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Natural Variation in SER1 and ENA6 Underlie Condition-Specific Growth Defects in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2018; 8:239-251. [PMID: 29138237 PMCID: PMC5765352 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Despite their ubiquitous use in laboratory strains, naturally occurring loss-of-function mutations in genes encoding core metabolic enzymes are relatively rare in wild isolates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we identify a naturally occurring serine auxotrophy in a sake brewing strain from Japan. Through a cross with a honey wine (white tecc) brewing strain from Ethiopia, we map the minimal medium growth defect to SER1, which encodes 3-phosphoserine aminotransferase and is orthologous to the human disease gene, PSAT1. To investigate the impact of this polymorphism under conditions of abundant external nutrients, we examine growth in rich medium alone or with additional stresses, including the drugs caffeine and rapamycin and relatively high concentrations of copper, salt, and ethanol. Consistent with studies that found widespread effects of different auxotrophies on RNA expression patterns in rich media, we find that the SER1 loss-of-function allele dominates the quantitative trait locus (QTL) landscape under many of these conditions, with a notable exacerbation of the effect in the presence of rapamycin and caffeine. We also identify a major-effect QTL associated with growth on salt that maps to the gene encoding the sodium exporter, ENA6. We demonstrate that the salt phenotype is largely driven by variation in the ENA6 promoter, which harbors a deletion that removes binding sites for the Mig1 and Nrg1 transcriptional repressors. Thus, our results identify natural variation associated with both coding and regulatory regions of the genome that underlie strong growth phenotypes.
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Chromosomal Aneuploidy Improves the Brewing Characteristics of Sake Yeast. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.01620-17. [PMID: 28986374 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01620-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The effect of chromosomal aneuploidy on the brewing characteristics of brewery yeasts has not been studied. Here we report that chromosomal aneuploidy in sake brewery yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) leads to the development of favorable brewing characteristics. We found that pyruvate-underproducing sake yeast, which produces less off-flavor diacetyl, is aneuploid and trisomic for chromosomes XI and XIV. To confirm that this phenotype is due to aneuploidy, we obtained 45 haploids with various chromosomal additions and investigated their brewing profiles. A greater number of chromosomes correlated with a decrease in pyruvate production. Especially, sake yeast haploids with extra chromosomes in addition to chromosome XI produced less pyruvate than euploids. Mitochondrion-related metabolites and intracellular oxygen species in chromosome XI aneuploids were higher than those in euploids, and this effect was canceled in their "petite" strains, suggesting that an increase in chromosomes upregulated mitochondrial activity and decreased pyruvate levels. These findings suggested that an increase in chromosome number, including chromosome XI, in sake yeast haploids leads to pyruvate underproduction through the augmentation of mitochondrial activity. This is the first report proposing that aneuploidy in brewery yeasts improves their brewing profile.IMPORTANCE Chromosomal aneuploidy has not been evaluated in development of sake brewing yeast strains. This study shows the relationship between chromosomal aneuploidy and brewing characteristics of brewery yeast strains. High concentrations of pyruvate during sake storage give rise to α-acetolactate and, in turn, to high concentrations of diacetyl, which is considered an off-flavor. It was demonstrated that pyruvate-underproducing sake yeast is trisomic for chromosome XI and XIV. Furthermore, sake yeast haploids with extra chromosomes produced reduced levels of pyruvate and showed metabolic processes characteristic of increased mitochondrial activity. This novel discovery will enable the selection of favorable brewery yeasts by monitoring the copy numbers of specific chromosomes through a process that does not involve generation/use of genetically modified organisms.
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Sulo P, Szabóová D, Bielik P, Poláková S, Šoltys K, Jatzová K, Szemes T. The evolutionary history of Saccharomyces species inferred from completed mitochondrial genomes and revision in the 'yeast mitochondrial genetic code'. DNA Res 2017; 24:571-583. [PMID: 28992063 PMCID: PMC5726470 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsx026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The yeast Saccharomyces are widely used to test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. A large number of nuclear genomic DNA sequences are available, but mitochondrial genomic data are insufficient. We completed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequencing from Illumina MiSeq reads for all Saccharomyces species. All are circularly mapped molecules decreasing in size with phylogenetic distance from Saccharomyces cerevisiae but with similar gene content including regulatory and selfish elements like origins of replication, introns, free-standing open reading frames or GC clusters. Their most profound feature is species-specific alteration in gene order. The genetic code slightly differs from well-established yeast mitochondrial code as GUG is used rarely as the translation start and CGA and CGC code for arginine. The multilocus phylogeny, inferred from mtDNA, does not correlate with the trees derived from nuclear genes. mtDNA data demonstrate that Saccharomyces cariocanus should be assigned as a separate species and Saccharomyces bayanus CBS 380T should not be considered as a distinct species due to mtDNA nearly identical to Saccharomyces uvarum mtDNA. Apparently, comparison of mtDNAs should not be neglected in genomic studies as it is an important tool to understand the origin and evolutionary history of some yeast species.
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- Pavol Sulo
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 842 15, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 842 15, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 842 15, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 842 15, Slovakia
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- Comenius University Science Park, Bratislava 841 04, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 842 15, Slovakia
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- Comenius University Science Park, Bratislava 841 04, Slovakia
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 842 15, Slovakia
- Geneton s.r.o., Galvaniho 7, Bratislava 821 04, Slovakia
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Futagami T, Kadooka C, Ando Y, Okutsu K, Yoshizaki Y, Setoguchi S, Takamine K, Kawai M, Tamaki H. Multi-gene phylogenetic analysis reveals that shochu-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains form a distinct sub-clade of the Japanese sake cluster. Yeast 2017; 34:407-415. [PMID: 28703391 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Shochu is a traditional Japanese distilled spirit. The formation of the distinguishing flavour of shochu produced in individual distilleries is attributed to putative indigenous yeast strains. In this study, we performed the first (to our knowledge) phylogenetic classification of shochu strains based on nucleotide gene sequences. We performed phylogenetic classification of 21 putative indigenous shochu yeast strains isolated from 11 distilleries. All of these strains were shown or confirmed to be Saccharomyces cerevisiae, sharing species identification with 34 known S. cerevisiae strains (including commonly used shochu, sake, ale, whisky, bakery, bioethanol and laboratory yeast strains and clinical isolate) that were tested in parallel. Our analysis used five genes that reflect genome-level phylogeny for the strain-level classification. In a first step, we demonstrated that partial regions of the ZAP1, THI7, PXL1, YRR1 and GLG1 genes were sufficient to reproduce previous sub-species classifications. In a second step, these five analysed regions from each of 25 strains (four commonly used shochu strains and the 21 putative indigenous shochu strains) were concatenated and used to generate a phylogenetic tree. Further analysis revealed that the putative indigenous shochu yeast strains form a monophyletic group that includes both the shochu yeasts and a subset of the sake group strains; this cluster is a sister group to other sake yeast strains, together comprising a sake-shochu group. Differences among shochu strains were small, suggesting that it may be possible to correlate subtle phenotypic differences among shochu flavours with specific differences in genome sequences. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Taiki Futagami
- Education and Research Centre for Fermentation Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Education and Research Centre for Fermentation Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Kagoshima Prefectural Institute of Industrial Technology, Kagoshima, 899-5105, Japan
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- Education and Research Centre for Fermentation Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Education and Research Centre for Fermentation Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Kagoshima Prefectural Institute of Industrial Technology, Kagoshima, 899-5105, Japan
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- Education and Research Centre for Fermentation Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Education and Research Centre for Fermentation Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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Sake yeast was developed exclusively in Japan. Its diversification during breeding remains largely uncharacterized. To evaluate the breeding processes of the sake lineage, we thoroughly investigated the phenotypes and differentiation of 27 sake yeast strains using high-dimensional, single-cell, morphological phenotyping. Although the genetic diversity of the sake yeast lineage is relatively low, its morphological diversity has expanded substantially compared to that of the Saccharomycescerevisiae species as a whole. Evaluation of the different types of breeding processes showed that the generation of hybrids (crossbreeding) has more profound effects on cell morphology than the isolation of mutants (mutation breeding). Analysis of phenotypic robustness revealed that some sake yeast strains are more morphologically heterogeneous, possibly due to impairment of cellular network hubs. This study provides a new perspective for studying yeast breeding genetics and micro-organism breeding strategies.
