Identification of yeast pheromone pathway modulators by high-throughput agonist response profiling of a yeast gene knockout strain collection

Methods Enzymol. 2004:389:399-409. doi: 10.1016/S0076-6879(04)89024-4.

Abstract

Gene deletion analysis is a powerful tool for resolving the contributions of individual open reading frames to the physiology of cells. Analysis of deletion phenotypes in conjunction with a specific pathway reporter can identify constituents of a physiological pathway and reveal potential effectors that regulate the pathway by quantifying the phenotypic responses of the mutant cells. This article describes a high-throughput method of analyzing a yeast gene deletion library for novel G-protein signaling modulators using a yeast pheromone pathway-specific reporter.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Data Collection
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Gene Deletion*
  • Gene Expression Profiling*
  • Gene Library
  • Genes, Fungal*
  • Genes, Reporter
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Pheromones / genetics
  • Pheromones / metabolism*
  • Pheromones / pharmacology
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics*
  • Signal Transduction*
  • beta-Galactosidase

Substances

  • Pheromones
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • beta-Galactosidase