PASTMUS: mapping functional elements at single amino acid resolution in human cells

Genome Biol. 2019 Dec 16;20(1):279. doi: 10.1186/s13059-019-1897-7.

Abstract

Identification of functional elements for a protein of interest is important for achieving a mechanistic understanding. However, it remains cumbersome to assess each and every amino acid of a given protein in relevance to its functional significance. Here, we report a strategy, PArsing fragmented DNA Sequences from CRISPR Tiling MUtagenesis Screening (PASTMUS), which provides a streamlined workflow and a bioinformatics pipeline to identify critical amino acids of proteins in their native biological contexts. Using this approach, we map six proteins-three bacterial toxin receptors and three cancer drug targets, and acquire their corresponding functional maps at amino acid resolution.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / chemistry
  • Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Polo-Like Kinase 1
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / chemistry
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / chemistry
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein / methods*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases