A massively parallel barcoded sequencing pipeline enables generation of the first ORFeome and interactome map for rice

Abstract

Systematic mappings of protein interactome networks have provided invaluable functional information for numerous model organisms. Here we developPCR-mediatedLinkage of barcodedAdaptersTo nucleic acidElements forsequencing (PLATE-seq) that serves as a general tool to rapidly sequence thousands of DNA elements. We validate its utility by generating the ORFeome forOryza sativacovering 2,300 genes and constructing a high-quality protein–protein interactome map consisting of 322 interactions between 289 proteins, expanding the known interactions in rice by roughly 50%. Our work paves the way for high-throughput profiling of protein–protein interactions in a wide range of organisms.