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    A Bioinformatics Method Identifies Prominent Off-targeted Transcripts in RNAi Screens
    (Nature Publishing Group, 2012) Sigoillot, Frederic D.; Lyman, Susan; Huckins, Jeremy F.; Adamson, Brittany Susan; Chung, Eunah; Quattrochi, Brian; King, Randall
    Because off-target effects hamper interpretation and validation of RNAi screens, we developed a bioinformatics method, Genome-wide Enrichment of Seed Sequence matches (GESS), to identify candidate off-targeted transcripts from direct analysis of primary screening data. GESS identified a prominent off-targeted transcript in several screens, including MAD2 in a screen for components of the spindle assembly checkpoint. We demonstrate how incorporation of the results of GESS analysis can enhance the validation rate in RNAi screens.
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    A Genome-Wide Study of Homologous Recombination in Mammalian Cells Identifies RBMX, a Novel Component of the DNA Damage Response
    (2013-03-20) Adamson, Brittany Susan; Elledge, Stephen J.; Amon, Angelika; Lahav, Galit; Walter, Johannes; Scully, Ralph
    Repair of DNA double-strand breaks is critical to the maintenance of genomic stability, and failure to repair these DNA lesions can cause loss of chromosome telomeric regions, complex translocations, or cell death. In humans this can lead to severe developmental abnormalities and cancer. A central pathway for double-strand break repair is homologous recombination (HR), a mechanism that operates during the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle and primarily utilizes the replicated sister chromatid as a template for repair. Most knowledge of HR is derived from work carried out in prokaryotic and eukaryotic model organisms. To probe the HR pathway in human cells, we performed a genome-wide siRNA-based screen; and through this screen, we uncovered cellular functions required for HR and identified proteins that localize to sites of DNA damage. Among positive regulators of HR, we identified networks of pre-mRNA-processing factors and canonical DNA damage response effectors. Within the former, we found RBMX, a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) that associates with the spliceosome, binds RNA, and influences alternative splicing. We found that RBMX is required for cellular resistance to genotoxic stress, accumulates at sites of DNA damage in a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1-dependent manner and through multiple domains, and promotes HR by facilitating proper BRCA2 expression. Screen data also revealed that the mammalian recombinase RAD51 is commonly off-targeted by siRNAs, presenting a cautionary note to those studying HR with RNAi and highlighting the vulnerability of RNAi screens to off-target effects in general. Candidate validation through secondary screening with independent reagents successfully circumvented the effects of off-targeting and set a new standard for reagent redundancy in RNAi screens.