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Wood C, Bruinink A, Trembath-Reichert E, Wilhelm MB, Vidal C, Balaban E, McKay CP, Swan R, Swan B, Goordial J. Active microbiota persist in dry permafrost and active layer from Elephant Head, Antarctica. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2024; 4:ycad002. [PMID: 38304082 PMCID: PMC10833075 DOI: 10.1093/ismeco/ycad002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Dry permafrost is a challenging environment for microbial life due to cold, dry, and often oligotrophic conditions. In 2016, Elephant Head, Antarctica, was confirmed as the second site on Earth to contain dry permafrost. It is geographically distinct from the McMurdo Dry Valleys where dry permafrost has been studied previously. Here, we present the first study of the microbial activity, diversity, and functional potential of Elephant Head dry permafrost. Microbial activity was measured using radiorespiration assays with radiolabeled acetate as a carbon source at 5, 0, and -5°C. Low, but detectable, rates of microbial activity were measured in some samples at 0 and -5°C. This is distinct from previous studies of McMurdo Dry Valley dry permafrost which concluded that dry permafrost represents a cold-arid limit to life on the planet. The isolation of cold-adapted organisms from these soils, including one capable of subzero growth, further supports that the Elephant Head dry active layer and dry permafrost harbor viable microbial life, which may be active in situ. Metagenomic, 16S rRNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer and amplicon sequencing identified similar microbial communities to other Antarctic and cold environments. The Elephant Head microbial community appears to be adapted for survival in cold, dry, and oligotrophic conditions based on the presence of cold adaptation and stress response genes in the metagenomes. Together, our results show that dry permafrost environments do not exclude active microbial life at subzero temperatures, suggesting that the cold, dry soils of Mars may also not be as inhospitable as previously thought.
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- Claudia Wood
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 781 Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States
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- Space Science & Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, United States
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 781 Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States
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- Space Science & Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, United States
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- Space Science & Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, United States
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- 2041 Foundation, 130 Wescott Ct, Auburn, CA 95603, United States
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- 2041 Foundation, 130 Wescott Ct, Auburn, CA 95603, United States
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Hybrid histidine kinase HisK2301 modulates carotenoid production to counteract cold-induced oxidative stress in Rhodosporidium kratochvilovae YM25235 under low temperature. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:1393-1404. [PMID: 36251106 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-022-01783-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hybrid histidine kinases (HHKs) are major sensor proteins for fungi that contribute to stress tolerance. In the present work, we investigated the roles and mechanisms of the HHK HisK2301 in cold-adapted Rhodosporidium kratochvilovae strain YM25235. The HisK2301 deletion strain was constructed by homologous recombination method and arranged for multiple stress tests. We analysed the content of carotenoid using UV-Vis and HPLC. Relative transcript levels of genes phytoene desaturase (RKCrtI) and phytoene synthase and lycopene cyclase (RKCrtYB) were analysed by RT-qPCR. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was measured using 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA). Our results clearly indicated that YM25235 produces γ-carotene, torulene, β-carotene and torularhodin, with the latter two components strongly related to adapt to cold. HisK2301 is crucial for YM25235 adaptation to different types of stress such as cold, salt, osmotic and oxidative stress. Growth at low temperature clearly induced oxidative stress in YM25235, as more ROS accumulated at cold. During cold stress, HisK2301 is suggested to sense cold-induced ROS signals and then promote carotenoid production partially by RKCrtI and RKCrtYB to scavenge excessive ROS production. Such an inducible protective system may confer YM25235 fast response and better adaptation to cold stress. To conclude, our findings give the first insight into the effect of HisK2301 on carotenoid biosynthesis and cold-induced oxidative stress in fungi under low temperature and suggest the potential use of the cold-adapted HHK HisK2301 in industrial production of carotenoid.
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Baeza M, Zúñiga S, Peragallo V, Gutierrez F, Barahona S, Alcaino J, Cifuentes V. Response to Cold: A Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis in Eight Cold-Adapted Yeasts. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:828536. [PMID: 35283858 PMCID: PMC8905146 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.828536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Microorganisms have evolved to colonize all biospheres, including extremely cold environments, facing several stressor conditions, mainly low/freezing temperatures. In general, terms, the strategies developed by cold-adapted microorganisms include the synthesis of cryoprotectant and stress-protectant molecules, cold-active proteins, especially enzymes, and membrane fluidity regulation. The strategy could differ among microorganisms and concerns the characteristics of the cold environment of the microorganism, such as seasonal temperature changes. Microorganisms can develop strategies to grow efficiently at low temperatures or tolerate them and grow under favorable conditions. These differences can be found among the same kind of microorganisms and from the same cold habitat. In this work, eight cold-adapted yeasts isolated from King George Island, subAntarctic region, which differ in their growth properties, were studied about their response to low temperatures at the transcriptomic level. Sixteen ORFeomes were assembled and used for gene prediction and functional annotation, determination of gene expression changes, protein flexibilities of translated genes, and codon usage bias. Putative genes related to the response to all main kinds of stress were found. The total number of differentially expressed genes was related to the temperature variation that each yeast faced. The findings from multiple comparative analyses among yeasts based on gene expression changes and protein flexibility by cellular functions and codon usage bias raise significant differences in response to cold among the studied Antarctic yeasts. The way a yeast responds to temperature change appears to be more related to its optimal temperature for growth (OTG) than growth velocity. Yeasts with higher OTG prepare to downregulate their metabolism to enter the dormancy stage. In comparison, yeasts with lower OTG perform minor adjustments to make their metabolism adequate and maintain their growth at lower temperatures.
