The iBeetle large-scale RNAi screen reveals gene functions for insect development and physiology

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​The iBeetle large-scale RNAi screen reveals gene functions for insect development and physiology​
Schmitt-Engel, C.; Schultheis, D.; Schwirz, J.; Stroehlein, N.; Troelenberg, N.; Majumdar, U. & Dao, V. A. et al.​ (2015) 
Nature Communications6 art. 7822​.​ DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8822 

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Schmitt-Engel, Christian; Schultheis, Dorothea; Schwirz, Jonas; Stroehlein, Nadi; Troelenberg, Nicole; Majumdar, Upalparna; Dao, Van Anh; Grossmann, Daniela; Richter, Tobias; Tech, Maike ; Doenitz, Juergen; Gerischer, Lizzy; Theis, Mirko; Schild, Inga; Trauner, Jochen; Koniszewski, Nikolaus Dieter Bernhard; Kuester, Elke; Kittelmann, Sebastian; Hu, Yonggang; Lehmann, Sabrina; Siemanowski, Janna L.; Ulrich, Julia; Panfilio, Kristen A.; Schroeder, Reinhard; Morgenstern, Burkhard ; Stanke, Mario; Buchhholz, Frank; Frasch, Manfred; Roth, Siegfried; Wimmer, Ernst A.; Schoppmeier, Michael; Klingler, Martin; Bucher, Gregor
Abstract
Genetic screens are powerful tools to identify the genes required for a given biological process. However, for technical reasons, comprehensive screens have been restricted to very few model organisms. Therefore, although deep sequencing is revealing the genes of ever more insect species, the functional studies predominantly focus on candidate genes previously identified in Drosophila, which is biasing research towards conserved gene functions. RNAi screens in other organisms promise to reduce this bias. Here we present the results of the iBeetle screen, a large-scale, unbiased RNAi screen in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, which identifies gene functions in embryonic and postembryonic development, physiology and cell biology. The utility of Tribolium as a screening platform is demonstrated by the identification of genes involved in insect epithelial adhesion. This work transcends the restrictions of the candidate gene approach and opens fields of research not accessible in Drosophila.
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2015
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Nature Communications 
ISSN
2041-1723
Sponsor
Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2015

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