PREY

RAD51

MUT5, recombinase RAD51, L000001571, YER095W
Strand exchange protein; forms a helical filament with DNA that searches for homology; involved in the recombinational repair of double-strand breaks in DNA during vegetative growth and meiosis; homolog of Dmc1p and bacterial RecA protein
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