Parallel RTK-Ras-ERK genome-wide RNAi screens in Drosophila. (A) Comparison of six RNAi screens grouped into three experimental categories based on ligand stimulus or cell type, with number of annotated genes in each category. Note that S2R+ cells used for EGF stimulation express EGFR for robust ERK activation in response to EGF; thus, a “baseline” RNAi screen was performed in these cells in the absence of EGF in addition to the baseline performed previously in the EGFR-negative S2R+ cells. The total gene set is enriched for genes with human orthologs and for known components of the canonical signaling cassette. (B) A total of 227 genes appeared in all three groups, representing a common or “global” set of RTK-Ras-ERK regulators, which included those encoding proteins in the canonical cascade (top array graph). Examples of other global regulators are shown in the lower array graph. Genes are listed using common abbreviations, with mammalian names listed in parentheses when different from Drosophila. Color represents average Z score in each primary RNAi screen. (C) Many known canonical interactions are recapitulated by the TAP-MS analysis, including those involving adaptors (Drk-Sos), the Phl activation complex (Phl-Dsor1, Phl-Rl, Phl-Ksr, and Ksr-Cnk), and InR with the PI3K subunits p110 (PI3K92E) and p60 (p85 ortholog, PI3K21B). Red edges denote those found both in our study and in MasterNet, a literature-based compilation of previously known PPIs. The gray edge denotes those not found in MasterNet. Edge thickness represents SAINT score. Circles represent prey; rectangles represent baits.