Chapter title |
Methods for High-Throughput RNAi Screening in Drosophila Cells.
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Chapter number | 5 |
Book title |
Drosophila
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-6371-3_5 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-6369-0, 978-1-4939-6371-3
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Authors |
Maximilian Billmann, Michael Boutros, Billmann, Maximilian, Boutros, Michael |
Editors |
Christian Dahmann |
Abstract |
RNA interference (RNAi) is a potent tool for perturbation of gene function in model organisms and human cells. In Drosophila, efficient RNAi enables screening approaches for components of cellular processes in vivo and in vitro. In cultured cells, measuring the effect of depleting gene products on a genome-wide scale can systematically associate gene function with diverse processes, such as cell growth and proliferation, signaling and trafficking. Here, we describe methods for RNAi experiments in cultured Drosophila cells with a focus on genome-wide loss-of-function screening. We illustrate the design of long double-stranded RNAs and provide protocols for their production by in vitro transcription and delivery in cell-based assays. Furthermore, we provide methods to fine-tune signaling reporters and high-content microscopy assays for genome-wide screening. Finally, we describe essential steps of high-throughput data analysis and how the experimental set-up can improve data normalization using a genome-wide RNAi screen for Wnt pathway activity data as an example. |
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