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Zavala B, Dineen L, Fisher KJ, Opulente DA, Harrison MC, Wolters JF, Shen XX, Zhou X, Groenewald M, Hittinger CT, Rokas A, LaBella AL. Genomic factors shaping codon usage across the Saccharomycotina subphylum. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.23.595506. [PMID: 38826271 PMCID: PMC11142207 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.23.595506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Codon usage bias, or the unequal use of synonymous codons, is observed across genes, genomes, and between species. The biased use of synonymous codons has been implicated in many cellular functions, such as translation dynamics and transcript stability, but can also be shaped by neutral forces. The Saccharomycotina, the fungal subphylum containing the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans , has been a model system for studying codon usage. We characterized codon usage across 1,154 strains from 1,051 species to gain insight into the biases, molecular mechanisms, evolution, and genomic features contributing to codon usage patterns across the subphylum. We found evidence of a general preference for A/T-ending codons and correlations between codon usage bias, GC content, and tRNA-ome size. Codon usage bias is also distinct between the 12 orders within the subphylum to such a degree that yeasts can be classified into orders with an accuracy greater than 90% using a machine learning algorithm trained on codon usage. We also characterized the degree to which codon usage bias is impacted by translational selection. Interestingly, the degree of translational selection was influenced by a combination of genome features and assembly metrics that included the number of coding sequences, BUSCO count, and genome length. Our analysis also revealed an extreme bias in codon usage in the Saccharomycodales associated with a lack of predicted arginine tRNAs. The order contains 24 species, and 23 are computationally predicted to lack tRNAs that decode CGN codons, leaving only the AGN codons to encode arginine. Analysis of Saccharomycodales gene expression, tRNA sequences, and codon evolution suggests that extreme avoidance of the CGN codons is associated with a decline in arginine tRNA function. Codon usage bias within the Saccharomycotina is generally consistent with previous investigations in fungi, which show a role for both genomic features and GC bias in shaping codon usage. However, we find cases of extreme codon usage preference and avoidance along yeast lineages, suggesting additional forces may be shaping the evolution of specific codons.
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Huismann M, Gormley F, Dzait D, Willoughby N, Stewart K, Speers RA, Maskell DL. Unfilterable Beer Haze Part II: Identifying Suspect Cell Wall Proteins. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/03610470.2021.1937461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Margaux Huismann
- International Centre for Brewing and Distilling, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- International Centre for Brewing and Distilling, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Canadian Institute of Fermentation Technology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- International Centre for Brewing and Distilling, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Alfonzo A, Francesca N, Matraxia M, Craparo V, Naselli V, Mercurio V, Moschetti G. Diversity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains associated to racemes of Grillo grape variety. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2021; 367:5859946. [PMID: 32558882 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnaa079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The most important oenological characteristics of high-quality sparkling wines are high content of acidity and low pH. Racemes are late-maturing grapes of Grillo variety characterized by low pH and high content of tartaric and malic acids and, due to their intrinsic characteristics, might represent an interesting technological solution to increase acid quality of base sparkling wine. To this purpose, the use of yeasts able to ferment grape must at very low pH is mandatory for the success of the process. In this work, 261 Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from spontaneous vinifications of Grillo grape racemes were subject to intraspecific characterization by interdelta analysis which evidenced a total population consisting of 82 strains which were screened for their basis of technological traits including SO2 and alcohol tolerance, flocculence, growth at low temperatures and qualitative features such as H2S production. A total of 11 strains with interesting technological performance in vitro were inoculated into musts obtained from racemes of Grillo grape variety and microfermentation were monitored. For the first time an ecological investigation of yeast associated to raceme grapes has been carried out and provided an innovative strategy to improve the acidity of a Sicilian sparkling base wine from Grillo grape variety.
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- Antonio Alfonzo
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Cantine Europa Società Cooperativa Agricola, SS 115 Km 42.400, 91020 Petrosino, Italy
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- Le Ali di Mercurio s.r.l., Vincenzo Mercurio Wine Consultant, 80053 Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Flocculation Type and the Lg-FLO1 Gene of Bottom-Fermenting Yeast Are Derived from Top-Fermenting Yeast. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/03610470.2020.1843944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Yeast Flocculin: Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Flocculation in Yeast Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2020. [PMID: 32306350 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0430-4_42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Flocculation, the clump forming property of yeast, has long been appreciated in breweries and utilized as an off-cost method to enable the reuse of yeast cells. Members of the flocculin protein family were identified as the adherent proteins on the cell surface responsible for flocculation, and their properties have been investigated. Crystal structures of the adhesion domain of flocculins revealed their unique mode of ligand binding where a calcium ion is located in the middle of the interface between flocculin and the interacting sugar. Here we describe the most commonly used flocculation assay. The method is simple and easy, yet it is the most direct and reliable assay to evaluate the flocculation cellular phenotype.
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Liu C, Qi L, Yang S, He Y, Jia X. Increased sedimentation of a Pseudomonas–Saccharomyces microbial consortium producing medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates. Chin J Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Wang FZ, Zhang L. Flocculating Protein Flo1p from Saccharomyces cerevisiae W303-1A. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683819010198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Flocculation is one of the most important characteristics of brewing yeast as it allows for the easy and cheap removal of cells after fermentation. The genes responsible for both the Flo1 and NewFlo flocculation phenotypes are well characterized. However, the relationship between Flo protein abundance and flocculation efficiency is poorly understood. In this present study, we used mass spectrometry proteomics to compare the cell wall and whole cell proteomes of commercial yeast strains with diverse flocculation behaviors. We found that the relative abundance of Flo1/5 or Flo10 in the cell wall was correlated with the ability of these yeast strains to flocculate. Analysis of whole cell proteomes identified differences in the proteomes of yeast strains and identified the potential for high metabolic diversity. Characterization of the cell wall and whole cell proteomes during fermentation showed high levels of Flo10 in cells that settled early during fermentation. Our data reveal the diversity of the cell wall and global proteomes of brewing yeast, highlighting the potential biochemical diversity present in yeast that can be utilized in the production of fermented beverages.
