Human and mouse essentiality screens as a resource for disease gene discovery.

ABSTRACT: The identification of causal variants in sequencing studies remains a considerable challenge that can be partially addressed by new gene-specific knowledge. Here, we integrate measures of how essential a gene is to supporting life, as inferred from viability and phenotyping screens performed on knockout mice by the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium and essentiality screens carried out on human cell lines. We propose a cross-species gene classification across the Full Spectrum of Intolerance to Loss-of-function (FUSIL) and demonstrate that genes in five mutually exclusive FUSIL categories have differing biological properties. Most notably, Mendelian disease genes, particularly those associated with developmental disorders, are highly overrepresented among genes non-essential for ce

SUBMITTER: Cacheiro P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994715 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature