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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

An improved platform for functional assessment of large protein libraries in mammalian cells.

Kenneth A Matreyek, Jason J Stephany, Melissa A Chiasson, Nicholas Hasle, Douglas M Fowler

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers.

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124citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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124 citing papers in PubMed, 148 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenneth A MatreyekDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Jason J StephanyDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Melissa A ChiassonDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Nicholas HasleDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Douglas M FowlerDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
University of Washington · US

Funding

Technology to understand genetic variant effects in contextRM1HG010461 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Douglas M Fowler, Bruce Colston Trapnell · 2019 to 2026
$18.9M
Large-Scale Methods for Assessing the Consequences of Mutations in ProteinsR01GM109110 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FOWLER, DOUGLAS M · 2014 to 2021
$2.4M
Dissecting the role of PTEN in human disease by testing the effects of thousands of variants on multiple cellular phenotypesF30CA236335 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI HASLE, NICHOLAS · 2019 to 2022
$170k
NCI NIH HHS F30 CA236335NHGRI NIH HHS RM1 HG010461NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM109110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiplex genetic assays can simultaneously test thousands of genetic variants for a property of interest. However, limitations of existing multiplex assay methods in cultured mammalian cells hinder the breadth, speed and scale of these experiments. Here, we describe a series of improvements that greatly enhance the capabilities of a Bxb1 recombinase-based landing pad system for conducting different types of multiplex genetic assays in various mammalian cell lines. We incorporate the landing pad into a lentiviral vector, easing the process of generating new landing pad cell lines. We also develop several new landing pad versions, including one where the Bxb1 recombinase is expressed from the landing pad itself, improving recombination efficiency more than 2-fold and permitting rapid prototyping of transgenic constructs. Other versions incorporate positive and negative selection markers that enable drug-based enrichment of recombinant cells, enabling the use of larger libraries and reducing costs. A version with dual convergent promoters allows enrichment of recombinant cells independent of transgene expression, permitting the assessment of libraries of transgenes that perturb cell growth and survival. Lastly, we demonstrate these improvements by assessing the effects of a combinatorial library of oncogenes and tumor suppressors on cell growth. Collectively, these advancements make multiplex genetic assays in diverse cultured cell lines easier, cheaper and more effective, facilitating future studies probing how proteins impact cell function, using transgenic variant libraries tested individually or in combination.

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Biological AssayGene LibraryTransgenesAnimalsGenetic VectorsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHT29 CellsHumansLentivirusLuminescent ProteinsMiceNIH 3T3 CellsOncogenesPlasmidsRecombinant ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRecombinasesRed Fluorescent ProteinTumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID31612958
PMCPMC7145622
OpenAlexW2980355535

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