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Jenkins DM, Powell CD, Smart KA. Dried Yeast: Impact of Dehydration and Rehydration on Brewing Yeast DNA Integrity. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-2010-0629-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- David M. Jenkins
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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Verstrepen KJ, Derdelinckx G, Delvaux FR, Winderickx J, Thevelein JM, Bauer FF, Pretorius IS. Late Fermentation Expression ofFLO1inSaccharomyces Cerevisiae. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-59-0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- K. J. Verstrepen
- Centre for Malting and Brewing Science, Department of Food and Microbial Technology, K.U. Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, B-3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium
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- Centre for Malting and Brewing Science, Department of Food and Microbial Technology, K.U. Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, B-3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium
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- Centre for Malting and Brewing Science, Department of Food and Microbial Technology, K.U. Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, B-3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Department of Biology, K.U. Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, B-3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Department of Biology, K.U. Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, B-3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute for Wine Biotechnology, University of Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute for Wine Biotechnology, University of Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
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FLO5 gene controls flocculation phenotype and adhesive properties in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae sparkling wine strain. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10786. [PMID: 28883485 PMCID: PMC5589750 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09990-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Flocculation is an important feature for yeast survival in adverse conditions. The natural diversity of flocculating genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae can also be exploited in several biotechnological applications. Flocculation is mainly regulated by the expression of genes belonging to the FLO family. These genes have a similar function, but their specific contribution to flocculation ability is still unclear. In this study, the distribution of FLO1, FLO5 and FLO8 genes in four S. cerevisiae wine strains was investigated. Subsequently, both FLO1 and FLO5 genes were separately deleted in a flocculent S. cerevisiae wine strain. After gene disruption, flocculation ability and agar adhesion were evaluated. FLO1 and FLO5 genes inheritance was also monitored. All strains presented different lengths for FLO1 and FLO5 genes. Results confirm that in S. cerevisiae strain F6789, the FLO5 gene drives flocculation and influences adhesive properties. Flocculation ability monitoring after a cross with a non-flocculent strain revealed that FLO5 is the gene responsible for flocculation development.
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Deed RC, Fedrizzi B, Gardner RC. Saccharomyces cerevisiae FLO1 Gene Demonstrates Genetic Linkage to Increased Fermentation Rate at Low Temperatures. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2017; 7:1039-1048. [PMID: 28143947 PMCID: PMC5345705 DOI: 10.1534/g3.116.037630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Low fermentation temperatures are of importance to food and beverage industries working with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Therefore, the identification of genes demonstrating a positive impact on fermentation kinetics is of significant interest. A set of 121 mapped F1 progeny, derived from a cross between haploid strains BY4716 (a derivative of the laboratory yeast S288C) and wine yeast RM11-1a, were fermented in New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc grape juice at 12.5°. Analyses of five key fermentation kinetic parameters among the F1 progeny identified a quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome I with a significant degree of linkage to maximal fermentation rate (Vmax) at low temperature. Independent deletions of two candidate genes within the region, FLO1 and SWH1, were constructed in the parental strains (with S288C representing BY4716). Fermentation of wild-type and deletion strains at 12.5 and 25° confirmed that the genetic linkage to Vmax corresponds to the S288C version of the FLO1 allele, as the absence of this allele reduced Vmax by ∼50% at 12.5°, but not at 25°. Reciprocal hemizygosity analysis (RHA) between S288C and RM11-1a FLO1 alleles did not confirm the prediction that the S288C version of FLO1 was promoting more rapid fermentation in the opposing strain background, suggesting that the positive effect on Vmax derived from S288C FLO1 may only provide an advantage in haploids, or is dependent on strain-specific cis or trans effects. This research adds to the growing body of evidence demonstrating the role of FLO1 in providing stress tolerance to S. cerevisiae during fermentation.
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- Rebecca C Deed
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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Tofalo R, Perpetuini G, Di Gianvito P, Arfelli G, Schirone M, Corsetti A, Suzzi G. Characterization of specialized flocculent yeasts to improve sparkling wine fermentation. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 120:1574-84. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- R. Tofalo
- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food; Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; Mosciano Sant' Angelo (TE) Italy
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food; Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; Mosciano Sant' Angelo (TE) Italy
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food; Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; Mosciano Sant' Angelo (TE) Italy
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food; Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; Mosciano Sant' Angelo (TE) Italy
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food; Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; Mosciano Sant' Angelo (TE) Italy
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food; Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; Mosciano Sant' Angelo (TE) Italy
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food; Agriculture and Environment; University of Teramo; Mosciano Sant' Angelo (TE) Italy
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El-Kirat-Chatel S, Beaussart A, Vincent SP, Flos MA, Hols P, Lipke PN, Dufrêne YF. Forces in yeast flocculation. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:1760-1767. [PMID: 25515338 PMCID: PMC4304900 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06315e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, cell-cell adhesion ("flocculation") is conferred by a family of lectin-like proteins known as the flocculin (Flo) proteins. Knowledge of the adhesive and mechanical properties of flocculins is important for understanding the mechanisms of yeast adhesion, and may help controlling yeast behaviour in biotechnology. We use single-molecule and single-cell atomic force microscopy (AFM) to explore the nanoscale forces engaged in yeast flocculation, focusing on the role of Flo1 as a prototype of flocculins. Using AFM tips labelled with mannose, we detect single flocculins on Flo1-expressing cells, showing they are widely exposed on the cell surface. When subjected to force, individual Flo1 proteins display two distinct force responses, i.e. weak lectin binding forces and strong unfolding forces reflecting the force-induced extension of hydrophobic tandem repeats. We demonstrate that cell-cell adhesion bonds also involve multiple weak lectin interactions together with strong unfolding forces, both associated with Flo1 molecules. Single-molecule and single-cell data correlate with microscale cell adhesion behaviour, suggesting strongly that Flo1 mechanics is critical for yeast flocculation. These results favour a model in which not only weak lectin-sugar interactions are involved in yeast flocculation but also strong hydrophobic interactions resulting from protein unfolding.
