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RNAi living-cell microarrays for loss-of-function screens in Drosophila melanogaster cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15782175     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated loss-of-function screening in Drosophila melanogaster tissue culture cells is a powerful method for identifying the genes underlying cell biological functions and for annotating the fly genome. Here we describe the development of living-cell microarrays for screening large collections of RNAi-inducing double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) in Drosophila cells. The features of the microarrays consist of clusters of cells 200 mum in diameter, each with an RNAi-mediated depletion of a specific gene product. Because of the small size of the features, thousands of distinct dsRNAs can be screened on a single chip. The microarrays are suitable for quantitative and high-content cellular phenotyping and, in combination screens, for the identification of genetic suppressors, enhancers and synthetic lethal interactions. We used a prototype cell microarray with 384 different dsRNAs to identify previously unknown genes that affect cell proliferation and morphology, and, in a combination screen, that regulate dAkt/dPKB phosphorylation in the absence of dPTEN expression.
Authors:
Douglas B Wheeler; Steve N Bailey; David A Guertin; Anne E Carpenter; Caitlin O Higgins; David M Sabatini
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies     Date:  2004-10-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature methods     Volume:  1     ISSN:  1548-7091     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Methods     Publication Date:  2004 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-05-03     Completed Date:  2005-05-24     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101215604     Medline TA:  Nat Methods     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  127-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Biology, Nine Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cells, Cultured
Drosophila Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Drosophila melanogaster / genetics*,  metabolism*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Gene Expression Profiling / instrumentation*,  methods
Gene Expression Regulation / physiology
Genetic Testing / methods
Microarray Analysis / instrumentation*,  methods
RNA / analysis,  genetics*
RNA Interference*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Drosophila Proteins; 63231-63-0/RNA
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Nat Methods. 2004 Nov;1(2):103-4   [PMID:  15782169 ]

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