Avoiding and controlling double transformation artifacts

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This article describes a set of standard control experiments for the authentication of new protein variants isolated through library selection and site-directed mutagenesis. These controls are specifically designed to rule out artifacts derived from 'double transformants' - i.e. cells transformed with, or infected by, two different plasmids simultaneously. These seem to have been the source of past artifacts and, as demonstrated here, are far more common than generally recognized. By following standard protocols for cloning, plasmid isolation, subcloning, in combination with functional assays, the presence of such artifacts can be ruled out. This protocol needs to be applied for any new variant isolated from heterogeneous gene repertoires, and in particular for variants isolated by selection for either enzymatic activity, or binding. © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

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Goldsmith, M., Kiss, C., Bradbury, A. R. M., & Tawfik, D. S. (2007). Avoiding and controlling double transformation artifacts. Protein Engineering, Design and Selection, 20(7), 315–318. https://doi.org/10.1093/protein/gzm026

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