Publication Date:
2004-02-07
Description:
A crucial aim upon completion of whole genome sequences is the functional analysis of all predicted genes. We have applied a high-throughput RNA-interference (RNAi) screen of 19,470 double-stranded (ds) RNAs in cultured cells to characterize the function of nearly all (91%) predicted Drosophila genes in cell growth and viability. We found 438 dsRNAs that identified essential genes, among which 80% lacked mutant alleles. A quantitative assay of cell number was applied to identify genes of known and uncharacterized functions. In particular, we demonstrate a role for the homolog of a mammalian acute myeloid leukemia gene (AML1) in cell survival. Such a systematic screen for cell phenotypes, such as cell viability, can thus be effective in characterizing functionally related genes on a genome-wide scale.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Boutros, Michael -- Kiger, Amy A -- Armknecht, Susan -- Kerr, Kim -- Hild, Marc -- Koch, Britta -- Haas, Stefan A -- Paro, Renato -- Perrimon, Norbert -- Heidelberg Fly Array Consortium -- R01 GM078176/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2004 Feb 6;303(5659):832-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14764878" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Apoptosis
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Cell Cycle
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Cell Survival
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Cells, Cultured
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Computational Biology
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Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit
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DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
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Drosophila Proteins/genetics/metabolism/physiology
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Drosophila melanogaster/*genetics/*growth & development
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Genes, Essential
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*Genes, Insect
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*Genome
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Humans
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Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
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Phenotype
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Proteome
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
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*RNA Interference
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RNA, Double-Stranded/genetics
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Reproducibility of Results
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Sequence Homology
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Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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