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Watanabe D, Takagi H. Pleiotropic functions of the yeast Greatwall-family protein kinase Rim15p: a novel target for the control of alcoholic fermentation. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:1061-1068. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2017.1295805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rim15p, a Greatwall-family protein kinase in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is required for cellular nutrient responses, such as the entry into quiescence and the induction of meiosis and sporulation. In higher eukaryotes, the orthologous gene products are commonly involved in the cell cycle G2/M transition. How are these pleiotropic functions generated from a single family of protein kinases? Recent advances in both research fields have identified the conserved Greatwall-mediated signaling pathway and a variety of downstream target molecules. In addition, our studies of S. cerevisiae sake yeast strains revealed that Rim15p also plays a significant role in the control of alcoholic fermentation. Despite an extensive history of research on glycolysis and alcoholic fermentation, there has been no critical clue to artificial modification of fermentation performance of yeast cells. Our finding of an in vivo metabolic regulatory mechanism is expected to provide a major breakthrough in yeast breeding technologies for fermentation applications.
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- Daisuke Watanabe
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Japan
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Guillamón JM, Barrio E. Genetic Polymorphism in Wine Yeasts: Mechanisms and Methods for Its Detection. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:806. [PMID: 28522998 PMCID: PMC5415627 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The processes of yeast selection for using as wine fermentation starters have revealed a great phenotypic diversity both at interspecific and intraspecific level, which is explained by a corresponding genetic variation among different yeast isolates. Thus, the mechanisms involved in promoting these genetic changes are the main engine generating yeast biodiversity. Currently, an important task to understand biodiversity, population structure and evolutionary history of wine yeasts is the study of the molecular mechanisms involved in yeast adaptation to wine fermentation, and on remodeling the genomic features of wine yeast, unconsciously selected since the advent of winemaking. Moreover, the availability of rapid and simple molecular techniques that show genetic polymorphisms at species and strain levels have enabled the study of yeast diversity during wine fermentation. This review will summarize the mechanisms involved in generating genetic polymorphisms in yeasts, the molecular methods used to unveil genetic variation, and the utility of these polymorphisms to differentiate strains, populations, and species in order to infer the evolutionary history and the adaptive evolution of wine yeasts, and to identify their influence on their biotechnological and sensorial properties.
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- José M Guillamón
- Departamento de Biotecnología de los Alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biotecnología de los Alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Valencia, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Universidad de ValenciaValencia, Spain
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Coi AL, Bigey F, Mallet S, Marsit S, Zara G, Gladieux P, Galeote V, Budroni M, Dequin S, Legras JL. Genomic signatures of adaptation to wine biological ageing conditions in biofilm-forming flor yeasts. Mol Ecol 2017; 26:2150-2166. [PMID: 28192619 DOI: 10.1111/mec.14053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The molecular and evolutionary processes underlying fungal domestication remain largely unknown despite the importance of fungi to bioindustry and for comparative adaptation genomics in eukaryotes. Wine fermentation and biological ageing are performed by strains of S. cerevisiae with, respectively, pelagic fermentative growth on glucose and biofilm aerobic growth utilizing ethanol. Here, we use environmental samples of wine and flor yeasts to investigate the genomic basis of yeast adaptation to contrasted anthropogenic environments. Phylogenetic inference and population structure analysis based on single nucleotide polymorphisms revealed a group of flor yeasts separated from wine yeasts. A combination of methods revealed several highly differentiated regions between wine and flor yeasts, and analyses using codon-substitution models for detecting molecular adaptation identified sites under positive selection in the high-affinity transporter gene ZRT1. The cross-population composite likelihood ratio revealed selective sweeps at three regions, including in the hexose transporter gene HXT7, the yapsin gene YPS6 and the membrane protein coding gene MTS27. Our analyses also revealed that the biological ageing environment has led to the accumulation of numerous mutations in proteins from several networks, including Flo11 regulation and divalent metal transport. Together, our findings suggest that the tuning of FLO11 expression and zinc transport networks are a distinctive feature of the genetic changes underlying the domestication of flor yeasts. Our study highlights the multiplicity of genomic changes underlying yeast adaptation to man-made habitats and reveals that flor/wine yeast lineage can serve as a useful model for studying the genomics of adaptive divergence.
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- SPO, INRA, SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- SPO, INRA, SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- SPO, INRA, SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- INRA, UMR BGPI, 34398, Montpellier, France
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- SPO, INRA, SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- SPO, INRA, SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060, Montpellier, France
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- SPO, INRA, SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060, Montpellier, France
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Metabolic engineering of a haploid strain derived from a triploid industrial yeast for producing cellulosic ethanol. Metab Eng 2017; 40:176-185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kanai M, Kawata T, Yoshida Y, Kita Y, Ogawa T, Mizunuma M, Watanabe D, Shimoi H, Mizuno A, Yamada O, Fujii T, Iefuji H. Sake yeast YHR032W/ERC1 haplotype contributes to high S-adenosylmethionine accumulation in sake yeast strains. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 123:8-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Isolation and characterization of sake yeast mutants with enhanced isoamyl acetate productivity. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 123:71-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Stimulating S-adenosyl-l-methionine synthesis extends lifespan via activation of AMPK. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:11913-11918. [PMID: 27698120 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1604047113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dietary restriction (DR), such as calorie restriction (CR) or methionine (Met) restriction, extends the lifespan of diverse model organisms. Although studies have identified several metabolites that contribute to the beneficial effects of DR, the molecular mechanism underlying the key metabolites responsible for DR regimens is not fully understood. Here we show that stimulating S-adenosyl-l-methionine (AdoMet) synthesis extended the lifespan of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae The AdoMet synthesis-mediated beneficial metabolic effects, which resulted from consuming both Met and ATP, mimicked CR. Indeed, stimulating AdoMet synthesis activated the universal energy-sensing regulator Snf1, which is the S. cerevisiae ortholog of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), resulting in lifespan extension. Furthermore, our findings revealed that S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine contributed to longevity with a higher accumulation of AdoMet only under the severe CR (0.05% glucose) conditions. Thus, our data uncovered molecular links between Met metabolites and lifespan, suggesting a unique function of AdoMet as a reservoir of Met and ATP for cell survival.
