Linkers: a synergistic way for chimeric proteins
- Dharti Patel,
- Dhanya Menon,
- Darshan Patel
Abstract
Linkers are short or long stretch of amino acid sequences used to create
chimeric proteins. Linkers can adopt various structures in a biological
environment which is a deciding factor for the functionality of a
chimeric protein. It is essential to generate fully separated proteins
in the chimeric protein and an effectual linker design increases the
stability and activity of the protein. In this review, we summarize the
types of linkers and strategies for designing linkers in chimeric
protein generation. Appropriate linker design results in the creation of
recombinant fusion protein which can be employed in biochemical
analysis, drug targeting, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic, and industrial
and biotechnological applications.