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ArticlemSystems2026

Comparative analysis of gene importance in

Antoine Champie, Simon Jeanneau, Amélie De Grandmaison, Mathias Martin Silva, Jean-Philippe Coté, Pierre-Étienne Jacques, Sébastien Rodrigue

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Article in mSystems, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Antoine Champie *Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4628-5895
Simon Jeanneau *Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1907-2832
Amélie De Grandmaison *Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0009-0005-4286-5461
Mathias Martin SilvaDépartement de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-6363-5084
Jean-Philippe CotéDépartement de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Pierre-Étienne JacquesDépartement de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3961-294X
Sébastien RodrigueDépartement de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5366-7234

Funding

Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies #RN490760 - 486535Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada #2020-06328
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the ability to synthesize complete genomes becomes increasingly possible, the question of what should compose those sequences is becoming more prevalent. However, identifying genes essential for the survival of an organism is challenging, as gene essentiality is a nuanced concept that heavily depends on context. In this study, we identified growth medium-specific fitness-impacting genes by performing transposon mutagenesis in IMPORTANCE: As complete genome synthesis becomes more accessible, determining which genes should be included in a synthetic genome to provide robust growth becomes increasingly critical. This study demonstrates that gene contributions to fitness are not binary and depend strongly on environmental conditions. By analyzing

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Escherichia coliGenes, BacterialGenes, EssentialCulture MediaDNA Transposable ElementsEscherichia coli ProteinsGenome, BacterialMutagenesis, InsertionalMutationCulture MediaDNA Transposable ElementsEscherichia coli ProteinsEscherichia coligene essentialitygrowth conditionstransposon mutagenesis

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PMID41979344
PMCPMC13185578

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