A biochemical genomics approach for identifying genes by the activity of their products

Science. 1999 Nov 5;286(5442):1153-5. doi: 10.1126/science.286.5442.1153.

Abstract

For the identification of yeast genes specifying biochemical activities, a genomic strategy that is rapid, sensitive, and widely applicable was developed with an array of 6144 individual yeast strains, each containing a different yeast open reading frame (ORF) fused to glutathione S-transferase (GST). For the identification of ORF-associated activities, strains were grown in defined pools, and GST-ORFs were purified. Then, pools were assayed for activities, and active pools were deconvoluted to identify the source strains. Three previously unknown ORF-associated activities were identified with this strategy: a cyclic phosphodiesterase that acts on adenosine diphosphate-ribose 1"-2" cyclic phosphate (Appr>p), an Appr-1"-p-processing activity, and a cytochrome c methyltransferase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / analogs & derivatives
  • Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / metabolism
  • Fungal Proteins / genetics*
  • Fungal Proteins / metabolism
  • Genes, Fungal*
  • Genetic Techniques*
  • Glutathione Transferase / genetics
  • Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase / genetics
  • Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase / isolation & purification
  • Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase / metabolism
  • Open Reading Frames*
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / genetics
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / isolation & purification
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / metabolism
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Fungal Proteins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • adenosine diphosphate-ribose 1''-2''cyclic phosphate
  • Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose
  • cytochrome C methyltransferase
  • Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
  • Glutathione Transferase
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases