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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2000
Stephen delCardayre, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Matthew Tobin, San Jose, CA (US);
William P. C. Stemmer, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jon E. Ness, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeremy Minshull, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Phillip Patten, Mountain View, CA (US);
Venkiteswatan Subramanian, Danville, CA (US);
Linda Castle, Mountain View, CA (US);
Claus M. Krebber, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steve Bass, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Maxygen, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods employing iterative cycles of recombination and selection/screening for evolution of whole cells and organisms toward acquisition of desired properties. Examples of such properties include enhanced recombinogenicity, genome copy number, and capacity for expression and/or secretion of proteins and secondary metabolites.