Screens for genes relevant to Cell Viability, Metabolism and Cell Death

Farny NG, Hurt JA, Silver PA. Definition of global and transcript-specific mRNA export pathways in metazoans. Genes Dev. 2008 Jan 1;22(1):66-78.

Yi CH, Sogah DK, Boyce M, Degterev A, Christofferson DE, Yuan J. A genome-wide RNAi screen reveals multiple regulators of caspase activation. J Cell Biol. 2007 Nov 19;179(4):619-26.

Screens for genes relevant to Transcription, Translation & RNA Biology

Wagner EJ, Burch BD, Godfrey AC, Salzler HR, Duronio RJ, Marzluff WF. A genome-wide RNA interference screen reveals that variant histones are necessary for replication-dependent histone pre-mRNA processing. Mol Cell. 2007 Nov 30;28(4):692-9.

Lu J, Ruhf ML, Perrimon N, Leder P. A genome-wide RNA interference screen identifies putative chromatin regulators essential for E2F repression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 May 29;104(22):9381-6.

Cherry S, Doukas T, Armknecht S, Whelan S, Wang H, Sarnow P, Perrimon N. Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals a specific sensitivity of IRES-containing RNA viruses to host translation inhibition. Genes Dev. 2005 Feb 15;19(4):445-52.

Screens for genes relevant to Response to Pathogen Infection

Derré I, Pypaert M, Dautry-Varsat A, Agaisse H. RNAi screen in Drosophila cells reveals the involvement of the Tom complex in Chlamydia infection. PLoS Pathog. 2007 Oct 26;3(10):1446-58.

Agaisse H, Burrack LS, Philips JA, Rubin EJ, Perrimon N, Higgins DE. Genome-wide RNAi screen for host factors required for intracellular bacterial infection. Science. 2005 Aug 19;309(5738):1248-51.

Philips JA, Rubin EJ, Perrimon N. Drosophila RNAi screen reveals CD36 family member required for mycobacterial infection. Science. 2005 Aug 19;309(5738):1251-3.

Cherry S, Doukas T, Armknecht S, Whelan S, Wang H, Sarnow P, Perrimon N. Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals a specific sensitivity of IRES-containing RNA viruses to host translation inhibition. Genes Dev. 2005 Feb 15;19(4):445-52.

Cherry S, Kunte A, Wang H, Coyne C, Rawson RB, Perrimon N. COPI activity coupled with fatty acid biosynthesis is required for viral replication. PLoS Pathog. 2006 Oct;2(10):e102.

Screens for genes relevant to Signal Transduction

Xu L, Yao X, Chen X, Lu P, Zhang B, Ip YT. Msk is required for nuclear import of TGF-{beta}/BMP-activated Smads. J Cell Biol. 2007 Sep 10;178(6):981-94.

Bakal C, Aach J, Church G, Perrimon N. Quantitative morphological signatures define local signaling networks regulating cell morphology. Science. 2007 Jun 22;316(5832):1753-6.

Friedman A, Perrimon N. A functional RNAi screen for regulators of receptor tyrosine kinase and ERK signalling. Nature. 2006 Nov 9;444(7116):230-4.

Gwack Y, Sharma S, Nardone J, Tanasa B, Iuga A, Srikanth S, Okamura H, Bolton D, Feske S, Hogan PG, Rao A. A genome-wide Drosophila RNAi screen identifies DYRK-family kinases as regulators of NFAT. Nature. 2006 Jun 1;441(7093):646-50.

Nybakken K, Vokes SA, Lin TY, McMahon AP, Perrimon N. A genome-wide RNA interference screen in Drosophila melanogaster cells for new components of the Hh signaling pathway. Nat Genet. 2005 Dec;37(12):1323-32.

Baeg GH, Zhou R, Perrimon N. Genome-wide RNAi analysis of JAK/STAT signaling components in Drosophila. Genes Dev. 2005 Aug 15;19(16):1861-70.

DasGupta R, Kaykas A, Moon RT, Perrimon N. Functional genomic analysis of the Wnt-wingless signaling pathway. Science. 2005 May 6;308(5723):826-33.

