A decade of advances in transposon-insertion sequencing

AK Cain, L Barquist, AL Goodman, IT Paulsen… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
It has been 10 years since the introduction of modern transposon-insertion sequencing (TIS)
methods, which combine genome-wide transposon mutagenesis with high-throughput …

Dual RNA-seq of pathogen and host

AJ Westermann, SA Gorski, J Vogel - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2012 - nature.com
A comprehensive understanding of host–pathogen interactions requires a knowledge of the
associated gene expression changes in both the pathogen and the host. Traditional, probe …

[HTML][HTML] Functional profiling of a Plasmodium genome reveals an abundance of essential genes

E Bushell, AR Gomes, T Sanderson, B Anar, G Girling… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The genomes of malaria parasites contain many genes of unknown function. To assist drug
development through the identification of essential genes and pathways, we have measured …

DEG 15, an update of the Database of Essential Genes that includes built-in analysis tools

H Luo, Y Lin, T Liu, FL Lai, CT Zhang… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Essential genes refer to genes that are required by an organism to survive under specific
conditions. Studies of the minimal-gene-set for bacteria have elucidated fundamental …

The Essential Genome of Escherichia coli K-12

ECA Goodall, A Robinson, IG Johnston, S Jabbari… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Transposon-directed insertion site sequencing (TraDIS) is a high-throughput method
coupling transposon mutagenesis with short-fragment DNA sequencing. It is commonly used …

DEG 10, an update of the database of essential genes that includes both protein-coding genes and noncoding genomic elements

H Luo, Y Lin, F Gao, CT Zhang… - Nucleic acids research, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The combination of high-density transposon-mediated mutagenesis and high-throughput
sequencing has led to significant advancements in research on essential genes, resulting in …

Pooled CRISPR interference screening enables genome-scale functional genomics study in bacteria with superior performance

T Wang, C Guan, J Guo, B Liu, Y Wu, Z **e… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
To fully exploit the microbial genome resources, a high-throughput experimental platform is
needed to associate genes with phenotypes at the genome level. We present here a novel …

In vivo cleavage map illuminates the central role of RNase E in coding and non-coding RNA pathways

Y Chao, L Li, D Girodat, KU Förstner, N Said… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Understanding RNA processing and turnover requires knowledge of cleavages by major
endoribonucleases within a living cell. We have employed TIER-seq (transiently inactivating …

[HTML][HTML] Tryptophan biosynthesis protects mycobacteria from CD4 T-cell-mediated killing

YJ Zhang, MC Reddy, TR Ioerger, AC Rothchild… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Bacteria that cause disease rely on their ability to counteract and overcome host defenses.
Here, we present a genome-scale study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that uncovers …

The design and analysis of transposon insertion sequencing experiments

MC Chao, S Abel, BM Davis, MK Waldor - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2016 - nature.com
Transposon insertion sequencing (TIS) is a powerful approach that can be extensively
applied to the genome-wide definition of loci that are required for bacterial growth under …