Investigating the multibudded and binucleate phenotype of the yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii growing on minimal medium.

abstract：:The fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causes paracoccidioidomycosis, a systemic granulomatous mycosis prevalent in Latin America. In an effort to elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved in fungus cell wall assembly and morphogenesis, beta-1,3-glucanosyltransferase 3 (PbGel3p) is presented here. PbGel3p presente...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Castro Nda S,de Castro KP,Orlandi I,Feitosa Ldos S,Rosa e Silva LK,Vainstein MH,Báo SN,Vai M,Soares CM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an excellent ethanol producer, but is rather sensitive to high concentration of ethanol. Here, influences of ethanol on cellular membrane integrity and carbon metabolism of S. cerevisiae were investigated to rationalize mechanism involved in ethanol toxicity. Addition of 5% (v/v) ethanol di...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Yang KM,Lee NR,Woo JM,Choi W,Zimmermann M,Blank LM,Park JB

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosynthesis of yeast phosphatidylglycerol (PG) takes place in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Outside mitochondria, the abundance of PG is low. Here, we present evidence that the subcellular distribution of PG is maintained by the locally controlled enzymatic activity of the PG-specific phospholipase, Pgc1. A f...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Kubalová D,Káňovičová P,Veselá P,Awadová T,Džugasová V,Daum G,Malínský J,Balážová M

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：: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：: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：:Yeast isolates from orange fruit and juice in a spontaneous fermentation were identified and classified by two molecular techniques. The first was analysis of the restriction pattern generated from the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified 5.8S rRNA gene and the two internal transcribed spacers (ITS) using specifi...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Las Heras-Vazquez FJ,Mingorance-Cazorla L,Clemente-Jimenez JM,Rodriguez-Vico F

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans has evolved several strategies to survive within phagocytes. Recently, it has been demonstrated that upregulation of the ATP binding cassette transporter-encoding gene antifungal resistance 1 (AFR1) is important not only for determining the resistance of C. neoformans to fl...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Orsi CF,Colombari B,Ardizzoni A,Peppoloni S,Neglia R,Posteraro B,Morace G,Fadda G,Blasi E

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) to investigate 35 yeast isolates representing the two genome-sequenced strains plus the type strain of Candida albicans, four isolates originally identified as Candida stellatoidea type I and 28 representing type strains of other species now regarded as synonymous with C. alb...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Jacobsen MD,Boekhout T,Odds FC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malassezia pachydermatis isolates (n=185) from skin sites from dogs (n=30) were characterized genetically and biochemically following in vitro culture. Two regions in the chitin synthase-2 gene (chs-2) and the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1) of nuclear ribosomal DNA were sequenced, and the phospholipase acti...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Cafarchia C,Gasser RB,Latrofa MS,Parisi A,Campbell BE,Otranto D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of the transcription regulator Pdr1p and its target genes PDR5 and TPO1 is required for Saccharomyces cerevisiae adaptation and resistance to artesunate, a promising antimalarial drug, also active against tumour cells and viruses. PDR5 and TPO1 encode plasma membrane multidrug transporters of the ATP-bi...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Alenquer M,Tenreiro S,Sá-Correia I

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histone acetyltransferase Sas2 is part of the SAS-I complex and acetylates lysine 16 of histone H4 (H4 K16Ac) in the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Sas2-mediated H4 K16Ac is strongest over the coding region of genes with low expression. However, it is unclear how Sas2-mediated acetylation is incorporated into...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Reiter C,Heise F,Chung HR,Ehrenhofer-Murray AE

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the most widely used fermentation organism for ethanol production. However, the gene expression regulatory networks behind the ethanol fermentation are still not fully understood. Using a static fermentation model, we examined the ethanol yields on biomass of deletion mutants for 77 yeast g...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Wu Y,Du J,Xu G,Jiang L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock response (HSR) is an important element of cellular homeostasis. In yeast, HSR comprises of the heat shock proteins (Hsps) and the osmolytes trehalose and glycerol. The respective roles of trehalose and Hsp104 in regulating protein aggregation remain ambiguous. We report that trehalose and Hsp104 are importa...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Sethi R,Iyer SS,Das E,Roy I

