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High-content, image-based screening for drug targets in yeast.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Drug discovery and development are predicated on elucidation of the potential mechanisms of action and cellular targets of candidate chemical compounds. Recent advances in high-content imaging techniques allow simultaneous analysis of a range of cellular events. In this study, we propose a novel strategy to identify drug targets by combining genetic screening and high-content imaging in yeast.

Methodology

In this approach, we infer the cellular functions affected by candidate drugs by comparing morphologic changes induced by the compounds with the phenotypes of yeast mutants.

Conclusions

Using this method and four well-characterized reagents, we successfully identified previously known target genes of the compounds as well as other genes involved with functionally related cellular pathways. This is the first demonstration of a genetic high-content assay that can be used to identify drug targets based on morphologic phenotypes of a reference mutant panel.

SUBMITTER: Ohnuki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2854693 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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High-content, image-based screening for drug targets in yeast.

Ohnuki Shinsuke S   Oka Satomi S   Nogami Satoru S   Ohya Yoshikazu Y  

PloS one 20100414 4


<h4>Background</h4>Drug discovery and development are predicated on elucidation of the potential mechanisms of action and cellular targets of candidate chemical compounds. Recent advances in high-content imaging techniques allow simultaneous analysis of a range of cellular events. In this study, we propose a novel strategy to identify drug targets by combining genetic screening and high-content imaging in yeast.<h4>Methodology</h4>In this approach, we infer the cellular functions affected by can  ...[more]

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