Identifying and modifying protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions using a bacterial two-hybrid selection system.

A bacterial two-hybrid system based on transcriptional activation in E. coli has recently been described. A variety of different protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions from bacteria, yeast, and humans have been studied using this bacterial-based system. The method, because it is based in bacteria, offers significant advantages relative to its yeast counterpart including the ability to analyze complex libraries > 10(8) in size, ease of use, and speed. The ability to easily and rapidly process very large libraries make this system a powerful tool for identifying, modifying, or optimizing protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions. Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.