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Song G, Balakrishnan R, Binkley G, Costanzo MC, Dalusag K, Demeter J, Engel S, Hellerstedt ST, Karra K, Hitz BC, Nash RS, Paskov K, Sheppard T, Skrzypek M, Weng S, Wong E, Michael Cherry J. Integration of new alternative reference strain genome sequences into the Saccharomyces genome database. DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION 2016; 2016:baw074. [PMID: 27252399 PMCID: PMC4888754 DOI: 10.1093/database/baw074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD; http://www.yeastgenome.org/) is the authoritative community resource for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae reference genome sequence and its annotation. To provide a wider scope of genetic and phenotypic variation in yeast, the genome sequences and their corresponding annotations from 11 alternative S. cerevisiae reference strains have been integrated into SGD. Genomic and protein sequence information for genes from these strains are now available on the Sequence and Protein tab of the corresponding Locus Summary pages. We illustrate how these genome sequences can be utilized to aid our understanding of strain-specific functional and phenotypic differences. Database URL:www.yeastgenome.org
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Negoro H, Kotaka A, Matsumura K, Tsutsumi H, Hata Y. Enhancement of malate-production and increase in sensitivity to dimethyl succinate by mutation of the VID24 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biosci Bioeng 2016; 121:665-671. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Genome Sequence and Analysis of a Stress-Tolerant, Wild-Derived Strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Used in Biofuels Research. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2016; 6:1757-66. [PMID: 27172212 PMCID: PMC4889671 DOI: 10.1534/g3.116.029389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The genome sequences of more than 100 strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been published. Unfortunately, most of these genome assemblies contain dozens to hundreds of gaps at repetitive sequences, including transposable elements, tRNAs, and subtelomeric regions, which is where novel genes generally reside. Relatively few strains have been chosen for genome sequencing based on their biofuel production potential, leaving an additional knowledge gap. Here, we describe the nearly complete genome sequence of GLBRCY22-3 (Y22-3), a strain of S. cerevisiae derived from the stress-tolerant wild strain NRRL YB-210 and subsequently engineered for xylose metabolism. After benchmarking several genome assembly approaches, we developed a pipeline to integrate Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) and Illumina sequencing data and achieved one of the highest quality genome assemblies for any S. cerevisiae strain. Specifically, the contig N50 is 693 kbp, and the sequences of most chromosomes, the mitochondrial genome, and the 2-micron plasmid are complete. Our annotation predicts 92 genes that are not present in the reference genome of the laboratory strain S288c, over 70% of which were expressed. We predicted functions for 43 of these genes, 28 of which were previously uncharacterized and unnamed. Remarkably, many of these genes are predicted to be involved in stress tolerance and carbon metabolism and are shared with a Brazilian bioethanol production strain, even though the strains differ dramatically at most genetic loci. The Y22-3 genome sequence provides an exceptionally high-quality resource for basic and applied research in bioenergy and genetics.
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Goshima T, Nakamura R, Kume K, Okada H, Ichikawa E, Tamura H, Hasuda H, Inahashi M, Okazaki N, Akao T, Shimoi H, Mizunuma M, Ohya Y, Hirata D. Identification of a mutation causing a defective spindle assembly checkpoint in high ethyl caproate-producing sake yeast strain K1801. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2016; 80:1657-62. [PMID: 27191586 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1184963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In high-quality sake brewing, the cerulenin-resistant sake yeast K1801 with high ethyl caproate-producing ability has been used widely; however, K1801 has a defective spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC). To identify the mutation causing this defect, we first searched for sake yeasts with a SAC-defect like K1801 and found that K13 had such a defect. Then, we searched for a common SNP in only K1801 and K13 by examining 15 checkpoint-related genes in 23 sake yeasts, and found 1 mutation, R48P of Cdc55, the PP2A regulatory B subunit that is important for the SAC. Furthermore, we confirmed that the Cdc55-R48P mutation was responsible for the SAC-defect in K1801 by molecular genetic analyses. Morphological analysis indicated that this mutation caused a high cell morphological variation. But this mutation did not affect the excellent brewing properties of K1801. Thus, this mutation is a target for breeding of a new risk-free K1801 with normal checkpoint integrity.
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- Tetsuya Goshima
- a National Research Institute of Brewing , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- b Research and Development Department , Asahi Sake Brewing Co. Ltd. , Nagaoka , Niigata , Japan.,c Department of Molecular Biotechnology , Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- c Department of Molecular Biotechnology , Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- d Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa , Chiba , Japan.,e Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA
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- b Research and Development Department , Asahi Sake Brewing Co. Ltd. , Nagaoka , Niigata , Japan
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- b Research and Development Department , Asahi Sake Brewing Co. Ltd. , Nagaoka , Niigata , Japan
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- f Brewing Society of Japan , Kita-ku , Tokyo , Japan
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- a National Research Institute of Brewing , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- g Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Sciences , Iwate University , Morioka , Iwate , Japan
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- c Department of Molecular Biotechnology , Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- d Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa , Chiba , Japan
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- b Research and Development Department , Asahi Sake Brewing Co. Ltd. , Nagaoka , Niigata , Japan.,c Department of Molecular Biotechnology , Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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Whole Genome Comparison Reveals High Levels of Inbreeding and Strain Redundancy Across the Spectrum of Commercial Wine Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2016; 6:957-71. [PMID: 26869621 PMCID: PMC4825664 DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.025692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Humans have been consuming wines for more than 7000 yr . For most of this time, fermentations were presumably performed by strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that naturally found their way into the fermenting must . In contrast, most commercial wines are now produced by inoculation with pure yeast monocultures, ensuring consistent, reliable and reproducible fermentations, and there are now hundreds of these yeast starter cultures commercially available. In order to thoroughly investigate the genetic diversity that has been captured by over 50 yr of commercial wine yeast development and domestication, whole genome sequencing has been performed on 212 strains of S. cerevisiae, including 119 commercial wine and brewing starter strains, and wine isolates from across seven decades. Comparative genomic analysis indicates that, despite their large numbers, commercial strains, and wine strains in general, are extremely similar genetically, possessing all of the hallmarks of a population bottle-neck, and high levels of inbreeding. In addition, many commercial strains from multiple suppliers are nearly genetically identical, suggesting that the limits of effective genetic variation within this genetically narrow group may be approaching saturation.
