMIEUXScientists insert variable DNA sequences coding for their proteins of interest into plasmids that carry a phage coat protein gene, an antibiotic resistance gene, and a packaging signal. They transform the plasmids into a bacterial vector and contaminate it with a helper phage that provides the other essential viral proteins. AFFINITY PURIFICATION DESIGNED BY ERIN LEMIEUXIn the next step, scientists separate the phages revealing surface proteins using a surface area ligand binding assay.