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development by Smith
In bacteriophage: Role in laboratory research … developed a technology known as phage display, which allowed for the generation of engineered proteins. Such proteins were produced by fusing foreign or engineered DNA fragments into phage gene III. Gene III encodes a protein expressed on the phage virion surface. Thus, gene III fusion proteins taken up by phages… Read More
In George P. Smith …known for his development of phage display, a laboratory technique employing bacteriophages (bacteria-infecting viruses) for the investigation of protein-protein, protein-DNA, and protein-peptide interactions. Phage display proved valuable to the development of treatments for conditions such as Read More
human monoclonal antibodies
In monoclonal antibody: Human monoclonal antibodies …also can be generated using phage display technology. In this approach, human antibody proteins are engineered and expressed on the surfaces of phage (bacteriophage) virion particles. Cultures of fusion phages can then be purified, enriching the amount of fusion protein available for further investigation. Adalimumab was the first fully human… Read More