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- Sofiane El-Kirat-Chatel
- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Life Sciences, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Life Sciences, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- University of Namur, Department of Chemistry, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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- University of Namur, Department of Chemistry, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Life Sciences, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College of City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11210, USA
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Life Sciences, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Dengis PB, Rouxhet PG. FLOCCULATION MECHANISMS OF TOP AND BOTTOM FERMENTING BREWING YEAST. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1997.tb00954.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Gomes DG, Guimarães PMR, Pereira FB, Teixeira JA, Domingues L. Plasmid-mediate transfer of FLO1 into industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae PE-2 strain creates a strain useful for repeat-batch fermentations involving flocculation-sedimentation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 108:162-168. [PMID: 22285899 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The flocculation gene FLO1 was transferred into the robust industrial strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae PE-2 by the lithium acetate method. The recombinant strain showed a fermentation performance similar to that of the parental strain. In 10 repeat-batch cultivations in VHG medium with 345 g glucose/L and cell recycling by flocculation-sedimentation, an average final ethanol concentration of 142 g/L and an ethanol productivity of 2.86 g/L/h were achieved. Due to the flocculent nature of the recombinant strain it is possible to reduce the ethanol production cost because of lower centrifugation and distillation costs.
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- Daniel G Gomes
- IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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Brückner S, Mösch HU. Choosing the right lifestyle: adhesion and development in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2011; 36:25-58. [PMID: 21521246 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00275.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a eukaryotic microorganism that is able to choose between different unicellular and multicellular lifestyles. The potential of individual yeast cells to switch between different growth modes is advantageous for optimal dissemination, protection and substrate colonization at the population level. A crucial step in lifestyle adaptation is the control of self- and foreign adhesion. For this purpose, S. cerevisiae contains a set of cell wall-associated proteins, which confer adhesion to diverse biotic and abiotic surfaces. Here, we provide an overview of different aspects of S. cerevisiae adhesion, including a detailed description of known lifestyles, recent insights into adhesin structure and function and an outline of the complex regulatory network for adhesin gene regulation. Our review shows that S. cerevisiae is a model system suitable for studying not only the mechanisms and regulation of cell adhesion, but also the role of this process in microbial development, ecology and evolution.
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- Stefan Brückner
- Department of Genetics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Goossens K, Willaert R. Flocculation protein structure and cell–cell adhesion mechanism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnol Lett 2010; 32:1571-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0352-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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HAN SY, HAN ZL, LIN Y, ZHENG SP. Construction of High Efficiency Pichia pastoris Surface Display System Based on Flo1 Protein*. PROG BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2010. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1206.2009.00484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wang FZ. Construction of flocculent industrial yeast by the yeast flocculation gene FLO1. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683809050123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Heine F, Stahl F, Sträuber H, Wiacek C, Benndorf D, Repenning C, Schmidt F, Scheper T, von Bergen M, Harms H, Müller S. Prediction of flocculation ability of brewing yeast inoculates by flow cytometry, proteome analysis, and mRNA profiling. Cytometry A 2009; 75:140-7. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Controlled expression of the dominant flocculation genes FLO1, FLO5, and FLO11 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:6041-52. [PMID: 18708514 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00394-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In many industrial fermentation processes, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast should ideally meet two partially conflicting demands. During fermentation, a high suspended yeast count is required to maintain a satisfactory rate of fermentation, while at completion, efficient settling is desired to enhance product clarification and recovery. In most fermentation industries, currently used starter cultures do not satisfy this ideal, probably because nonflocculent yeast strains were selected to avoid fermentation problems. In this paper, we assess molecular strategies to optimize the flocculation behavior of S. cerevisiae. For this purpose, the chromosomal copies of three dominant flocculation genes, FLO1, FLO5, and FLO11, of the haploid nonflocculent, noninvasive, and non-flor-forming S. cerevisiae FY23 strain were placed under the transcriptional control of the promoters of the ADH2 and HSP30 genes. All six promoter-gene combinations resulted in specific flocculation behaviors in terms of timing and intensity. The strategy resulted in stable expression patterns providing a platform for the direct comparison and assessment of the specific impact of the expression of individual dominant FLO genes with regard to cell wall characteristics, such as hydrophobicity, biofilm formation, and substrate adhesion properties. The data also clearly demonstrate that the flocculation behavior of yeast strains can be tightly controlled and fine-tuned to satisfy specific industrial requirements.
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Wang FZ, Shen W, Rao ZM, Fang HY, Zhan XB, Zhuge J. Construction of a flocculating yeast for fuel ethanol production. Biotechnol Lett 2007; 30:97-102. [PMID: 17896081 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9503-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Revised: 07/24/2007] [Accepted: 07/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The expression vector pYX212 harboring FLO1 gene and kanMX gene was transformed into Saccharomyces. cerevisiae ZWA46. The transformant, ZWA46-F2, showed strong and stable flocculation ability during 20 serial batch cultivations. The flocculation onset of the strain is in the early stationary growth phase, not coincident with the glucose depletion in the culture medium. The flocculation ability of the transformant showed no difference with the initial pH ranging from 3.5 to 6.0. Furthermore, the ethanol concentration and other properties of the transformant strain ZWA46-F2 were similar to those of the wild-type strain ZWA46.
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- Fu-Zhuan Wang
- Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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Gibson BR, Lawrence SJ, Leclaire JPR, Powell CD, Smart KA. Yeast responses to stresses associated with industrial brewery handling: Figure 1. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2007; 31:535-69. [PMID: 17645521 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2007.00076.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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During brewery handling, production strains of yeast must respond to fluctuations in dissolved oxygen concentration, pH, osmolarity, ethanol concentration, nutrient supply and temperature. Fermentation performance of brewing yeast strains is dependent on their ability to adapt to these changes, particularly during batch brewery fermentation which involves the recycling (repitching) of a single yeast culture (slurry) over a number of fermentations (generations). Modern practices, such as the use of high-gravity worts and preparation of dried yeast for use as an inoculum, have increased the magnitude of the stresses to which the cell is subjected. The ability of yeast to respond effectively to these conditions is essential not only for beer production but also for maintaining the fermentation fitness of yeast for use in subsequent fermentations. During brewery handling, cells inhabit a complex environment and our understanding of stress responses under such conditions is limited. The advent of techniques capable of determining genomic and proteomic changes within the cell is likely vastly to improve our knowledge of yeast stress responses during industrial brewery handling.
