Synthetic Lethality

A genetic interaction is inferred when mutations or deletions in separate genes, each of which alone causes a minimal phenotype, result in lethality when combined in the same cell under a given condition.

Publication

Systematic analysis reveals the prevalence and principles of bypassable gene essentiality.

Li J, Wang HT, Wang WT, Zhang XR, Suo F, Ren JY, Bi Y, Xue YX, Hu W, Dong MQ, Du LL

Gene essentiality is a variable phenotypic trait, but to what extent and how essential genes can become dispensable for viability remain unclear. Here, we investigate 'bypass of essentiality (BOE)' - an underexplored type of digenic genetic interaction that renders essential genes dispensable. Through analyzing essential genes on one of the six chromosome arms of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we ... [more]

Nat Commun Mar. 01, 2019; 10(1);1002 [Pubmed: 30824696]

Throughput

  • High Throughput

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Synthetic Lethality
Synthetic Lethality

A genetic interaction is inferred when mutations or deletions in separate genes, each of which alone causes a minimal phenotype, result in lethality when combined in the same cell under a given condition.

Low-BioGRID
2327763

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