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Genes required for mycobacterial growth defined by high density mutagenesis

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Sassetti, Christopher M., Boyd, Dana H., Rubin, Eric J.·2003·Molecular Microbiology

DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03425.x

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Summary: Despite over a century of research, tuberculosis remains a leading cause of infectious death worldwide. Faced with increasing rates of drug resistance, the identification of genes that are required for the growth of this organism should provide new targets for the design of antimycobacterial agents. Here, we describe the use of transposon site hybridization (TraSH) to comprehensively identify the genes required by the causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis , for optimal growth. These genes include those that can be assigned to essential pathways as well as many of unknown function. The genes important for the growth of M. tuberculosis are largely conserved in the degenerate genome of the leprosy bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae , indicating that non‐essential functions have been selectively lost since this bacterium diverged from other mycobacteria. In contrast, a surprisingly high proportion of these genes lack identifiable orthologues in other bacteria, suggesting that the minimal gene set required for survival varies greatly between organisms with different evolutionary histories.

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Authors: Sassetti, C. M., Boyd, D. H., & Rubin, E. J.
Affiliations: Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author: Rubin, Eric J.
ORCID: Sassetti, Christopher M.
Rubin, Eric J.
Venue: Molecular Microbiology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2003-03-25
Volume: 48
Issue: 1
Pages: 77-84
ISSN: 0950-382X (ISSN-L)
1365-2958
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03425.x
OpenAlex: W2128482141
Cited by: 2,544
References: 25
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FWCI: 45.74
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Molecular Microbiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI 48704, R01AI048704, R01AI051929, AI51929)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, essential genes, bacterial growth, gene essentiality, drug resistance, gene loss, minimal gene set, orthologs
MeSH terms: DNA Transposable Elements, Genes, Bacterial, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mutagenesis, Evolution, Molecular

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