Contemplating the murine test tube: lessons from natural killer cells and Cryptococcus neoformans.

abstract：:This study addresses the question of whether observable changes in fluxes in the primary carbon metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae occur between the different phases of the cell division cycle. To detect such changes by metabolic flux analysis, a 13C-labeling experiment was performed with a fed-batch culture inocu...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Costenoble R,Müller D,Barl T,van Gulik WM,van Winden WA,Reuss M,Heijnen JJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast Pichia anomala J121 prevents mold spoilage and enhances preservation of moist grain in malfunctioning storage systems. Development of P. anomala J121 as a biocontrol agent requires in-depth knowledge about its physiology. P. anomala J121 grew under strictly anaerobic conditions, at temperatures between 3 deg...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Fredlund E,Druvefors U,Boysen ME,Lingsten KJ,Schnürer J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethyl sulphoxide is extensively used in chemical, pharmaceutical and biomedical applications, but its specific biological actions remain largely elusive. The aim of this study was to comprehensively explore the effects of dimethyl sulphoxide on eukaryotic growth and senescence by using the budding yeast Saccharomyc...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Kakolyri M,Margaritou A,Tiligada E

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brettanomyces bruxellensis is usually considered a spoilage microorganism, responsible for significant economic losses during the production of fermented beverages such as wine, beer and cider, though for some styles of beer its influence is essential. In recent years, the competitiveness of this yeast in bioethanol p...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Varela C,Lleixà J,Curtin C,Borneman A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Kluyveromyces lactis, galactose transport has been thought to be mediated by the lactose permease encoded by LAC12. In fact, a lac12 mutant unable to grow on lactose did not grow on galactose either and showed low and uninducible galactose uptake activity. The existence of other galactose transport systems, at low ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Baruffini E,Goffrini P,Donnini C,Lodi T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The durum wheat TMKP1 gene encodes a MAP kinase phosphatase. When overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, TMKP1 leads to salt stress tolerance (especially LiCl ), which is dependent on the phosphatase activity of the protein. The TMKP1-associated Li(+) resistance is restricted to a galactose-containing medium. Inte...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Zaidi I,González A,Touzri M,Alvarez MC,Ramos J,Masmoudi K,Ariño J,Hanin M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kluyveromyces marxianus is a safe yeast used in the food and biotechnology sectors. One of the important traits that sets it apart from the familiar yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is its capacity to grow using lactose as a carbon source. Like in its close relative, Kluyveromyces lactis, this requires lactose transp...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Varela JA,Montini N,Scully D,Van der Ploeg R,Oreb M,Boles E,Hirota J,Akada R,Hoshida H,Morrissey JP

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conversion of glucose to lactic acid is stoichiometrically equivalent to ethanol formation with respect to ATP formation from substrate-level phosphorylation, redox equivalents and product yield. However, anaerobic growth cannot be sustained in homolactate fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ATP-dependent export of t...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Abbott DA,van den Brink J,Minneboo IM,Pronk JT,van Maris AJ

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homologous recombination (HR) is an error-free DNA repair mechanism that maintains genome integrity by repairing double-strand breaks (DSBs). Defects in HR lead to genomic instability and are associated with cancer predisposition. A key step in HR is the formation of Rad51 nucleoprotein filaments which are responsible...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Martino J,Bernstein KA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida glabrata is a second most common human opportunistic pathogen which causes superficial but also life-threatening systemic candidosis. According to the localisation of mannans and mannoproteins in the outermost layer of the cell wall, mannan detection could be one of the first steps in the cell recognition of C...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Paulovičová L,Paulovičová E,Farkaš P,Čížová A,Bystrický P,Jančinová V,Turánek J,Pericolini E,Gabrielli E,Vecchiarelli A,Hrubiško M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The catabolism of methionine to methionol and methanethiol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was studied using (13)C NMR spectroscopy, GC-MS, enzyme assays and a number of mutants. Methionine is first transaminated to alpha-keto-gamma-(methylthio)butyrate. Methionol is formed by a decarboxylation reaction, which yields meth...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Perpète P,Duthoit O,De Maeyer S,Imray L,Lawton AI,Stavropoulos KE,Gitonga VW,Hewlins MJ,Dickinson JR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among existing fungal pathogens, Candida glabrata is outstanding in its capacity to rapidly develop resistance to currently used antifungal agents. Resistance to the class of azoles, which are still widely used agents, varies in proportion (from 5 to 20%) depending on geographical area. Moreover, resistance to the cla...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Vale-Silva LA,Sanglard D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha non-selective autophagy, induced by nitrogen starvation, results in the turnover of cytoplasmic components, including peroxisomes. We show that the uptake of these components occurs by invagination of the vacuolar membrane without their prior sequestration and thus diff...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Bellu AR,Kram AM,Kiel JA,Veenhuis M,van der Klei IJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The replicative lifespan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is determined by both genetic and environmental factors. Many of the same factors determine the lifespan of metazoan animals. The lack of fast and reliable lifespan assays has limited the pace of yeast aging research. In this study we describe a novel strategy for a...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Jarolim S,Millen J,Heeren G,Laun P,Goldfarb DS,Breitenbach M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that Arf3p, a member of the ADP ribosylation family, is involved in the organization of actin cables and cortical patches in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Profilin-deficient cells (pfy1Delta) have severe growth defects and lack actin cables. Overexpression of ARF3 restores actin cables and corrects growth defects ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Lambert AA,Perron MP,Lavoie E,Pallotta D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we show that the proteins Pkc1 and Pfy1 play a role in the repolarization of the actin cytoskeleton and in cell survival in response to oxidative stress. We have also developed an assay to determine the actin polymerization capacity of total protein extracts using fluorescence recovery after photobleachi...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Pujol N,Bonet C,Vilella F,Petkova MI,Mozo-Villarías A,de la Torre-Ruiz MA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The LYS12 gene from Candida albicans, coding for homoisocitrate dehydrogenase was cloned and expressed as a His-tagged protein in Escherichia coli. The purified gene product catalyzes the Mg(2+)- and K(+)-dependent oxidative decarboxylation of homoisocitrate to α-ketoadipate. The recombinant enzyme demonstrates strict...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Gabriel I,Vetter ND,Palmer DR,Milewska MJ,Wojciechowski M,Milewski S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism involved in the cellular phosphate response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae forms part of the PHO pathway, which upon expression allows a co-ordinated cellular response and adaptation to changes in availability of external phosphate. Although genetic studies and analyses of the S. cerevisiae genome have prod...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Mouillon JM,Persson BL