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Sabir F, Loureiro-Dias MC, Prista C. Comparative analysis of sequences, polymorphisms and topology of yeasts aquaporins and aquaglyceroporins. FEMS Yeast Res 2016; 16:fow025. [DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fow025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Naseeb S, Carter Z, Minnis D, Donaldson I, Zeef L, Delneri D. Widespread Impact of Chromosomal Inversions on Gene Expression Uncovers Robustness via Phenotypic Buffering. Mol Biol Evol 2016; 33:1679-96. [PMID: 26929245 PMCID: PMC4915352 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The nonrandom gene organization in eukaryotes plays a significant role in genome evolution and function. Chromosomal structural changes impact meiotic fitness and, in several organisms, are associated with speciation and rapid adaptation to different environments. Small sized chromosomal inversions, encompassing few genes, are pervasive in Saccharomyces “sensu stricto” species, while larger inversions are less common in yeasts compared with higher eukaryotes. To explore the effect of gene order on phenotype, reproductive isolation, and gene expression, we engineered 16 Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains carrying all possible paracentric and pericentric inversions between Ty1 elements, a natural substrate for rearrangements. We found that 4 inversions were lethal, while the other 12 did not show any fitness advantage or disadvantage in rich and minimal media. At meiosis, only a weak negative correlation with fitness was seen with the size of the inverted region. However, significantly lower fertility was seen in heterozygote invertant strains carrying recombination hotspots within the breakpoints. Altered transcription was observed throughout the genome rather than being overrepresented within the inversions. In spite of the large difference in gene expression in the inverted strains, mitotic fitness was not impaired in the majority of the 94 conditions tested, indicating that the robustness of the expression network buffers the deleterious effects of structural changes in several environments. Overall, our results support the notion that transcriptional changes may compensate for Ty-mediated rearrangements resulting in the maintenance of a constant phenotype, and suggest that large inversions in yeast are unlikely to be a selectable trait during vegetative growth.
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- Samina Naseeb
- Computational and Evolutionary Biology Research Theme, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Computational and Evolutionary Biology Research Theme, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Computational and Evolutionary Biology Research Theme, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Computational and Evolutionary Biology Research Theme, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Computational and Evolutionary Biology Research Theme, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Computational and Evolutionary Biology Research Theme, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Peter J, Schacherer J. Population genomics of yeasts: towards a comprehensive view across a broad evolutionary scale. Yeast 2016; 33:73-81. [PMID: 26592376 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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With the advent of high-throughput technologies for sequencing, the complete description of the genetic variation that occurs in populations, also known as population genomics, is foreseeable but far from being reached. Explaining the forces that govern patterns of genetic variation is essential to elucidate the evolutionary history of species. Genetic variation results from a wide assortment of evolutionary forces, among which mutation, selection, recombination and drift play major roles in shaping genomes. In addition, exploring the genetic variation within a population also corresponds to the first step towards dissecting the genotype-phenotype relationship. In this context, yeast species are of particular interest because they represent a unique resource for studying the evolution of intraspecific genetic diversity in a phylum spanning a broad evolutionary scale. Here, we briefly review recent progress in yeast population genomics and provide some perspective on this rapidly evolving field. In fact, we truly believe that it is of interest to supplement comparative and early population genomic studies with the deep sequencing of more extensive sets of individuals from the same species. In parallel, it would be more than valuable to uncover the intraspecific variation of a large number of unexplored species, including those that are closely and more distantly related. Altogether, these data would enable substantially more powerful genomic scans for functional dissection.
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- Jackson Peter
- Department of Genetics, Genomics and Microbiology, University of Strasbourg/CNRS, UMR7156, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Genetics, Genomics and Microbiology, University of Strasbourg/CNRS, UMR7156, Strasbourg, France
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Zhang K, Zhang LJ, Fang YH, Jin XN, Qi L, Wu XC, Zheng DQ. Genomic structural variation contributes to phenotypic change of industrial bioethanol yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Res 2016; 16:fov118. [PMID: 26733503 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fov118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Genomic structural variation (GSV) is a ubiquitous phenomenon observed in the genomes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains with different genetic backgrounds; however, the physiological and phenotypic effects of GSV are not well understood. Here, we first revealed the genetic characteristics of a widely used industrial S. cerevisiae strain, ZTW1, by whole genome sequencing. ZTW1 was identified as an aneuploidy strain and a large-scale GSV was observed in the ZTW1 genome compared with the genome of a diploid strain YJS329. These GSV events led to copy number variations (CNVs) in many chromosomal segments as well as one whole chromosome in the ZTW1 genome. Changes in the DNA dosage of certain functional genes directly affected their expression levels and the resultant ZTW1 phenotypes. Moreover, CNVs of large chromosomal regions triggered an aneuploidy stress in ZTW1. This stress decreased the proliferation ability and tolerance of ZTW1 to various stresses, while aneuploidy response stress may also provide some benefits to the fermentation performance of the yeast, including increased fermentation rates and decreased byproduct generation. This work reveals genomic characters of the bioethanol S. cerevisiae strain ZTW1 and suggests that GSV is an important kind of mutation that changes the traits of industrial S. cerevisiae strains.
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- Ke Zhang
- College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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Okuno M, Kajitani R, Ryusui R, Morimoto H, Kodama Y, Itoh T. Next-generation sequencing analysis of lager brewing yeast strains reveals the evolutionary history of interspecies hybridization. DNA Res 2016; 23:67-80. [PMID: 26732986 PMCID: PMC4755528 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsv037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The lager beer yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus is considered an allopolyploid hybrid species between S. cerevisiae and S. eubayanus. Many S. pastorianus strains have been isolated and classified into two groups according to geographical origin, but this classification remains controversial. Hybridization analyses and partial PCR-based sequence data have indicated a separate origin of these two groups, whereas a recent intertranslocation analysis suggested a single origin. To clarify the evolutionary history of this species, we analysed 10 S. pastorianus strains and the S. eubayanus type strain as a likely parent by Illumina next-generation sequencing. In addition to assembling the genomes of five of the strains, we obtained information on interchromosomal translocation, ploidy, and single-nucleotide variants (SNVs). Collectively, these results indicated that the two groups of strains share S. cerevisiae haploid chromosomes. We therefore conclude that both groups of S. pastorianus strains share at least one interspecific hybridization event and originated from a common parental species and that differences in ploidy and SNVs between the groups can be explained by chromosomal deletion or loss of heterozygosity.
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- Miki Okuno
- Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Suntory Global Innovation Center Limited, 8-1-1 Seikadai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0284, Japan
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- Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Watanabe D, Zhou Y, Hirata A, Sugimoto Y, Takagi K, Akao T, Ohya Y, Takagi H, Shimoi H. Inhibitory Role of Greatwall-Like Protein Kinase Rim15p in Alcoholic Fermentation via Upregulating the UDP-Glucose Synthesis Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:340-51. [PMID: 26497456 PMCID: PMC4702617 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02977-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The high fermentation rate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae sake yeast strains is attributable to a loss-of-function mutation in the RIM15 gene, which encodes a Greatwall-family protein kinase that is conserved among eukaryotes. In the present study, we performed intracellular metabolic profiling analysis and revealed that deletion of the RIM15 gene in a laboratory strain impaired glucose-anabolic pathways through the synthesis of UDP-glucose (UDPG). Although Rim15p is required for the synthesis of trehalose and glycogen from UDPG upon entry of cells into the quiescent state, we found that Rim15p is also essential for the accumulation of cell wall β-glucans, which are also anabolic products of UDPG. Furthermore, the impairment of UDPG or 1,3-β-glucan synthesis contributed to an increase in the fermentation rate. Transcriptional induction of PGM2 (phosphoglucomutase) and UGP1 (UDPG pyrophosphorylase) was impaired in Rim15p-deficient cells in the early stage of fermentation. These findings demonstrate that the decreased anabolism of glucose into UDPG and 1,3-β-glucan triggered by a defect in the Rim15p-mediated upregulation of PGM2 and UGP1 redirects the glucose flux into glycolysis. Consistent with this, sake yeast strains with defective Rim15p exhibited impaired expression of PGM2 and UGP1 and decreased levels of β-glucans, trehalose, and glycogen during sake fermentation. We also identified a sake yeast-specific mutation in the glycogen synthesis-associated glycogenin gene GLG2, supporting the conclusion that the glucose-anabolic pathway is impaired in sake yeast. These findings demonstrate that downregulation of the UDPG synthesis pathway is a key mechanism accelerating alcoholic fermentation in industrially utilized S. cerevisiae sake strains.
