High-Throughput Functional Analysis of the Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 Genome |
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Authors: | Holtman C Kay; Chen You; Sandoval Pamela; Gonzales Alejandra; Nalty Mark S; Thomas Terry L; Youderian Philip; Golden Susan S |
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Institution: | 1Department of Biology, Texas A&M University College Station, TX USA 77843-3258
2Center for Research on Biological Clocks, Texas A&M University College Station, TX USA 77843-3258 |
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Abstract: | Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 was the first cyanobacterialstrain to be reliably transformed by exogenously added DNA andhas become the model organism for cyanobacterial circadian rhythms.With a small genome (2.7 Mb) and well-developed genetic tools,PCC 7942 provides an exceptional opportunity to elucidate thecircadian mechanism through genetics. We describe a projectto create mutations in every locus of the genome, both to assayeach locus for its potential contribution to the circadian clockand to archive data for the cyanobacterial community. Cosmidclones that carry inserts of PCC 7942 DNA are saturated withtransposon insertions in vitro to provide sequencing templatesand substrates for mutagenesis of the PCC 7942 genome via homologousrecombination. We have mutagenized 53% of the chromosome from50 chromosome-bearing cosmids and identified the positions ofinsertions in 31 of those cosmids and the 46 kb plasmid, pANL.PCC 7942 mutants defective for 490 different genes have beenscreened for circadian phenotypes. Mutagenesis of three apparentlyessential loci, including clpPIIclpX, resulted in circadianphenotypes. We developed an effective antisense suppressionmethod to further the analysis of essential genes. When completed,the set of comprehensive mutations will provide the communitywith a unique resource whose impact will extend beyond circadianresearch. |
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Keywords: | Circadian rhythms cyanobacteria functional genomics antisense gene suppression |
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