A chemical genomics approach toward understanding the global functions of the target of rapamycin protein (TOR)
A chemical genomics approach toward understanding the global functions of the target of rapamycin protein (TOR)
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.240444197
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发表时间:
2000-11-21
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Zheng, XFS
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作者:
Chan, TF;Carvalho, J;Zheng, XFS
The target of rapamycin protein (TOR) is a highly conserved ataxia telangiectasia-related protein kinase essential for cell growth. Emerging evidence indicates that TOR signaling is highly complex and is involved in a variety of cellular processes. To understand its general functions, we took a chemical genomics approach to explore the genetic interaction between TOR and other yeast genes on a genomic scale. In this study, the rapamycin sensitivity of individual deletion mutants generated by the Saccharomyces Genome Deletion Project was systematically measured. Our results provide a global view of the rapamycin-sensitive functions of TOR. In contrast to conventional genetic analysis, this approach offers a simple and thorough analysis of genetic interaction on a genomic scale and measures genetic interaction at different possible levels. It can be used to study the functions of other drug targets and to identify novel protein components of a conserved core biological process such as DNA damage checkpoint/repair that is interfered with by a cell-permeable chemical compound.