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- Brian R Gibson
- Division of Food Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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Dranginis AM, Rauceo JM, Coronado JE, Lipke PN. A biochemical guide to yeast adhesins: glycoproteins for social and antisocial occasions. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2007; 71:282-94. [PMID: 17554046 PMCID: PMC1899881 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00037-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fungi are nonmotile eukaryotes that rely on their adhesins for selective interaction with the environment and with other fungal cells. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-cross-linked adhesins have essential roles in mating, colony morphology, host-pathogen interactions, and biofilm formation. We review the structure and binding properties of cell wall-bound adhesins of ascomycetous yeasts and relate them to their effects on cellular interactions, with particular emphasis on the agglutinins and flocculins of Saccharomyces and the Als proteins of Candida. These glycoproteins share common structural motifs tailored to surface activity and biological function. After being secreted to the outer face of the plasma membrane, they are covalently anchored in the wall through modified GPI anchors, with their binding domains elevated beyond the wall surface on highly glycosylated extended stalks. N-terminal globular domains bind peptide or sugar ligands, with between millimolar and nanomolar affinities. These affinities and the high density of adhesins and ligands at the cell surface determine microscopic and macroscopic characteristics of cell-cell associations. Central domains often include Thr-rich tandemly repeated sequences that are highly glycosylated. These domains potentiate cell-to-cell binding, but the molecular mechanism of such an association is not yet clear. These repeats also mediate recombination between repeats and between genes. The high levels of recombination and epigenetic regulation are sources of variation which enable the population to continually exploit new niches and resources.
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- Anne M Dranginis
- Department of Biological Science, St John's University, Queens, New York, USA
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Smart KA. Brewing yeast genomes and genome-wide expression and proteome profiling during fermentation. Yeast 2007; 24:993-1013. [PMID: 17879324 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The genome structure, ancestry and instability of the brewing yeast strains have received considerable attention. The hybrid nature of brewing lager yeast strains provides adaptive potential but yields genome instability which can adversely affect fermentation performance. The requirement to differentiate between production strains and assess master cultures for genomic instability has led to significant adoption of specialized molecular tool kits by the industry. Furthermore, the development of genome-wide transcriptional and protein expression technologies has generated significant interest from brewers. The opportunity presented to explore, and the concurrent requirement to understand both, the constraints and potential of their strains to generate existing and new products during fermentation is discussed.
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- Katherine A Smart
- Division of Food Sciences, School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK.
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Sampermans S, Mortier J, Soares EV. Flocculation onset in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: the role of nutrients. J Appl Microbiol 2005; 98:525-31. [PMID: 15659207 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02486.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To examine the role of the nutrients on the onset of flocculation in an ale-brewing strain, Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC 1195. METHODS AND RESULTS Flocculation was evaluated using the method of Soares, E.V. and Vroman, A. [Journal of Applied Microbiology (2003) 95, 325]. For cells grown in chemically defined medium (yeast nitrogen base with glucose) or in rich medium (containing yeast extract, peptone and fermentable sugars: fructose or maltose), the onset of flocculation occurred after the end of exponential respiro-fermentative phase of growth being coincident with the attainment of the lower level of carbon source in the culture medium. Cells, in exponential respiro-fermentative phase of growth, transferred to a glucose-containing medium without nitrogen source, developed a flocculent phenotype, while these carbon source starved cells, in the presence of all other nutrients that support growth, did not flocculate. In addition, cells in exponential phase of growth, under catabolite repression, when transferred to a medium containing 0.2% (w/v) of fermentable sugar (fructose or maltose) or 2% (v/v) ethanol, showed a rapid triggering of flocculation, while when incubated in 2% (v/v) glycerol did not develop a flocculent phenotype. CONCLUSIONS The onset of flocculation occurs when a low sugar and/or nitrogen concentration is reached in culture media. The triggering of flocculation is an energetic dependent process influenced by the carbon source metabolism. The presence of external nitrogen source is not necessary for developing a flocculent phenotype. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This work contributes to the elucidation of the role of nutrients on the onset of flocculation in NewFlo phenotype yeast strains. This information might be useful to the brewing industry, in the control of yeast flocculation, as the time when the onset of flocculation occurs can determine the fermentation performance and the beer quality.
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- S Sampermans
- KHLim, Departement Industriele Wetenschappen en Technologie, Universitaire Campus, Gebouw B, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Soares EV, Vroman A. Effect of different starvation conditions on the flocculation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Appl Microbiol 2003; 95:325-30. [PMID: 12859765 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01979.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To study the effect of different starvation conditions on the flocculation of an ale brewing yeast of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC 1195. METHODS AND RESULTS Flocculation was assessed by a micro-flocculation technique (Soares and Mota 1997). Carbon-starved cells of a NewFlo phenotype strain did not lose flocculation during a 48 h period. Cells incubated only in the presence of fermentable carbon sources (glucose, galactose and maltose at 2%, w/v), showed a progressive flocculation loss. The incubation of cells in 4% (v/v) ethanol did not induce a flocculation loss. The simultaneous incubation of cells in the presence of 2% (w/v) glucose and 15 microg ml(-1) cycloheximide hindered flocculation loss. The presence of 0.1 mmol l(-1) PMSF or 10 mmol l-1 EDTA prevented partially or completely, respectively, the loss of flocculation in the presence of glucose. CONCLUSIONS Fermentable sugars induced a flocculation loss, which seems to require de novo protein synthesis and the involvement of different proteases. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The findings reported here contribute to the elucidation of the role of nutrients on the physiological control of yeast flocculation.
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- E V Soares
- CIEA - Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto, Portugal.
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Brewer’s yeast: genetic structure and targets for improvement. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/3-540-37003-x_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Verstrepen KJ, Derdelinckx G, Verachtert H, Delvaux FR. Yeast flocculation: what brewers should know. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2003; 61:197-205. [PMID: 12698276 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1200-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2002] [Revised: 11/13/2002] [Accepted: 11/15/2002] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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For many industrial applications in which the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used, e.g. beer, wine and alcohol production, appropriate flocculation behaviour is certainly one of the most important characteristics of a good production strain. Yeast flocculation is a very complex process that depends on the expression of specific flocculation genes such as FLO1, FLO5, FLO8 and FLO11. The transcriptional activity of the flocculation genes is influenced by the nutritional status of the yeast cells as well as other stress factors. Flocculation is also controlled by factors that affect cell wall composition or morphology. This implies that, during industrial fermentation processes, flocculation is affected by numerous parameters such as nutrient conditions, dissolved oxygen, pH, fermentation temperature, and yeast handling and storage conditions. Theoretically, rational use of these parameters offers the possibility of gaining control over the flocculation process. However, flocculation is a very strain-specific phenomenon, making it difficult to predict specific responses. In addition, certain genes involved in flocculation are extremely variable, causing frequent changes in the flocculation profile of some strains. Therefore, both a profound knowledge of flocculation theory as well as close monitoring and characterisation of the production strain are essential in order to gain maximal control over flocculation. In this review, the various parameters that influence flocculation in real-scale brewing are critically discussed. However, many of the conclusions will also be useful in various other industrial processes where control over yeast flocculation is desirable.
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- K J Verstrepen
- Centre for Malting and Brewing Science, Department of Food and Microbial Technology, K.U. Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, 3001, Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium.
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Nantel A, Dignard D, Bachewich C, Harcus D, Marcil A, Bouin AP, Sensen CW, Hogues H, van het Hoog M, Gordon P, Rigby T, Benoit F, Tessier DC, Thomas DY, Whiteway M. Transcription profiling of Candida albicans cells undergoing the yeast-to-hyphal transition. Mol Biol Cell 2002; 13:3452-65. [PMID: 12388749 PMCID: PMC129958 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e02-05-0272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The ability of the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans to switch from a yeast to a hyphal morphology in response to external signals is implicated in its pathogenicity. We used glass DNA microarrays to investigate the transcription profiles of 6333 predicted ORFs in cells undergoing this transition and their responses to changes in temperature and culture medium. We have identified several genes whose transcriptional profiles are similar to those of known virulence factors that are modulated by the switch to hyphal growth caused by addition of serum and a 37 degrees C growth temperature. Time course analysis of this transition identified transcripts that are induced before germ tube initiation and shut off later in the developmental process. A strain deleted for the Efg1p and Cph1p transcription factors is defective in hyphae formation, and its response to serum and increased temperature is almost identical to the response of a wild-type strain grown at 37 degrees C in the absence of serum. Thus Efg1p and Cph1p are needed for the activation of the transcriptional program that is induced by the presence of serum.
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- André Nantel
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4P 2R2.
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Brewer's yeast: Genetics and biotechnology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s1874-5334(02)80004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Iha H, Tezuka H, Yaguchi S, Tsurugi K. Functional correlation between the nuclear localization of Fht1p and its flocculation and heat tolerance activities in budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biomed Sci 2001; 8:416-20. [PMID: 11549884 DOI: 10.1007/bf02255951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Fht1p is involved in the flocculation and heat tolerance machinery of budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Despite knowledge of its involvement in those phenotypes, a precise mechanism has yet to be discovered. To this end, we monitored the relationship between subcellular localization of Fht1p and its flocculation or heat tolerance function using newly developed expression vectors with a recombinant green fluorescent protein (GFP; S65T/S147P) of Aequorea victoria added at both the N- and C-terminus of Fht1p. The main fluorescent signal of the GFP tagged with either a wild-type Fht1p or mutants which preserve their flocculation function was detected in the nucleus, whereas signals of functionless mutants were dispersed to the cytoplasm.
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- H Iha
- Department of Biochemistry, Yamanashi Medical University, Yamanashi, Japan.
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Comprehensive knowledge regarding Saccharomyces cerevisiae has accumulated over time, and today S. cerevisiae serves as a widley used biotechnological production organism as well as a eukaryotic model system. The high transformation efficiency, in addition to the availability of the complete yeast genome sequence, has facilitated genetic manipulation of this microorganism, and new approaches are constantly being taken to metabolicially engineer this organism in order to suit specific needs. In this paper, strategies and concepts for metabolic engineering are discussed and several examples based upon selected studies involving S. cerevisiae are reviewed. The many different studies of metabolic engineering using this organism illustrate all the categories of this multidisciplinary field: extension of substrate range, improvements of producitivity and yield, elimination of byproduct formation, improvement of process performance, improvements of cellular properties, and extension of product range including heterologous protein production.
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- S Ostergaard
- Center for Process Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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Javadekar VS, Sivaraman H, Sainkar SR, Khan MI. A mannose-binding protein from the cell surface of flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCIM 3528): its role in flocculation. Yeast 2000; 16:99-110. [PMID: 10641033 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(20000130)16:2<99::aid-yea500>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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A cell surface lectin was isolated and purified to homogeneity from the cell walls of a highly flocculent strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCIM 3528) by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, phenyl Sepharose and Sephacryl S-300. It showed a molecular mass of 40 kDa on SDS-PAGE. It is an acidic protein with a pI of 4.0 and contains 44% hydrophobic amino acids. The N-terminal sequence up to 10 amino acid residues showed at least 70% homology with the predicted N-terminal sequence of the putative FLO1 as well as FLO5 gene products. The mannose-binding nature of the lectin was indicated by its high affinity and specificity towards the branched trisaccharide of mannose, a ligand which also inhibits the flocculation of yeast cells. Immunofluorescence studies confirmed the presence of lectin on the yeast cell surface and lectin-specific IgGs prevented flocculation of the cells. This cell surface mannose-specific lectin probably plays an important role in flocculation, with the branched trimannoside on the cell wall being the apparent carbohydrate receptor. The N-terminal sequence data gives a primary indication that the lectin could be a product of one of the FLO genes.
