Astaxanthin enhances the longevity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by decreasing oxidative stress and apoptosis.

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：:The yeast vacuolar membrane protein Ycf1p and its mammalian counterpart, MRP1, belong to the ABCC subfamily of ATP-binding cassette transporters. Genetic evidence suggests that the yeast casein kinase 2α, Cka1p, negatively regulates Ycf1p function via phosphorylation of Ser251 within the N-terminus. In this study, we ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Pickin KA,Ezenwajiaku N,Overcash H,Sethi M,Knecht MR,Paumi CM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of intracellular GTPase Arl1 and organellar cation/H(+) antiporters (Kha1 and Nhx1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae tolerance to various stress factors were investigated and interesting new phenotypes of strains devoid of these proteins were found. The role of Arl1 GTPase in their tolerance to various cations is...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Marešová L,Sychrová H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The FLO11-encoded flocculin is required for a variety of important phenotypes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, including flocculation, adhesion to agar and plastic, invasive growth, pseudohyphae formation and biofilm development. We present evidence that Flo11p belongs to the Flo1-type class of flocculins rather than to t...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Bayly JC,Douglas LM,Pretorius IS,Bauer FF,Dranginis AM

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：: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 vivo assembly of overlapping fragments by homologous recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a powerful method to engineer large DNA constructs. Whereas most in vivo assembly methods reported to date result in circular vectors, stable integrated constructs are often preferred for metabolic engineering as they ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Kuijpers NG,Chroumpi S,Vos T,Solis-Escalante D,Bosman L,Pronk JT,Daran JM,Daran-Lapujade P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of using a single vector to clone a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450) in different yeasts and then compare whole-cell hydroxylase activity was investigated. A broad-range yeast expression vector using the ylTEFp to drive expression of the cloned gene and the scTEFp to drive the hygromycin resistance...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Theron CW,Labuschagné M,Gudiminchi R,Albertyn J,Smit MS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii, known to have peculiar resistance to several environmental constraints, is very little known with respect to its genetics and life cycle. In addition to molecular and biochemical studies, cytofluorimetric and morphological analyses can also add information necessary to shed light on...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Dato L,Sauer M,Passolunghi S,Porro D,Branduardi P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-level production of bioethanol (140 g L(-1) in 45 h) in aerated fed-batch cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was shown to be linked to the length of a production phase uncoupled to the growth. The induction of this phase was characterized by metabolic and morphologic changes reminiscent of those occurring in th...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Benbadis L,Cot M,Rigoulet M,Francois J

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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

abstract：:The target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) is the central controller of growth in eukaryotic cells. As one of the downstream targets of TORC1, the protein kinase ScSch9p plays multiple roles in stress resistance, longevity and nutrient sensing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we demonstrate that Candida albi...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Liu W,Zhao J,Li X,Li Y,Jiang L

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Development of a pulsed-light (PL) approach to inanimate surface decontamination is timely, as the incidence of yeast-related infections in healthcare remains unacceptably high. Critical electrical and biological factors governing the efficacy of PL for the in vitro inactivation of medically important yeast were estab...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Farrell H,Garvey M,Rowan N

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Microorganisms have been studied and used extensively to produce value-added fuels and chemicals. Yeasts, specifically Saccharomyces cerevisiae, receive industrial attention because of their well-known ability to ferment glucose and produce ethanol. Thousands of natural or genetically modified S. cerevisiae have been ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Kong II,Turner TL,Kim H,Kim SR,Jin YS

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:The rDNA sequencing data obtained during the last 5 years in several laboratories clearly demonstrate that within the heterogeneous genus Kluyveromyces there is a group of highly related species, which we refer to as the genus Zygofabospora Kudriavzev 1960 emend. G. Naumov 2002. This genus includes four hybridizing sp...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Naumov GI,Naumova ES

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses are found in almost all organisms and physical habitats. One interesting example is the yeast viral 'killer system'. The virus provides the host with a toxin directed against strains that do not carry it, while the yeast cell enables its propagation. Although yeast viruses are believed to be common, they have ...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Pieczynska MD,de Visser JA,Korona R

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRTs) are involved in the formation of multivesicular bodies and sorting of targeted proteins to the yeast vacuole. The deletion of seven genes encoding components of the ESCRT machinery render Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells sensitive to high extracellular CaCl2 co...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Papouskova K,Jiang L,Sychrova H

更新日期：2015-03-01 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 most diffused formulation of starter for winemaking is active dry yeast (ADY). ADYs production process is essentially characterized by air-drying stress, a combination of several stresses, including thermal, hyperosmotic and oxidative and cell capacity to counteract such multiple stresses will determine its surviv...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Capece A,Votta S,Guaragnella N,Zambuto M,Romaniello R,Romano P

更新日期：2016-05-01 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 have reported previously that growth on alcohol vapors confers hemolytic properties on certain yeast species and strains ['microbial alcohol-conferred hemolysis' (MACH)]. In a recent study, we analyzed the genetic basis of MACH in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the EUROSCARF mutant collection. The data suggested th...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Shuster A,Korem M,Jacob-Hirsch J,Amariglio N,Rechavi G,Rosenberg M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned the Hansenula polymorpha SWI1 and SNF2 genes by functional complementation of mutants that are defective in methanol utilisation. These genes encode proteins similar to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Swi1p and Snf2p, which are subunits of the SWI/SNF complex. This complex belongs to the family of nucleosome-r...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Ozimek P,Lahtchev K,Kiel JA,Veenhuis M,van der Klei IJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five yeast isolates obtained from cashew tree flowers in Nigeria resembled Cryptococcus neoformans phenotypically by producing brown pigmented colonies on niger seed agar, expressing a capsule, and being able to grow at 37 degrees C. However, rRNA gene sequences, including the 18S rRNA gene, the D1/D2 domains of the 2...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Okoli I,Oyeka CA,Kwon-Chung KJ,Theelen B,Robert V,Groenewald JZ,McFadden DC,Casadevall A,Boekhout T

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:Genes of the post-squalene ergosterol biosynthetic pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been overexpressed in a systematic approach with the aim to construct yeast strains that produce high amounts of sterols from a squalene-accumulating strain. This strain had previously been deregulated by overexpressing a trunc...

journal_title：FEMS yeast research

authors： Veen M,Stahl U,Lang C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00