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteostasis is a cellular housekeeping process that refers to the healthy maintenance of the cellular proteome that governs the fate of proteins from synthesis to degradation. Perturbations of proteostasis might result in protein dysfunction with consequent deleterious effects that can culminate in cell death. To dea...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Sampaio-Marques B,Ludovico P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains exhibit a huge genotypic and phenotypic diversity. Breeding strategies taking advantage of these characteristics would contribute greatly to improving industrial yeasts. Here we mapped and introgressed chromosomal regions controlling industrial yeast properties, such as hydrogen ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Marullo P,Yvert G,Bely M,Aigle M,Dubourdieu D

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maf1 is a repressor of RNA polymerase (Pol) III transcription for tRNA. Nutrient deprivation and environmental stress repress Pol III transcription through Maf1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The sole Candida albicans homolog CaMaf1 is a protein of 380 amino acids with conserved domains and motifs of the eukaryotic Maf1...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Asghar F,Yan H,Jiang L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The closely related yeasts Debaryomyces fabryi and Debaryomyces hansenii are excellent xylose consumers. We previously described the activity of a high-affinity xylose/H(+) symport from an industrial strain of D. hansenii subsequently reclassified as D. fabryi. We now report the identification of the gene encoding thi...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Ferreira D,Nobre A,Silva ML,Faria-Oliveira F,Tulha J,Ferreira C,Lucas C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown on plastic surfaces formed organized structures, termed minicolonies, that consisted of a core of round (yeast-like) cells surrounded by chains of filamentous cells (pseudohyphae). Minicolonies had a much higher affinity for plastic than unstructured yeast communities growing on the same...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： White MG,Piccirillo S,Dusevich V,Law DJ,Kapros T,Honigberg SM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysfunction or capacity shortage of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is cumulatively called ER stress and provokes the unfolded protein response (UPR). In various yeast species, the ER-located transmembrane protein Ire1 is activated upon ER stress and performs the splicing reaction of HAC1 mRNA, the mature form of which...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Fauzee YNBM,Taniguchi N,Ishiwata-Kimata Y,Takagi H,Kimata Y

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the relationship between occurrence of the serotypes of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex in tree samples and the climatic conditions registered during samplings in four cities of Colombia, between 1992 and 2004, by means of a logistic regression model and l...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Granados DP,Castañeda E

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like bacteria, fungi growing in biofilms are often embedded in a so-called extracellular matrix (ECM), a complex and species-specific mixture of compounds secreted by cells in the biofilm. The precise physiological role of this ECM and its importance for the stress and drug resistance that is so characteristic of biof...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Beauvais A,Loussert C,Prevost MC,Verstrepen K,Latgé JP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a method for the quantification of protein turnover rates using (13)C-labeled substrates combined with the analysis of the labeling patterns of proteinogenic amino acids. Using this method, the specific amino acid turnover rates between proteins and the pool of free amino acids were determined for eight d...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Hong KK,Hou J,Shoaie S,Nielsen J,Bordel S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the macroscopic world, ecological interactions between multiple species of fauna and flora are recognised as major role-players in the evolution of any particular species. By comparison, research on ecological interactions as a driver of evolutionary adaptation in microbial ecosystems has been neglected. The evolut...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Conacher CG,Rossouw D,Bauer FFB

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using modern peptide analytical MS technology ('Peptidomics'), it is possible to analyze yeast α-pheromone both qualitatively and semi-quantitatively directly from conditioned cell culture media. MS/MS analysis shows both forms of α-pheromone (MFα and MFα') detectable and identifiable straight from WT supernatants. In...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Bener Aksam E,Pinkse MW,Verhaert PD

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of virulence factor production in the pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans remains to be fully illustrated. We present here a finding that a gene, encoding the glycolysis enzyme phosphoglucose isomerase (Pgi1), is critical for the biosynthesis of melanin and capsule, cell wall integrity and resistance to stress...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Zhang P,Wei D,Li Z,Sun Z,Pan J,Zhu X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00