Systematic, large-scale synthetic genetic (gene-gene or epistasis) interaction screens can be used to explore genetic redundancy and pathway cross-talk. Here, we describe a high-throughput quantitative synthetic genetic array screening technology, termed eSGA that we developed for elucidating epistatic relationships and exploring genetic interaction networks in Escherichia coli.
Gagarinova, A., Babu, M., Greenblatt, J., Emili, A. Mapping Bacterial Functional Networks and Pathways in Escherichia Coli using Synthetic Genetic Arrays. J. Vis. Exp. (69), e4056, doi:10.3791/4056 (2012).