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- V S Javadekar
- Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune-411 008, India
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Sharkey LL, McNemar MD, Saporito-Irwin SM, Sypherd PS, Fonzi WA. HWP1 functions in the morphological development of Candida albicans downstream of EFG1, TUP1, and RBF1. J Bacteriol 1999; 181:5273-9. [PMID: 10464197 PMCID: PMC94032 DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5273-5279.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The morphological plasticity of Candida albicans is an important determinant of pathogenicity, and nonfilamentous mutants are avirulent. HWP1, a hypha-specific gene, was identified in a genetic screen for developmentally regulated genes and encodes a cell surface protein of unknown function. Heterozygous and homozygous deletions of HWP1 resulted in a medium-conditional defect in hyphal development. HWP1 expression was blocked in a Deltaefg1 mutant, reduced in an Deltarbf1 mutant, and derepressed in a Deltatup1 mutant. Therefore, HWP1 functions downstream of the developmental regulators EFG1, TUP1, and RBF1. Mutation of CPH1 had no effect on HWP1 expression, suggesting that the positive regulators of hyphal development, CPH1 and EFG1, are components of separate pathways with different target genes. The expression of a second developmentally regulated gene, ECE1, was similarly regulated by EFG1. Since ECE1 is not required for hyphal development, the regulatory role of EFG1 apparently extends beyond the control of cell shape determinants. However, expression of ECE1 was not influenced by TUP1, suggesting that there may be some specificity in the regulation of morphogenic elements during hyphal development.
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- L L Sharkey
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20007, USA
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Pardo M, Monteoliva L, Pla J, Sánchez M, Gil C, Nombela C. Two-dimensional analysis of proteins secreted by Saccharomyces cerevisiae regenerating protoplasts: a novel approach to study the cell wall. Yeast 1999; 15:459-72. [PMID: 10234784 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(199904)15:6<459::aid-yea387>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Protoplasts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae incubated in regenerating conditions secrete cell wall components in order to allow the biosynthesis of this structure. During the first hours of incubation, many of these are not retained in the forming cell wall but remain in the medium. We have developed a method for collecting the secreted proteins and have analysed these by two-dimensional electrophoresis to obtain a reference map of putative cell wall proteins. Several proteins were identified by microsequencing or immunoblotting; namely, cell wall hydrolytic enzymes, heat shock proteins, glycolytic enzymes and others. Some beta-1,3- and beta-1, 6-glucosylation was detected in the proteins secreted by regenerating protoplasts.
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- M Pardo
- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Tanaka N, Awai A, Bhuiyan MS, Fujita K, Fukui H, Takegawa K. Cell surface galactosylation is essential for nonsexual flocculation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. J Bacteriol 1999; 181:1356-9. [PMID: 9973368 PMCID: PMC93519 DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.4.1356-1359.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have isolated fission yeast mutants that constitutively flocculate upon growth in liquid media. One of these mutants, the gsf1 mutant, was found to cause dominant, nonsexual, and calcium-dependent aggregation of cells into flocs. Its flocculation was inhibited by the addition of galactose but was not affected by the addition of mannose or glucose, unlike Saccharomyces cerevisiae FLO mutants. The gsf1 mutant coflocculated with Schizosaccharomyces pombe wild-type cells, while no coflocculation was found with galactose-deficient (gms1Delta) cells. Moreover, flocculation of the gsf1 mutant was also inhibited by addition of cell wall galactomannan from wild-type cells but not from gms1Delta cells. These results suggested that galactose residues in the cell wall glycoproteins may be receptors of gsf1-mediated flocculation, and therefore cell surface galactosylation is required for nonsexual flocculation in S. pombe.
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- N Tanaka
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan
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Kobayashi O, Hayashi N, Kuroki R, Sone H. Region of FLO1 proteins responsible for sugar recognition. J Bacteriol 1998; 180:6503-10. [PMID: 9851992 PMCID: PMC107751 DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6503-6510.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/1998] [Accepted: 10/16/1998] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Yeast flocculation is a phenomenon which is believed to result from an interaction between a lectin-like protein and a mannose chain located on the yeast cell surface. The FLO1 gene, which encodes a cell wall protein, is considered to play an important role in yeast flocculation, which is inhibited by mannose but not by glucose (mannose-specific flocculation). A new homologue of FLO1, named Lg-FLO1, was isolated from a flocculent bottom-fermenting yeast strain in which flocculation is inhibited by both mannose and glucose (mannose/glucose-specific flocculation). In order to confirm that both FLO1 and Lg-FLO1 are involved in the yeast flocculation phenomenon, the FLO1 gene in the mannose-specific flocculation strain was replaced by the Lg-FLO1 gene. The transformant in which the Lg-FLO1 gene was incorporated showed the same flocculation phenotype as the mannose/glucose-specific flocculation strain, suggesting that the FLO1 and Lg-FLO1 genes encode mannose-specific and mannose/glucose-specific lectin-like proteins, respectively. Moreover, the sugar recognition sites for these sugars were identified by expressing chimeric FLO1 and Lg-FLO1 genes. It was found that the region from amino acid 196 to amino acid 240 of both gene products is important for flocculation phenotypes. Further mutational analysis of this region suggested that Thr-202 in the Lg-Flo1 protein and Trp-228 in the Flo1 protein are involved in sugar recognition.
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- O Kobayashi
- Central Laboratories for Key Technology, Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., 1-13-5 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan.
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Ishida-Fujii K, Goto S, Sugiyama H, Takagi Y, Saiki T, Takagi M. Breeding of flocculent industrial alcohol yeast strains by self-cloning of the flocculation gene FLO1 and repeated-batch fermentation by transformants. J GEN APPL MICROBIOL 1998; 44:347-353. [PMID: 12501414 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.44.347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A nonflocculent industrial polyploid yeast strain, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 396-9-6V, was converted to a flocculent one by introducing a functional FLO1 gene at the URA3 locus. The flocculent strain FSC27 obtained was a so-called self-cloned strain, having no bacterial DNA. FSC27 cells could be easily recovered for reuse from fermentation mash without any physical energy. The strain produced a concentration of alcohol as high as 396-9-6V, although the fermentation rate of FSC27 was slightly lower than that of 396-9-6V. When uracil was added to the medium or when URA3 was reintroduced into FSC27 (named FSCU-L18), the fermentation rate and the growth rate increased, and the ethanol concentration produced was higher than that produced by the parent strain. The stable flocculation and high ethanol productivity were observed by using FSCU-L18 during 10 cycles of repeated-batch fermentation test.
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- Keiko Ishida-Fujii
- R & D Center, Alcohol Production Head Office, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Inage-ku, Chiba 263-0031, Japan
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Fu Y, Filler SG, Spellberg BJ, Fonzi W, Ibrahim AS, Kanbe T, Ghannoum MA, Edwards JE. Cloning and characterization of CAD1/AAF1, a gene from Candida albicans that induces adherence to endothelial cells after expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Infect Immun 1998; 66:2078-84. [PMID: 9573092 PMCID: PMC108166 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.5.2078-2084.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/1997] [Accepted: 01/29/1998] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Adherence to the endothelial cell lining of the vasculature is probably a critical step in the egress of Candida albicans from the intravascular compartment. To identify potential adhesins that mediate the attachment of this organism to endothelial cells, a genomic library from C. albicans was used to transform a nonadherent strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The population of transformed yeasts was enriched for highly adherent clones by repeated passages over endothelial cells. One clone which exhibited a fivefold increase in endothelial cell adherence, compared with S. cerevisiae transformed with vector alone, was identified. This organism also flocculated. The candidal DNA fragment within this adherent/flocculent organism was found to contain a single 1.8-kb open reading frame, which was designated CAD1. It was found to be identical to AAF1. The predicted protein encoded by CAD1/AAF1 contained features suggestive of a regulatory factor. Consistent with this finding, immunoelectron microscopy revealed that CAD1/AAF1 localized to the cytoplasm and nucleus but not the cell wall or plasma membrane of the transformed yeasts. Because yeasts transformed with CAD1/AAF1 both flocculated and exhibited increased endothelial cell adherence, the relationship between adherence and flocculation was examined. S. cerevisiae expressing either of two flocculation phenotypes, Flo1 or NewFlo, adhered to endothelial cells as avidly as did yeasts expressing CAD1/AAF1. Inhibition studies revealed that the flocculation phenotype induced by CAD1/AAF1 was similar to Flo1. Thus, CAD1/AAF1 probably encodes a regulatory protein that stimulates endothelial cell adherence in S. cerevisiae by inducing a flocculation phenotype. Whether CAD1/AAF1 contributes to the adherence of C. albicans to endothelial cells remains to be determined.
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- Y Fu
- St. John's Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute, Torrance, California 90502, USA
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Bony M, Barre P, Blondin B. Distribution of the flocculation protein, flop, at the cell surface during yeast growth: the availability of flop determines the flocculation level. Yeast 1998; 14:25-35. [PMID: 9483793 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(19980115)14:1<25::aid-yea197>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The yeast FLO genes encode cell surface proteins which are expected to play a major role in the control of flocculation. We have assessed the availability of the Flo proteins at the cell surface during the growth of two flocculent strains, ABXL-1D (FLO1) and STX347-1D (FLO5) using immunological approaches, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and immunofluorescence. Our data show that they are not permanently present at the cell surface but that their amount increases during growth. With both strains the flocculation level is tightly correlated to the amount of Flop antigen detected, suggesting that it is the availability of the Flo proteins at the cell surface which determines the flocculation level. Our data are consistent with the idea that the Flo proteins correspond to the flocculation lectins. The differences of flocculation pattern among strains could originate from variations in the regulation of the expression of the FLO genes. Monitoring of the distribution of the Flo proteins during cellular development revealed that they are incorporated essentially in the cell wall of growing buds. Incorporation of the Flo proteins in the cell wall displays a highly polarized aspect, at the bud tip and at the mother-daughter neck junction, which can persist in mature cells. Such a localization could be relevant to constraints of the cell wall incorporation of the mannoproteins. Depending on the regulation of Flop expression and on the incorporation of the proteins in the cell wall, a yeast population can be highly heterogeneous in Flo protein equipment.
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- M Bony
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Technologie des Fermentations, IPV, INRA-ENSA, Montpellier, France
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The recent discovery that some laboratory strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are capable of limited filamentous growth has stimulated genetic analysis of dimorphism in this microorganism. The puzzle of why most strains are nonfilamentous is now resolved. Remarkably, a single point mutation with broad consequences separates these domesticated yeast from their wild ancestors.
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- S J Kron
- Center for Molecular Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Genetic engineering of wine yeast strains requires the identification of gene promoters specifically activated under wine processing conditions. In this study, transcriptional activation of specific genes was followed during the time course of wine fermentation by quantifying mRNA levels in a haploid wine strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown on synthetic or natural winery musts. Northern analyses were performed using radioactive probes from 19 genes previously described as being expressed under laboratory growth conditions or on molasses in S. cerevisiae during the stationary phase and/or under nitrogen starvation. Nine genes, including members of the HSP family, showed a transition-phase induction profile. For three of them, mRNA transcripts could be detected until the end of the fermentation. Expression of one of these genes, HSP30, was further studied using a HSP30::lacZ fusion on both multicopy and monocopy expression vectors. The production of beta-galactosidase by recombinant cells was measured during cell growth and fermentation on synthetic and natural winery musts. We showed that the HSP30 promoter can induce high gene expression during late stationary phase and remains active until the end of the wine fermentation process. Similar expression profiles were obtained on five natural winery musts.
