Abstract
The Saccharomyces genome-deletion project created >5900 'molecularly barcoded' yeast knockout mutants (YKO mutants). The YKO mutant collections have facilitated large-scale analyses of a multitude of mutant phenotypes. For example, both synthetic genetic array (SGA) and synthetic-lethality analysis by microarray (SLAM) methods have been used for synthetic-lethality screens. Global analysis of synthetic lethality promises to identify cellular pathways that 'buffer' each other biologically. The combination of global synthetic-lethality analysis, together with global protein-protein interaction analyses, mRNA expression profiling and functional profiling will, in principle, enable construction of a cellular 'wiring diagram' that will help frame a deeper understanding of human biology and disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 56-63 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Trends in Genetics |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics