BiophysicsbioRxiv
Flexibility and design: conformational heterogeneity along the evolutionary trajectory of a redesigned ubiquitin
J. T. Biel, M. C. Thompson, C. N. Cunningham…·J. S. Fraser
This study shows that increasing flexibility in designed proteins can help escape local minima during evolution, using redesigned ubiquitin variants with improved binding affinity to USP7.
DOI 10.1016/j.str.2017.03.009