A high-throughput differential chemical genetic screen uncovers genotype-specific compounds altering plant growth.

ABSTRACT: The identification of chemical compounds regulating plant growth in a genetic context can greatly enhance our understanding of biological mechanisms. Here, we have developed a high-throughput phenotype-directed chemical screening method in plants to compare two genotypes and identify small molecules inducing genotype-specific phenotypes. We used Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and mus81, a DNA repair mutant, and screened off-patent drugs from the Prestwick library to selectively identify molecules affecting mus81 growth. We developed two complementary convolutional neural networks (CNN)-based image segmentation and classification programs to quantify Arabidopsis seedling growth. Using these approaches, we detected that about 10% of Prestwick molecules cause alter

SUBMITTER: Emmenecker C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12032938 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature