Deep Mutational Scanning of Proteins in Mammalian Cells

Overview

Journal Cell Rep Methods

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2023 Nov 14

PMID 37963462

Authors

Stefanie Maes

Nick Deploey

Frank Peelman

Sven Eyckerman

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Abstract

Protein mutagenesis is essential for unveiling the molecular mechanisms underlying protein function in health, disease, and evolution. In the past decade, deep mutational scanning methods have evolved to support the functional analysis of nearly all possible single-amino acid changes in a protein of interest. While historically these methods were developed in lower organisms such as E. coli and yeast, recent technological advancements have resulted in the increased use of mammalian cells, particularly for studying proteins involved in human disease. These advancements will aid significantly in the classification and interpretation of variants of unknown significance, which are being discovered at large scale due to the current surge in the use of whole-genome sequencing in clinical contexts. Here, we explore the experimental aspects of deep mutational scanning studies in mammalian cells and report the different methods used in each step of the workflow, ultimately providing a useful guide toward the design of such studies.

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