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  • Title: Making and breaking peptide bonds: protein engineering using sortase.
    Author: Popp MW, Ploegh HL.
    Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl; 2011 May 23; 50(22):5024-32. PubMed ID: 21538739.
    Abstract:
    Sortases are a class of bacterial enzymes that possess transpeptidase activity. It is their ability to site-specifically break a peptide bond and then reform a new bond with an incoming nucleophile that makes sortase an attractive tool for protein engineering. This technique has been adopted for a range of applications, from chemistry-based to cell biology and technology. In this Minireview we provide a brief overview of the biology of sortase enzymes and current applications in protein engineering. We identify areas that lend themselves to further innovation and that suggest new applications.
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