Screens for genes relevant to Import/Export, Influx/Efflux and Transport

Xu L, Yao X, Chen X, Lu P, Zhang B, Ip YT. Msk is required for nuclear import of TGF-{beta}/BMP-activated Smads. J Cell Biol. 2007 Sep 10;178(6):981-94.

Zhang SL, Yeromin AV, Zhang XH, Yu Y, Safrina O, Penna A, Roos J, Stauderman KA, Cahalan MD. Genome-wide RNAi screen of Ca(2+) influx identifies genes that regulate Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) channel activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Jun 13;103(24):9357-62.

Vig M, Peinelt C, Beck A, Koomoa DL, Rabah D, Koblan-Huberson M, Kraft S, Turner H, Fleig A, Penner R, Kinet JP. CRACM1 is a plasma membrane protein essential for store-operated Ca2+ entry. Science. 2006 May 26;312(5777):1220-3.

Feske S, Gwack Y, Prakriya M, Srikanth S, Puppel SH, Tanasa B, Hogan PG, Lewis RS, Daly M, Rao A. A mutation in Orai1 causes immune deficiency by abrogating CRAC channel function. Nature. 2006 May 11;441(7090):179-85

Bard F, Casano L, Mallabiabarrena A, Wallace E, Saito K, Kitayama H, Guizzunti G, Hu Y, Wendler F, Dasgupta R, Perrimon N, Malhotra V. Functional genomics reveals genes involved in protein secretion and Golgi organization. Nature. 2006 Feb 2;439(7076):604-7.

Screens for genes relevant to Cell Division, Morphology and the Cytoskeleton

Boutros M, Kiger AA, Armknecht S, Kerr K, Hild M, Koch B, Haas SA, Paro R, Perrimon N; Heidelberg Fly Array Consortium. Genome-wide RNAi analysis of growth and viability in Drosophila cells. Science. 2004 Feb 6;303(5659):832-5.

Kiger AA, Baum B, Jones S, Jones MR, Coulson A, Echeverri C, Perrimon N. A functional genomic analysis of cell morphology using RNA interference. J Biol. 2003;2(4):27.

Drosophila RNAi Methodology & Protocols

Ni JQ, Markstein M, Binari R, Pfeiffer B, Liu LP, Villalta C, Booker M, Perkins L, Perrimon N. Vector and parameters for targeted transgenic RNA interference in Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Methods. 2008 Jan;5(1):49-51.

DasGupta R, Nybakken K, Booker M, Mathey-Prevot B, Gonsalves F, Changkakoty B,Perrimon N. A case study of the reproducibility of transcriptional reporter cell-based RNAi screens in Drosophila. Genome Biol. 2007;8(9):R203.

Ramadan N, Flockhart I, Booker M, Perrimon N, Mathey-Prevot B. Design and implementation of high-throughput RNAi screens in cultured Drosophila cells. Nat Protoc. 2007;2(9):2245-64.

Perrimon N, Mathey-Prevot B. Applications of high-throughput RNA interference screens to problems in cell and developmental biology. Genetics. 2007 Jan;175(1):7-16.

Echeverri CJ, Perrimon N. High-throughput RNAi screening in cultured cells: a user's guide. Nat Rev Genet. 2006 May;7(5):373-84.

Armknecht S, Boutros M, Kiger A, Nybakken K, Mathey-Prevot B, Perrimon N. High-throughput RNA interference screens in Drosophila tissue culture cells. Methods Enzymol. 2005;392:55-73.

Off-Target Effects in Drosophila RNAi

Kulkarni MM, Booker M, Silver SJ, Friedman A, Hong P, Perrimon N, Mathey-Prevot B. Evidence of off-target effects associated with long dsRNAs in Drosophila melanogaster cell-based assays. Nat Methods. 2006 Oct;3(10):833-8.

The DRSC Database & Software Tools

Flockhart I, Booker M, Kiger A, Boutros M, Armknecht S, Ramadan N, Richardson K, Xu A, Perrimon N, Mathey-Prevot B. FlyRNAi: the Drosophila RNAi screening center database. Nucleic Acids Res. 2006 Jan 1;34(Database issue):D489-94