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- C Riou
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Technologie des Fermentations, INRA-IPV, Montpellier, France
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Bony M, Thines-Sempoux D, Barre P, Blondin B. Localization and cell surface anchoring of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae flocculation protein Flo1p. J Bacteriol 1997; 179:4929-36. [PMID: 9244284 PMCID: PMC179343 DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4929-4936.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae FLO1 gene encodes a large 1,536-amino-acid serine- and threonine-rich protein involved in flocculation. We have assessed the localization of Flo1p by immunoelectron microscopy, and in this study we show that this protein is located in the external mannoprotein layer of the cell wall, at the plasma membrane level and in the periplasm. The protein was also visualized in the endoplasmic reticulum and in the nuclear envelope, indicating that it was secreted through the secretory pathway. The protein was detected by Western blotting in cell wall extracts as a high-molecular-mass (>200 kDa) polydisperse material obviously as a result of extensive N and probably O glycosylation. Flo1p was extracted from cell walls in large amounts by boiling in sodium dodecyl sulfate, suggesting that it is noncovalently anchored to the cell wall network. The membranous forms of Flo1p were shown to be solubilized by phosphatidylinositol-phospholipase C treatment, suggesting that Flo1p is glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored to this organelle. The expression of truncated forms with the hydrophobic C-terminal domain deleted led to the secretion of the protein in the culture medium. The hydrophobic C terminus, which is a putative GPI anchoring domain, is therefore necessary for the attachment of Flo1p in the cell wall. Deletion analysis also revealed that the N-terminal domain of Flo1p was essential for cellular aggregation. On the whole, our data indicate that Flo1p is a true cell wall protein which plays a direct role in cell-cell interaction.
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- M Bony
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Technologie des Fermentations, IPV, INRA-ENSA, Montpellier, France
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Vossen JH, Müller WH, Lipke PN, Klis FM. Restrictive glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor synthesis in cwh6/gpi3 yeast cells causes aberrant biogenesis of cell wall proteins. J Bacteriol 1997; 179:2202-9. [PMID: 9079905 PMCID: PMC178956 DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2202-2209.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We previously reported that the defects in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cwh6 Calcofluor white-hypersensitive cell wall mutant are caused by a mutation in SPT14/GPI3, a gene involved in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor biosynthesis. Here we describe the effect of cwh6/spt14/gpi3 on the biogenesis of cell wall proteins. It was found that the release of precursors of cell wall proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) was retarded. This was accompanied by proliferation of ER structures. The majority of the cell wall protein precursors that eventually left the ER were not covalently incorporated into the cell wall but were secreted into the growth medium. Despite the inefficient incorporation of cell wall proteins, there was no net effect on the protein level in the cell wall. It is postulated that the availability of GPI-dependent cell wall proteins determines the rate of cell wall construction and limits growth rate.
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- J H Vossen
- Institute for Molecular Cell Biology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Dodou E, Treisman R. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MADS-box transcription factor Rlm1 is a target for the Mpk1 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Mol Cell Biol 1997; 17:1848-59. [PMID: 9121433 PMCID: PMC232032 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.17.4.1848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mutation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae RLM1, which encodes a MADS-box transcription factor, confers resistance to the toxic effects of constitutive activity of the Mpk1 mitogen-activated kinase (MAPK) pathway. The Rlm1 DNA-binding domain, which is similar to that of the metazoan MEF2 transcription factors, is also closely related to that of a second S. cerevisiae protein, Smp1 (second MEF2-like protein), encoded by the YBR182C open reading frame (N. Demolis et al., Yeast 10:1511-1525, 1994; H. Feldmann et al., EMBO J. 13:5795-5809, 1994). We show that Rlm1 and Smp1 have MEF2-related DNA-binding specificities: Rlm1 binds with the same specificity as MEF2, CTA(T/A)4TAG, while SMP1 binds a more extended consensus sequence, ACTACTA(T/A)4TAG. The two DNA-binding domains can heterodimerize with each other and with MEF2A. Deletion of RLM1 enhances resistance to cell wall disruptants, increases saturation density, reduces flocculation, and inactivates reporter genes controlled by the Rlm1 consensus binding site. Deletion of SMP1 neither causes these phenotypes nor enhances the Rlm1 deletion phenotype. However, overexpression of the DNA-binding domain of either protein causes an osmoremedial phenotype. Synthetic and naturally occurring MEF2 consensus sequences exhibit strong RLM1- and MPK1-dependent upstream activation sequence activity. Transcriptional activation by Rlm1 requires its C-terminal sequences, and Gal4 fusion proteins containing Rlm1 C-terminal sequences also act as MPK1-dependent transcriptional activators. These results establish the Rlm1 C-terminal sequences as a target for the Mpk1 MAPK pathway.
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- E Dodou
- Transcription Laboratory, ICRF Laboratories, London, United Kingdom
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Sieiro C, Reboredo NM, Blanco P, Villa TG. Cloning of a new FLO gene from the flocculating Saccharomyces cerevisiae IM1-8b strain. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997; 146:109-15. [PMID: 8997714 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb10179.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A flocculation conferring gene was cloned from a genomic library of the flocculating strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae IM1-8b as a 5 kb DNA fragment. The shortest DNA fragment (XbaI-XbaI) able to confer the flocculating phenotype was 3.1 kb. Southern analysis revealed that this gene was not homologous to the already reported FLO1 gene since strong hybridization signals were obtained when chromosomes IV and XII were probed with a digoxygenin-labelled fragment and no signal at all was detected for chromosome I. Partial sequencing data unequivocally ascribed the cloned fragment to chromosome XII. The gene was detected in a variety of S. cerevisiae strains regardless of their being phenotypically flocculating. This gene which, we propose as FLO2, is able to complement the flo1 mutation and is suppressed by suppressors (fsu3) that do not affect other FLO genes.
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- C Sieiro
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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