title: A robust toolkit for functional profiling of the yeast genome.
abstract: Study of mutant phenotypes is a fundamental method for understanding gene function. The construction of a near-complete collection of yeast knockouts (YKO) and the unique molecular barcodes (or TAGs) that identify each strain has enabled quantitative functional profiling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. By using these TAGs and the SGA reporter, MFA1pr-HIS3, which facilitates conversion of heterozygous diploid YKO strains into haploid mutants, we have developed a set of highly efficient microarray-based techniques, collectively referred as dSLAM (diploid-based synthetic lethality analysis on microarrays), to probe genome-wide gene-chemical and gene-gene interactions. Direct comparison revealed that these techniques are more robust than existing methods in functional profiling of the yeast genome. Widespread application of these tools will elucidate a comprehensive yeast genetic network.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: Xuewen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sookhai-Mahadeo
authors.forename: Joel S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hieter
authors.forename: Forrest
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Jef D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Boeke
mesh_terms: D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / Q000502:physiology*; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D020407:Internet; D009154:Mutation / Q000502:physiology*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010641:Phenotype; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins