2012
Forward Chemical Genetics in Yeast for Discovery of Chemical Probes Targeting Metabolism
St.Onge R, Schlecht U, Scharfe C, Evangelista M. Forward Chemical Genetics in Yeast for Discovery of Chemical Probes Targeting Metabolism. Molecules 2012, 17: 13098-13115. PMID: 23128089, PMCID: PMC3539408, DOI: 10.3390/molecules171113098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical geneticsChemical probesCellular metabolismDominant model organismChemical genetic screeningForward chemical geneticsHigh-throughput phenotypicDrug target identificationNormal cellular metabolismNew chemical probesHigher eukaryotesExperimental tractabilityModel organismsYeast SaccharomycesCellular processesIdeal organismNew druggable targetsMolecular biologyYeastDruggable targetsGeneticsDiseased statesOrganismsGenetic screeningMetabolism
2003
Role of duplicate genes in genetic robustness against null mutations
Gu Z, Steinmetz LM, Gu X, Scharfe C, Davis RW, Li WH. Role of duplicate genes in genetic robustness against null mutations. Nature 2003, 421: 63-66. PMID: 12511954, DOI: 10.1038/nature01198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEvolution, MolecularGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, DuplicateGenes, FungalModels, GeneticPhenotypeProbabilityProteomeSaccharomyces cerevisiaeConceptsDuplicate genesGenetic robustnessNull mutationSevere fitness effectsGenome-wide evaluationAlternative metabolic pathwaysFitness effectsLoss of functionSequence similarityRegulatory networksDeletion mutantsS. cerevisiaeGenesMetabolic pathwaysDuplicate copiesGene deletionFunctional compensationFitness dataCopiesMutationsMutantsCerevisiaeRelative importanceOrganismsSecond mechanism
2002
Systematic screen for human disease genes in yeast
Steinmetz LM, Scharfe C, Deutschbauer AM, Mokranjac D, Herman ZS, Jones T, Chu AM, Giaever G, Prokisch H, Oefner PJ, Davis RW. Systematic screen for human disease genes in yeast. Nature Genetics 2002, 31: 400-404. PMID: 12134146, DOI: 10.1038/ng929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial proteinsNuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteinsGenomic map positionFunctional genomic studiesHuman disease genesGene expression analysisHuman mitochondriaYeast deletionHuman orthologGenomic studiesMap positionHuman genesSystematic screenFunctional screenStrain fitnessExpression analysisDisease genesHuman disordersMitochondrial diseaseHigh similarityMitochondrial respirationHeritable diseaseMitochondrial functionGenesProteinEvolutionary Rate in the Protein Interaction Network
Fraser HB, Hirsh AE, Steinmetz LM, Scharfe C, Feldman MW. Evolutionary Rate in the Protein Interaction Network. Science 2002, 296: 750-752. PMID: 11976460, DOI: 10.1126/science.1068696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein interaction networksInteraction networksMost cellular functionsRate of evolutionHigh-throughput screenMolecular evolutionEvolutionary ratesYeast SaccharomycesCellular functionsEvolutionary changeSelection pressureProtein resultsProteinMore interactorsInteractorsFundamental questionsSaccharomycesCoevolutionEvolutionOrganismsReciprocal changesFunctionSimilar ratesGreater proportionScreen
1999
MITOP: database for mitochondria-related proteins, genes and diseases
Scharfe C, Zaccaria P, Hoertnagel K, Jaksch M, Klopstock T, Lill R, Prokisch H, Gerbitz K, Mewes HW, Meitinger T. MITOP: database for mitochondria-related proteins, genes and diseases. Nucleic Acids Research 1999, 27: 153-155. PMID: 9847163, PMCID: PMC148118, DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.1.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene catalogProtein entriesMitochondrial-encoded genesMitochondria-related proteinsCaenorhabditis elegansProtein catalogueEST hitsMitochondrial processesNeurospora crassaFASTA searchInterspecies homologyMus musculusReference sequenceHomologyGenesProteinFacilitate investigationProtein abnormalitiesSequenceElegansCrassaCerevisiaeMusculusSpeciesPathway