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Science advancesSep 2022 |
8
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35
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eabq2157
DOI:
10.1126/sciadv.abq2157

Base editor enables rational genome-scale functional screening for enhanced industrial phenotypes in Corynebacterium glutamicum

Liu, Ye; Wang, Ruoyu; Liu, Jiahui; Lu, Hui; Li, Haoran; Wang, Yu; Ni, Xiaomeng; Li, Junwei; Guo, Yanmei; Ma, Hongwu; Liao, Xiaoping; Wang, Meng
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Abstract
Genome-scale functional screening accelerates comprehensive assessment of gene function in cells. Here, we have established a genome-scale loss-of-function screening strategy that combined a cytosine base editor with approximately 12,000 parallel sgRNAs targeting 98.1% of total genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032. Unlike previous data processing methods developed in yeast or mammalian cells, we developed a new data processing procedure to locate candidate genes by statistical sgRNA enrichment analysis. Known and novel functional genes related to 5-fluorouracil resistance, 5-fluoroorotate resistance, oxidative stress tolerance, or furfural tolerance have been identified. In particular, purU and serA were proven to be related to the furfural tolerance in C. glutamicum. A cloud platform named FSsgRNA-Analyzer was provided to accelerate sequencing data processing for CRISPR-based functional screening. Our method would be broadly useful to functional genomics study and strain engineering in other microorganisms.
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