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:The Saccharomyces cerevisiae allantoate/ureidosuccinate permease gene (DAL5) is often used as a reporter in studies of the Tor1/2 protein kinases which are specifically inhibited by the clinically important immunosuppressant and anti-neoplastic drug, rapamycin. To date, only a single type of cis-acting element has bee...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Rai R,Daugherty JR,Tate JJ,Buford TD,Cooper TG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new, heat shock-inducible expression system based on an endogenous hsp16+ promoter was developed for use in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Analysis of GFP expression profiles indicated that a 1.2-kb segment of the hsp16+ promoter region was sufficient to drive expression of heterologous protein. The hs...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Fujita Y,Tohda H,Giga-Hama Y,Takegawa K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amylases are used in a variety of industries that have a specific need for alternative enzymes capable of hydrolysing raw starch. Five α-amylase and five glucoamylase-encoding genes were expressed in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y294 laboratory strain to select for recombinant strains that best hydrolysed raw corn sta...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Cripwell RA,Rose SH,Viljoen-Bloom M,van Zyl WH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An astaxanthin-overproducing (∼1000 μg g(-1)) strain of Phaffia rhodozyma, termed MK19, was established through 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine and Co60 mutagenesis from wild-type JCM9042 (merely 35-67 μg g(-1)). The total fatty acid content of MK19 was much lower than that of the wild type. Possible causes of the...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Miao L,Chi S,Tang Y,Su Z,Yin T,Guan G,Li Y

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：: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：:Nine yeast strains were isolated from spontaneous fermentations in the Alsace area of France, during the 1997, 1998 and 1999 grape harvests. Strains were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the MET2 gene, delta-PCR, and microsatellite patterns. Kary...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Le Jeune C,Lollier M,Demuyter C,Erny C,Legras JL,Aigle M,Masneuf-Pomarède I

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence in the literature showing that fungal pathogens express biologically active ectoenzymes. The expression of surface phosphatases at the cell surface of Cryptococcus neoformans, the etiologic agent of cryptococcosis, was evaluated in the present study. Different isolates of C. neoformans exp...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Collopy-Junior I,Esteves FF,Nimrichter L,Rodrigues ML,Alviano CS,Meyer-Fernandes JR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldose-1-epimerase or mutarotase (EC 5.1.3.3) catalyzes interconversion of alpha/beta-anomers of aldoses, such as glucose and galactose, and is distributed in a wide variety of organisms from bacteria to humans. Nevertheless, the physiological role of this enzyme has been elusive in most cases, because the alpha-form ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Fukasawa T,Sakurai H,Nogi Y,Baruffini E

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each time a cell duplicates, the whole genome must be accurately copied and distributed. The enormous amount of DNA in eukaryotic cells requires a high level of coordination between polymerases and other DNA and chromatin-interacting proteins to ensure timely and accurate DNA replication and chromatin formation. PCNA ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Kupiec M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Zinc is an essential micronutrient, and yet it can be toxic when present in excess. Zinc acquisition and distribution are dependent on tightly controlled transport of Zn(2+) ions. Schizosaccharomyces pombe represents a second eukaryotic model to study cellular metal homeostasis. In several ways its micronutri...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Boch A,Trampczynska A,Simm C,Taudte N,Krämer U,Clemens S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in glycosylation between the natural alpha-1,6 glucan-6-glucanohydrolase from Penicillium minioluteum and the heterologous protein expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris were analyzed. Glycosylation profiling was carried out using fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis and amine absorption high-...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Betancourt LH,García R,González J,Montesino R,Quintero O,Takao T,Shimonishi Y,Cremata JA

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:Yarrowia lipolytica is a dimorphic fungus whose morphology is controlled by several factors such as pH and different compounds. To determine if the STE11-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway plays a role in dimorphism of Y. lipolytica, we isolated the gene encoding a Mapkkk. The isolated gene (STE11) has an...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Cervantes-Chávez JA,Ruiz-Herrera J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promoter of alcohol oxidase I (PAOX1) is the most efficient promoter involved in the regulation of recombinant protein expression in Pichia pastoris (P. pastoris). PAOX1 is tightly repressed by the presence of glycerol in the culture medium; thus, glycerol must be exhausted before methanol can be taken up by P. pastor...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Zhan C,Wang S,Sun Y,Dai X,Liu X,Harvey L,McNeil B,Yang Y,Bai Z

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00