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Whole-genome combinatorial gene fusions generate novel genes for advanced microbial trait development.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Apr 2026
McNay Melody M, Baffert Sabrina, Greener Alan, Schvarcz Christopher R, Mitchell B Greg, Zieler Helge
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Translational fusion of two separate genes into a compound sequence encoding a fusion protein is a key evolutionary mechanism which underpins the emergence of new protein activities, families, and architectures. In biotechnology, gene fusion is a valuable molecular evolution tool for tagging proteins of interest and for combining or altering protein activities. To broadly demonstrate and harness the...
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