Abstract:S plit reporters have emerged as valuable tools for the study and manipulation of biological systems. The development of split reporters takes advantage of the properties of some proteins to become fully functional following the recombination of two or more protein fragments that have no activity on their own. In this issue of ACS Central Science, Jones et al. 1 add a versatile new tool to this expanding toolbox by developing a new split esterase reporter.The most common use of split reporters is for the detec… Show more
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