This is a preprint version of an article published in Methods in Enzymology*, Applications of Chimeric Genes and Hybrid Proteins, Part C, Protein-Protein Interactions and Genomics, eds John Abelson, Scott Emr, and Jeremy Thorner, vol 328, pp26-46, 2000
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Interaction mating methods in two-hybrid systems
Mikhail G. Kolonin, Jinhui Zhong, and Russell L. Finley Jr.
Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, Michigan 48201
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OUTLINE
Introduction
Isolating new interactors from libraries
- Constructing and characterizing the bait strain
Preparing the pretransformed library and control strains
Screening for interactors by mating
Characterizing interactors
Testing interactions between small sets of proteins by cross-mating assay
Mapping networks of interacting proteins
Exploring the functions of individual protein interactions
Concluding remarks
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