High-throughput protein characterization by complementation using DNA barcoded fragment libraries

Autor: Bradley W Biggs, Morgan N Price, Dexter Lai, Jasmine Escobedo, Yuridia Fortanel, Yolanda Y Huang, Kyoungmin Kim, Valentine V Trotter, Jennifer V Kuehl, Lauren M Lui, Romy Chakraborty, Adam M Deutschbauer, Adam P Arkin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Molecular Systems Biology, Vol 20, Iss 11, Pp 1207-1229 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1744-4292
DOI: 10.1038/s44320-024-00068-z
Popis: Abstract Our ability to predict, control, or design biological function is fundamentally limited by poorly annotated gene function. This can be particularly challenging in non-model systems. Accordingly, there is motivation for new high-throughput methods for accurate functional annotation. Here, we used complementation of auxotrophs and DNA barcode sequencing (Coaux-Seq) to enable high-throughput characterization of protein function. Fragment libraries from eleven genetically diverse bacteria were tested in twenty different auxotrophic strains of Escherichia coli to identify genes that complement missing biochemical activity. We recovered 41% of expected hits, with effectiveness ranging per source genome, and observed success even with distant E. coli relatives like Bacillus subtilis and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Coaux-Seq provided the first experimental validation for 53 proteins, of which 11 are less than 40% identical to an experimentally characterized protein. Among the unexpected function identified was a sulfate uptake transporter, an O-succinylhomoserine sulfhydrylase for methionine synthesis, and an aminotransferase. We also identified instances of cross-feeding wherein protein overexpression and nearby non-auxotrophic strains enabled growth. Altogether, Coaux-Seq’s utility is demonstrated, with future applications in ecology, health, and engineering.
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