The yeast protein TP-DNAP1 is used in a high-throughput platform for this technique called OrthoRep. The induced expression of protein III (“three”) is monitored in a form of this technique that continuously pumps E. coli into a “lagoon” infected with M13. A form of this technique was first used to develop a subtilisin E variant that is stable in DMF. “Continuous” forms of this technique include a “phage-assisted” one developed by David Liu’s lab, called (*) PACE. Aptamers are synthesized and enriched for high binding affinity with an in vitro form of this process called SELEX (“see-lecks”). Rational design is contrasted with a technique named for this process that was pioneered by Frances Arnold and is used to discover novel enzymes. For 10 points, what process underpins a “directed” form of protein engineering that uses cycles of library generation and mutagenesis to mimic natural selection? ■END■
ANSWER: molecular evolution [or protein evolution; accept directed evolution or continuous evolution; accept phage-assisted continuous evolution; accept in vitro evolution; accept systematic evolution of ligands with exponential enrichment; prompt on selection, mutagenesis (until read), or mutation (until “mutagenesis” is read) by asking “as part of what broader process?”; prompt on enzyme engineering or protein engineering until “protein engineering” is read; prompt on SELEX until read by asking “what type of process is SELEX?”]
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