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- Daisuke Watanabe
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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Sabir F, Prista C, Madeira A, Moura T, Loureiro-Dias MC, Soveral G. Water Transport in Yeasts. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 892:107-124. [PMID: 26721272 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-25304-6_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Water moves across membranes through the lipid bilayer and through aquaporins, in this case in a regulated manner. Aquaporins belong to the MIP superfamily and two subfamilies are represented in yeasts: orthodox aquaporins considered to be specific water channels and aquaglyceroporins (heterodox aquaporins). In Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome, four aquaporin isoforms were identified, two of which are genetically close to orthodox aquaporins (ScAqy1 and ScAqy2) and the other two are more closely related to the aquaglyceroporins (ScFps1 and ScAqy3). Advances in the establishment of water channels structure are reviewed in this chapter in relation with the mechanisms of selectivity, conductance and gating. Aquaporins are important for key aspects of yeast physiology. They have been shown to be involved in sporulation, rapid freeze-thaw tolerance, osmo-sensitivity, and modulation of cell surface properties and colony morphology, although the underlying exact mechanisms are still unknown.
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- Farzana Sabir
- LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal. .,Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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- LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003, Lisbon, Portugal
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Lu X, Wu Q, Zhang Y, Xu Y. Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the Chinese Maotai-flavored liquor yeast MT1 revealed its unique multi-carbon co-utilization. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:1064. [PMID: 26666414 PMCID: PMC4678718 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2263-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Revealing genetic mechanisms behind specific physiological characteristics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from specific environments is important for industrial applications and requires precise understanding. RESULTS Maotai strain MT1 was isolated from the complicated Chinese Maotai-flavored liquor-making environment with extremely high temperatures, and acidic and ethanol stresses. Compared with the type strain S288c, MT1 can tolerate high acidity (pH 2.0), high ethanol levels (16 %) and high temperatures (44 °C). In addition, MT1 can simultaneously utilize various sugars, including glucose, sucrose, galactose, maltose, melibiose, trehalose, raffinose and turanose. Genomic comparisons identified a distinct MT1 genome, 0.5 Mb smaller than that of S288c. There are 145 MT1-specific genes that are not in S288c, including MEL1, MAL63, KHR1, BIO1 and BIO6. A transcriptional comparison indicated that HXT5 and HXT13, which are theoretically repressed by glucose, were no longer inhibited in MT1 and were highly expressed even in a medium containing 70 g/L glucose. Thus, other sugars may be co-utilized with glucose by MT1 without diauxic growth. CONCLUSIONS Based on a functional genomics analysis, we revealed the genetic basis and evolutionary mechanisms underlying the traits of the Chinese Maotai-flavored yeast MT1. This work provides new insights for the genetic breeding of yeast and also enriches the genetic resources of yeast.
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- Xiaowei Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
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Novel 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate reductase involved in synthesis of the Japanese sake flavor, ethyl leucate. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 100:3137-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-7182-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Saccharomyces sensu stricto group encompasses species ranging from the industrially ubiquitous yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to those that are confined to geographically limited environmental niches. The wealth of genomic data that are now available for the Saccharomyces genus is providing unprecedented insights into the genomic processes that can drive speciation and evolution, both in the natural environment and in response to human-driven selective forces during the historical "domestication" of these yeasts for baking, brewing, and winemaking.
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Draft Genome Sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain NCIM3186 Used in the Production of Bioethanol from Sweet Sorghum. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2015; 3:3/4/e00813-15. [PMID: 26227595 PMCID: PMC4520893 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00813-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain NCIM3186 used in bioethanol production from sweet sorghum. The size of the genome is approximately 11.9 Mb and contains 5,347 protein-coding genes.
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Franco-Duarte R, Bigey F, Carreto L, Mendes I, Dequin S, Santos MAS, Pais C, Schuller D. Intrastrain genomic and phenotypic variability of the commercialSaccharomyces cerevisiaestrain Zymaflore VL1 reveals microevolutionary adaptation to vineyard environments. FEMS Yeast Res 2015; 15:fov063. [DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fov063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wolters JF, Chiu K, Fiumera HL. Population structure of mitochondrial genomes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:451. [PMID: 26062918 PMCID: PMC4464245 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1664-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Rigorous study of mitochondrial functions and cell biology in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae has advanced our understanding of mitochondrial genetics. This yeast is now a powerful model for population genetics, owing to large genetic diversity and highly structured populations among wild isolates. Comparative mitochondrial genomic analyses between yeast species have revealed broad evolutionary changes in genome organization and architecture. A fine-scale view of recent evolutionary changes within S. cerevisiae has not been possible due to low numbers of complete mitochondrial sequences. Results To address challenges of sequencing AT-rich and repetitive mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs), we sequenced two divergent S. cerevisiae mtDNAs using a single-molecule sequencing platform (PacBio RS). Using de novo assemblies, we generated highly accurate complete mtDNA sequences. These mtDNA sequences were compared with 98 additional mtDNA sequences gathered from various published collections. Phylogenies based on mitochondrial coding sequences and intron profiles revealed that intraspecific diversity in mitochondrial genomes generally recapitulated the population structure of nuclear genomes. Analysis of intergenic sequence indicated a recent expansion of mobile elements in certain populations. Additionally, our analyses revealed that certain populations lacked introns previously believed conserved throughout the species, as well as the presence of introns never before reported in S. cerevisiae. Conclusions Our results revealed that the extensive variation in S. cerevisiae mtDNAs is often population specific, thus offering a window into the recent evolutionary processes shaping these genomes. In addition, we offer an effective strategy for sequencing these challenging AT-rich mitochondrial genomes for small scale projects. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1664-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- John F Wolters
- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA.
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- Computer Science Department, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA.
