Pooled clone collections by multiplexed CRISPR/Cas12a-assisted gene tagging in yeast
2018
Clone collections of modified strains (9libraries9) are a major resource for systematic studies with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Construction of such libraries is time-consuming, costly and confined to the genetic background of a specific yeast strain. To overcome these limitations, we developed
CRISPR/Cas12a (Cpf1)-assisted tag library engineering (
CASTLING) for multiplexed strain construction.
CASTLINGuses microarray-synthesized oligonucleotide pools and in
vitro recombineeringto program the genomic insertion of long
DNA constructsvia
homologous recombination. One simple transformation yields pooled libraries with >90% of correctly tagged clones. Up to several hundred genes can be tagged in a single step and, on a genomic scale, approximately half of all genes are tagged with only ~10-fold
oversampling. We report several parameters that affect tagging success and provide a quantitative targeted next-generation sequencing method to analyze such pooled collections. Thus,
CASTLINGunlocks new avenues for increased throughput in
functional genomicsand cell biology research.
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