PREY

MRE11

NGS1, RAD58, XRS4, MRX complex nuclease subunit, L000004732, L000001149, L000004275, YMR224C
Nuclease subunit of the MRX complex with Rad50p and Xrs2p; complex functions in repair of DNA double-strand breaks and in telomere stability; Mre11p associates with Ser/Thr-rich ORFs in premeiotic phase; nuclease activity required for MRX function; widely conserved; forms nuclear foci upon DNA replication stress
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S288c)

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

Modeling DNA trapping of anticancer therapeutic targets using missense mutations identifies dominant synthetic lethal interactions.

Hamza A, Amitzi L, Ma L, Driessen MRM, O'Neil NJ, Hieter P

Genetic screens can identify synthetic lethal (SL) interactions and uncover potential anticancer therapeutic targets. However, most SL screens have utilized knockout or knockdown approaches that do not accurately mimic chemical inhibition of a target protein. Here, we test whether missense mutations can be utilized as a model for a type of protein inhibition that creates a dominant gain-of-function cytotoxicity. We ... [more]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Dec. 06, 2020; 118(14); [Pubmed: 33782138]

Throughput

  • Low Throughput

Ontology Terms

  • phenotype: viability (APO:0000111)

Additional Notes

  • Quantitative growth curve analysis validated 8 of the dominant SL interactions that resulted upon hFEN1-D181A expression

Curated By

  • BioGRID