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Wohlbach DJ, Rovinskiy N, Lewis JA, Sardi M, Schackwitz WS, Martin JA, Deshpande S, Daum CG, Lipzen A, Sato TK, Gasch AP. Comparative genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae natural isolates for bioenergy production. Genome Biol Evol 2015; 6:2557-66. [PMID: 25364804 PMCID: PMC4202335 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Lignocellulosic plant material is a viable source of biomass to produce alternative energy including ethanol and other biofuels. However, several factors—including toxic byproducts from biomass pretreatment and poor fermentation of xylose and other pentose sugars—currently limit the efficiency of microbial biofuel production. To begin to understand the genetic basis of desirable traits, we characterized three strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with robust growth in a pretreated lignocellulosic hydrolysate or tolerance to stress conditions relevant to industrial biofuel production, through genome and transcriptome sequencing analysis. All stress resistant strains were highly mosaic, suggesting that genetic admixture may contribute to novel allele combinations underlying these phenotypes. Strain-specific gene sets not found in the lab strain were functionally linked to the tolerances of particular strains. Furthermore, genes with signatures of evolutionary selection were enriched for functional categories important for stress resistance and included stress-responsive signaling factors. Comparison of the strains’ transcriptomic responses to heat and ethanol treatment—two stresses relevant to industrial bioethanol production—pointed to physiological processes that were related to particular stress resistance profiles. Many of the genotype-by-environment expression responses occurred at targets of transcription factors with signatures of positive selection, suggesting that these strains have undergone positive selection for stress tolerance. Our results generate new insights into potential mechanisms of tolerance to stresses relevant to biofuel production, including ethanol and heat, present a backdrop for further engineering, and provide glimpses into the natural variation of stress tolerance in wild yeast strains.
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- Dana J. Wohlbach
- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Present address: Biology Department, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
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- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- *Corresponding author: E-mail:
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Tamura H, Okada H, Kume K, Koyano T, Goshima T, Nakamura R, Akao T, Shimoi H, Mizunuma M, Ohya Y, Hirata D. Isolation of a spontaneous cerulenin-resistant sake yeast with both high ethyl caproate-producing ability and normal checkpoint integrity. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2015; 79:1191-9. [PMID: 25787154 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2015.1020756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the brewing of high-quality sake such as Daiginjo-shu, the cerulenin-resistant sake yeast strains with high producing ability to the flavor component ethyl caproate have been used widely. Genetic stability of sake yeast would be important for the maintenance of both fermentation properties of yeast and quality of sake. In eukaryotes, checkpoint mechanisms ensure genetic stability. However, the integrity of these mechanisms in sake yeast has not been examined yet. Here, we investigated the checkpoint integrity of sake yeasts, and the results suggested that a currently used cerulenin-resistant sake yeast had a defect in spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC). We also isolated a spontaneous cerulenin-resistant sake yeast FAS2-G1250S mutant, G9CR, which showed both high ethyl caproate-producing ability and integrity/intactness of the checkpoint mechanisms. Further, morphological phenotypic robustness analysis by use of CalMorph supported the genetic stability of G9CR. Finally, we confirmed the high quality of sake from G9CR in an industrial sake brewing setting.
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- Hiroyasu Tamura
- a Research and Development Department , Asahi Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. , Nagaoka , Japan
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Song G, Dickins BJA, Demeter J, Engel S, Dunn B, Cherry JM. AGAPE (Automated Genome Analysis PipelinE) for pan-genome analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120671. [PMID: 25781462 PMCID: PMC4363492 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The characterization and public release of genome sequences from thousands of organisms is expanding the scope for genetic variation studies. However, understanding the phenotypic consequences of genetic variation remains a challenge in eukaryotes due to the complexity of the genotype-phenotype map. One approach to this is the intensive study of model systems for which diverse sources of information can be accumulated and integrated. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an extensively studied model organism, with well-known protein functions and thoroughly curated phenotype data. To develop and expand the available resources linking genomic variation with function in yeast, we aim to model the pan-genome of S. cerevisiae. To initiate the yeast pan-genome, we newly sequenced or re-sequenced the genomes of 25 strains that are commonly used in the yeast research community using advanced sequencing technology at high quality. We also developed a pipeline for automated pan-genome analysis, which integrates the steps of assembly, annotation, and variation calling. To assign strain-specific functional annotations, we identified genes that were not present in the reference genome. We classified these according to their presence or absence across strains and characterized each group of genes with known functional and phenotypic features. The functional roles of novel genes not found in the reference genome and associated with strains or groups of strains appear to be consistent with anticipated adaptations in specific lineages. As more S. cerevisiae strain genomes are released, our analysis can be used to collate genome data and relate it to lineage-specific patterns of genome evolution. Our new tool set will enhance our understanding of genomic and functional evolution in S. cerevisiae, and will be available to the yeast genetics and molecular biology community.
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- Giltae Song
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Genome Sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCIM3107, Used in Bioethanol Production. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2015; 3:3/1/e01557-14. [PMID: 25676764 PMCID: PMC4333664 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01557-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Here, we report the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain NCIM3107, used in bioethanol production. The genome size is approximately 11.8 Mb and contains 5,435 protein-coding genes.
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Monerawela C, James TC, Wolfe KH, Bond U. Loss of lager specific genes and subtelomeric regions define two different Saccharomyces cerevisiae lineages for Saccharomyces pastorianus Group I and II strains. FEMS Yeast Res 2015; 15:fou008. [DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fou008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ethanol toxicity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae limits titer and productivity in the industrial production of transportation bioethanol. We show that strengthening the opposing potassium and proton electrochemical membrane gradients is a mechanism that enhances general resistance to multiple alcohols. The elevation of extracellular potassium and pH physically bolsters these gradients, increasing tolerance to higher alcohols and ethanol fermentation in commercial and laboratory strains (including a xylose-fermenting strain) under industrial-like conditions. Production per cell remains largely unchanged, with improvements deriving from heightened population viability. Likewise, up-regulation of the potassium and proton pumps in the laboratory strain enhances performance to levels exceeding those of industrial strains. Although genetically complex, alcohol tolerance can thus be dominated by a single cellular process, one controlled by a major physicochemical component but amenable to biological augmentation.
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- Felix H Lam
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Li Y, Zhang W, Zheng D, Zhou Z, Yu W, Zhang L, Feng L, Liang X, Guan W, Zhou J, Chen J, Lin Z. Genomic evolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae under Chinese rice wine fermentation. Genome Biol Evol 2014; 6:2516-26. [PMID: 25212861 PMCID: PMC4202337 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rice wine fermentation represents a unique environment for the evolution of the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To understand how the selection pressure shaped the yeast genome and gene regulation, we determined the genome sequence and transcriptome of a S. cerevisiae strain YHJ7 isolated from Chinese rice wine (Huangjiu), a popular traditional alcoholic beverage in China. By comparing the genome of YHJ7 to the lab strain S288c, a Japanese sake strain K7, and a Chinese industrial bioethanol strain YJSH1, we identified many genomic sequence and structural variations in YHJ7, which are mainly located in subtelomeric regions, suggesting that these regions play an important role in genomic evolution between strains. In addition, our comparative transcriptome analysis between YHJ7 and S288c revealed a set of differentially expressed genes, including those involved in glucose transport (e.g., HXT2, HXT7) and oxidoredutase activity (e.g., AAD10, ADH7). Interestingly, many of these genomic and transcriptional variations are directly or indirectly associated with the adaptation of YHJ7 strain to its specific niches. Our molecular evolution analysis suggested that Japanese sake strains (K7/UC5) were derived from Chinese rice wine strains (YHJ7) at least approximately 2,300 years ago, providing the first molecular evidence elucidating the origin of Japanese sake strains. Our results depict interesting insights regarding the evolution of yeast during rice wine fermentation, and provided a valuable resource for genetic engineering to improve industrial wine-making strains.
