Production of mutant streptavidin protein and investigation of its effect on the performance of streptavidin.

Objectives: Streptavidin is a versatile protein in cell science. The tetramer structure of streptavidin plays a key role in this binding, but this form interferes with some assays. If monomer streptavidin is still capable of binding to biotin, it can overcome the limitations of the streptavidin application.