Protein evolution: Hacking an enzyme
February 14th, 2018 by Kristoffer E Johansson
Protein evolution: Hacking an enzyme
Protein evolution: Hacking an enzyme, Published online: 14 February 2018; doi:10.1038/nchembio.2574
Early stages of protein evolution are inherently difficult to study. Genetic selection in Escherichia coli has now identified a life-sustaining de novo enzyme arising from a simple scaffold that is completely different from the native enzyme.