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- Yudong Li
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Biology, Saint Louis University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University
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Alcoholic fermentations have accompanied human civilizations throughout our history. Lager yeasts have a several-century-long tradition of providing fresh beer with clean taste. The yeast strains used for lager beer fermentation have long been recognized as hybrids between two Saccharomyces species. We summarize the initial findings on this hybrid nature, the genomics/transcriptomics of lager yeasts, and established targets of strain improvements. Next-generation sequencing has provided fast access to yeast genomes. Its use in population genomics has uncovered many more hybridization events within Saccharomyces species, so that lager yeast hybrids are no longer the exception from the rule. These findings have led us to propose network evolution within Saccharomyces species. This "web of life" recognizes the ability of closely related species to exchange DNA and thus drain from a combined gene pool rather than be limited to a gene pool restricted by speciation. Within the domesticated lager yeasts, two groups, the Saaz and Frohberg groups, can be distinguished based on fermentation characteristics. Recent evidence suggests that these groups share an evolutionary history. We thus propose to refer to the Saaz group as Saccharomyces carlsbergensis and to the Frohberg group as Saccharomyces pastorianus based on their distinct genomes. New insight into the hybrid nature of lager yeast will provide novel directions for future strain improvement.
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Kuribayashi T, Sato K, Kasai D, Fukuda M, Kaneoke M, Watanabe KI. Differentiation of industrial sake yeast strains by a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method that targets the PHO3 gene. J Biosci Bioeng 2014; 118:661-4. [PMID: 25060726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2014.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method that targets the PHO3 gene for discriminating sake yeast strains. Our data indicate that this assay is simple, rapid, and useful to use for differentiation of specific yeasts in sake mash.
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- Takashi Kuribayashi
- Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute, 2-5932-133 Suido-cho, Chuoh-ku, Niigata 951-8121, Japan
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- Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute, 2-5932-133 Suido-cho, Chuoh-ku, Niigata 951-8121, Japan.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute, 2-5932-133 Suido-cho, Chuoh-ku, Niigata 951-8121, Japan
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- Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute, 2-5932-133 Suido-cho, Chuoh-ku, Niigata 951-8121, Japan
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Horizontal transfer and gene conversion as an important driving force in shaping the landscape of mitochondrial introns. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2014; 4:605-12. [PMID: 24515269 PMCID: PMC4059233 DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.009910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Group I introns are highly dynamic and mobile, featuring extensive presence-absence variation and widespread horizontal transfer. Group I introns can invade intron-lacking alleles via intron homing powered by their own encoded homing endonuclease gene (HEG) after horizontal transfer or via reverse splicing through an RNA intermediate. After successful invasion, the intron and HEG are subject to degeneration and sequential loss. It remains unclear whether these mechanisms can fully address the high dynamics and mobility of group I introns. Here, we found that HEGs undergo a fast gain-and-loss turnover comparable with introns in the yeast mitochondrial 21S-rRNA gene, which is unexpected, as the intron and HEG are generally believed to move together as a unit. We further observed extensively mosaic sequences in both the introns and HEGs, and evidence of gene conversion between HEG-containing and HEG-lacking introns. Our findings suggest horizontal transfer and gene conversion can accelerate HEG/intron degeneration and loss, or rescue and propagate HEG/introns, and ultimately result in high HEG/intron turnover rate. Given that up to 25% of the yeast mitochondrial genome is composed of introns and most mitochondrial introns are group I introns, horizontal transfer and gene conversion could have served as an important mechanism in introducing mitochondrial intron diversity, promoting intron mobility and consequently shaping mitochondrial genome architecture.
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Bergström A, Simpson JT, Salinas F, Barré B, Parts L, Zia A, Nguyen Ba AN, Moses AM, Louis EJ, Mustonen V, Warringer J, Durbin R, Liti G. A high-definition view of functional genetic variation from natural yeast genomes. Mol Biol Evol 2014; 31:872-88. [PMID: 24425782 PMCID: PMC3969562 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msu037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The question of how genetic variation in a population influences phenotypic variation and evolution is of major importance in modern biology. Yet much is still unknown about the relative functional importance of different forms of genome variation and how they are shaped by evolutionary processes. Here we address these questions by population level sequencing of 42 strains from the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its closest relative S. paradoxus. We find that genome content variation, in the form of presence or absence as well as copy number of genetic material, is higher within S. cerevisiae than within S. paradoxus, despite genetic distances as measured in single-nucleotide polymorphisms being vastly smaller within the former species. This genome content variation, as well as loss-of-function variation in the form of premature stop codons and frameshifting indels, is heavily enriched in the subtelomeres, strongly reinforcing the relevance of these regions to functional evolution. Genes affected by these likely functional forms of variation are enriched for functions mediating interaction with the external environment (sugar transport and metabolism, flocculation, metal transport, and metabolism). Our results and analyses provide a comprehensive view of genomic diversity in budding yeast and expose surprising and pronounced differences between the variation within S. cerevisiae and that within S. paradoxus. We also believe that the sequence data and de novo assemblies will constitute a useful resource for further evolutionary and population genomics studies.
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- Anders Bergström
- Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing, Nice (IRCAN), University of Nice, Nice, France
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- Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing, Nice (IRCAN), University of Nice, Nice, France
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- Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing, Nice (IRCAN), University of Nice, Nice, France
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre of Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing, Nice (IRCAN), University of Nice, Nice, France
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Guo M, Zhou Q, Zhou Y, Yang L, Liu T, Yang J, Chen Y, Su L, Xu J, Chen J, Liu F, Chen J, Dai W, Ni P, Fang C, Yang R. Genomic evolution of 11 type strains within family Planctomycetaceae. PLoS One 2014; 9:e86752. [PMID: 24489782 PMCID: PMC3906078 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The species in family Planctomycetaceae are ideal groups for investigating the origin of eukaryotes. Their cells are divided by a lipidic intracytoplasmic membrane and they share a number of eukaryote-like molecular characteristics. However, their genomic structures, potential abilities, and evolutionary status are still unknown. In this study, we searched for common protein families and a core genome/pan genome based on 11 sequenced species in family Planctomycetaceae. Then, we constructed phylogenetic tree based on their 832 common protein families. We also annotated the 11 genomes using the Clusters of Orthologous Groups database. Moreover, we predicted and reconstructed their core/pan metabolic pathways using the KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) orthology system. Subsequently, we identified genomic islands (GIs) and structural variations (SVs) among the five complete genomes and we specifically investigated the integration of two Planctomycetaceae plasmids in all 11 genomes. The results indicate that Planctomycetaceae species share diverse genomic variations and unique genomic characteristics, as well as have huge potential for human applications.
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- Min Guo
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbial Genomics and Application, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Medical College, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbial Genomics and Application, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbial Genomics and Application, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Draft Genome Sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae IR-2, a Useful Industrial Strain for Highly Efficient Production of Bioethanol. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2014; 2:2/1/e01160-13. [PMID: 24435865 PMCID: PMC3894279 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01160-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We sequenced the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae IR-2, which is a diploid industrial strain with flocculation activity and the ability to efficiently produce bioethanol. The approximately 11.4-Mb draft genome information provides useful insights into metabolic engineering for the production of bioethanol from biomass.
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Revisiting Mortimer's Genome Renewal Hypothesis: heterozygosity, homothallism, and the potential for adaptation in yeast. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 781:37-48. [PMID: 24277294 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7347-9_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In diploid organisms, the frequency and nature of sexual cycles have a major impact on genome-wide patterns of heterozygosity. Recent population genomic surveys in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, have revealed surprising levels of genomic heterozygosity in what has been traditionally considered a highly inbred organism. I review evidence and hypotheses regarding the generation, maintenance, and evolutionary consequences of genomic heterozygosity in S. cerevisiae. I propose that high levels of heterozygosity in S. cerevisiae, arising from population admixture due to human domestication, coupled with selfing during rare sexual cycles, can facilitate rapid adaptation to novel environments.
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Treu L, Toniolo C, Nadai C, Sardu A, Giacomini A, Corich V, Campanaro S. The impact of genomic variability on gene expression in environmental Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. Environ Microbiol 2013; 16:1378-97. [PMID: 24238297 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Environmental Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains are crucially important, as they represent the large pool from which domesticated industrial yeasts have been selected, and vineyard strains can be considered the genetic reservoir from which industrial wine strains with strong fermentative behaviour are selected. Four vineyard strains with different fermentation performances were chosen from a large collection of strains isolated from Italian vineyards. Their genomes were sequenced to identify how genetic variations influence gene expression during fermentation and to clarify the evolutionary relationship between vineyard isolates and industrial wine strains. RNA sequencing was performed on the four vineyard strains, as well as on the industrial wine yeast strain EC1118 and on the laboratory strain S288c, at two stages of fermentation. We showed that there was a large gene cluster with variable promoter regions modifying gene expression in the strains. Our results indicate that it is the evolvability of the yeast promoter regions, rather than structural variations or strain-specific genes, that is the main cause of the differences in gene expression. This promoter variability, determined by variable tandem repeats and a high number of single-nucleotide polymorphisms together with 49 differentially expressed transcription factors, explained the strong phenotypic differences in the strains.
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- Laura Treu
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020, Legnaro, PD, Italy
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Enhancement of ethanol fermentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae sake yeast by disrupting mitophagy function. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 80:1002-12. [PMID: 24271183 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03130-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae sake yeast strain Kyokai no. 7 has one of the highest fermentation rates among brewery yeasts used worldwide; therefore, it is assumed that it is not possible to enhance its fermentation rate. However, in this study, we found that fermentation by sake yeast can be enhanced by inhibiting mitophagy. We observed mitophagy in wild-type sake yeast during the brewing of Ginjo sake, but not when the mitophagy gene (ATG32) was disrupted. During sake brewing, the maximum rate of CO2 production and final ethanol concentration generated by the atg32Δ laboratory yeast mutant were 7.50% and 2.12% higher than those of the parent strain, respectively. This mutant exhibited an improved fermentation profile when cultured under limiting nutrient concentrations such as those used during Ginjo sake brewing as well as in minimal synthetic medium. The mutant produced ethanol at a concentration that was 2.76% higher than the parent strain, which has significant implications for industrial bioethanol production. The ethanol yield of the atg32Δ mutant was increased, and its biomass yield was decreased relative to the parent sake yeast strain, indicating that the atg32Δ mutant has acquired a high fermentation capability at the cost of decreasing biomass. Because natural biomass resources often lack sufficient nutrient levels for optimal fermentation, mitophagy may serve as an important target for improving the fermentative capacity of brewery yeasts.
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Agrimi G, Mena MC, Izumi K, Pisano I, Germinario L, Fukuzaki H, Palmieri L, Blank LM, Kitagaki H. Improved sake metabolic profile during fermentation due to increased mitochondrial pyruvate dissimilation. FEMS Yeast Res 2013; 14:249-60. [DOI: 10.1111/1567-1364.12120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Gennaro Agrimi
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics; University of Bari; Bari Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics; University of Bari; Bari Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Agriculture; Saga University; Saga Japan
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics; University of Bari; Bari Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics; University of Bari; Bari Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Agriculture; Saga University; Saga Japan
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics; University of Bari; Bari Italy
- CNR Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics; Bari Italy
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- ABBt - Aachen Biology and Biotechnology; Institute of Applied Microbiology - iAMB; RWTH Aachen University; Aachen Germany
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Agriculture; Saga University; Saga Japan
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences; United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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Stewart GG, Hill AE, Russell I. 125thAnniversary Review: Developments in brewing and distilling yeast strains. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/jib.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Graham G. Stewart
- 13 Heol Nant Castan, Rhiwbina Cardiff CF14 6RP UK
- ICBD; Heriot-Watt University; Riccarton Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK
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- ICBD; Heriot-Watt University; Riccarton Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK
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- ICBD; Heriot-Watt University; Riccarton Edinburgh EH14 4AS UK
- Alltech Inc.; Nicholasville KY 40356 USA
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Accelerated alcoholic fermentation caused by defective gene expression related to glucose derepression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2013; 77:2255-62. [PMID: 24200791 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.130519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Sake yeast strains maintain high fermentation rates, even after the stationary growth phase begins. To determine the molecular mechanisms underlying this advantageous brewing property, we compared the gene expression profiles of sake and laboratory yeast strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during the stationary growth phase. DNA microarray analysis revealed that the sake yeast strain examined had defects in expression of the genes related to glucose derepression mediated by transcription factors Adr1p and Cat8p. Furthermore, deletion of the ADR1 and CAT8 genes slightly but statistically significantly improved the fermentation rate of a laboratory yeast strain. We also identified two loss-of-function mutations in the ADR1 gene of existing sake yeast strains. Taken together, these results indicate that the gene expression program associated with glucose derepression for yeast acts as an impediment to effective alcoholic fermentation under glucose-rich fermentative conditions.
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Kosugi S, Kiyoshi K, Oba T, Kusumoto K, Kadokura T, Nakazato A, Nakayama S. Isolation of a high malic and low acetic acid-producing sake yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain screened from respiratory inhibitor 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP)-resistant strains. J Biosci Bioeng 2013; 117:39-44. [PMID: 23867095 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Revised: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We isolated 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP)-resistant sake yeast strains by UV mutagenesis. Among the DNP-resistant mutants, we focused on strains exhibiting high malic acid and low acetic acid production. The improved organic acid composition is unlikely to be under the control of enzyme activities related to malic and acetic acid synthesis pathways. Instead, low mitochondrial activity was observed in DNP-resistant mutants, indicating that the excess pyruvic acid generated during glycolysis is not metabolized in the mitochondria but converted to malic acid in the cytosol. In addition, the NADH/NAD(+) ratio of the DNP-resistant strains was higher than that of the parental strain K901. These results suggest that the increased NADH/NAD(+) ratio together with the low mitochondrial activity alter the organic acid composition because malic acid synthesis requires NADH, while acetic acid uses NAD(+).
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Affiliation(s)
- Shingo Kosugi
- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bio-science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Sakuragaoka 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bio-science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Sakuragaoka 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Biotechnology and Food Research Institute, Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, 1465-5 Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan
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- Biotechnology and Food Research Institute, Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, 1465-5 Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan
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- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bio-science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Sakuragaoka 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bio-science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Sakuragaoka 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bio-science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Sakuragaoka 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.
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