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- Marcelo Baeza
- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Centro de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Centro de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Centro de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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MnSOD functions as a thermoreceptor activated by low temperature. J Inorg Biochem 2022; 229:111745. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Baeza M, Zúñiga S, Peragallo V, Barahona S, Alcaino J, Cifuentes V. Identification of Stress-Related Genes and a Comparative Analysis of the Amino Acid Compositions of Translated Coding Sequences Based on Draft Genome Sequences of Antarctic Yeasts. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:623171. [PMID: 33633709 PMCID: PMC7902016 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.623171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Microorganisms inhabiting cold environments have evolved strategies to tolerate and thrive in those extreme conditions, mainly the low temperature that slow down reaction rates. Among described molecular and metabolic adaptations to enable functioning in the cold, there is the synthesis of cold-active proteins/enzymes. In bacterial cold-active proteins, reduced proline content and highly flexible and larger catalytic active sites than mesophylls counterparts have been described. However, beyond the low temperature, microorganisms' physiological requirements may differ according to their growth velocities, influencing their global protein compositions. This hypothesis was tested in this work using eight cold-adapted yeasts isolated from Antarctica, for which their growth parameters were measured and their draft genomes determined and bioinformatically analyzed. The optimal temperature for yeasts' growth ranged from 10 to 22°C, and yeasts having similar or same optimal temperature for growth displayed significative different growth rates. The sizes of the draft genomes ranged from 10.7 (Tetracladium sp.) to 30.7 Mb (Leucosporidium creatinivorum), and the GC contents from 37 (Candida sake) to 60% (L. creatinivorum). Putative genes related to various kinds of stress were identified and were especially numerous for oxidative and cold stress responses. The putative proteins were classified according to predicted cellular function and subcellular localization. The amino acid composition was compared among yeasts considering their optimal temperature for growth and growth rates. In several groups of predicted proteins, correlations were observed between their contents of flexible amino acids and both the yeasts' optimal temperatures for growth and their growth rates. In general, the contents of flexible amino acids were higher in yeasts growing more rapidly as their optimal temperature for growth was lower. The contents of flexible amino acids became lower among yeasts with higher optimal temperatures for growth as their growth rates increased.
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- Marcelo Baeza
- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Eleutherio ECA, Silva Magalhães RS, de Araújo Brasil A, Monteiro Neto JR, de Holanda Paranhos L. SOD1, more than just an antioxidant. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 697:108701. [PMID: 33259795 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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During cellular respiration, radicals, such as superoxide, are produced, and in a large concentration, they may cause cell damage. To combat this threat, the cell employs the enzyme Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (SOD1), which converts the radical superoxide into molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, through redox reactions. Although this is its main function, recent studies have shown that the SOD1 has other functions that deviates from its original one including activation of nuclear gene transcription or as an RNA binding protein. This comprehensive review looks at the most important aspects of human SOD1 (hSOD1), including the structure, properties, and characteristics as well as transcriptional and post-translational modifications (PTM) that the enzyme can receive and their effects, and its many functions. We also discuss the strategies currently used to analyze it to better understand its participation in diseases linked to hSOD1 including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), cancer, and Parkinson.
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Novelli Poisson GF, Juárez ÁB, Noseda DG, Ríos de Molina MC, Galvagno MA. Adaptive Evolution Strategy to Enhance the Performance of Scheffersomyces stipitis for Industrial Cellulosic Ethanol Production. Ind Biotechnol (New Rochelle N Y) 2020. [DOI: 10.1089/ind.2020.0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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- Guido F. Novelli Poisson
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Laboratorio de Microbiología Industrial, Pabellón de Industrias, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Departamento de Química Biológica Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ramos-Moreno L, Ramos J, Michán C. Overlapping responses between salt and oxidative stress in Debaryomyces hansenii. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 35:170. [PMID: 31673816 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2753-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Debaryomyces hansenii is a halotolerant yeast of importance in basic and applied research. Previous reports hinted about possible links between saline and oxidative stress responses in this yeast. The aim of this work was to study that hypothesis at different molecular levels, investigating after oxidative and saline stress: (i) transcription of seven genes related to oxidative and/or saline responses, (ii) activity of two main anti-oxidative enzymes, (iii) existence of common metabolic intermediates, and (iv) generation of damages to biomolecules as lipids and proteins. Our results showed how expression of genes related to oxidative stress was induced by exposure to NaCl and KCl, and, vice versa, transcription of some genes related to osmotic/salt stress responses was regulated by H2O2. Moreover, and contrary to S. cerevisiae, in D. hansenii HOG1 and MSN2 genes were modulated by stress at their transcriptional level. At the enzymatic level, saline stress also induced antioxidative enzymatic defenses as catalase and glutathione reductase. Furthermore, we demonstrated that both stresses are connected by the generation of intracellular ROS, and that hydrogen peroxide can affect the accumulation of in-cell sodium. On the other hand, no significant alterations in lipid oxidation or total glutathione content were observed upon exposure to both stresses tested. The results described in this work could help to understand the responses to both stressors, and to improve the biotechnological potential of D. hansenni.
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- Laura Ramos-Moreno
- Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario CeiA3, 14071, Córdoba, España, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario CeiA3, 14071, Córdoba, España, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario CeiA3, 14071, Córdoba, España, Spain.
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Wong CMVL, Boo SY, Voo CLY, Zainuddin N, Najimudin N. A comparative transcriptomic analysis provides insights into the cold-adaptation mechanisms of a psychrophilic yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica PI12. Polar Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-018-02443-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mechanisms of Yeast Adaptation to Wine Fermentations. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR AND SUBCELLULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 58:37-59. [PMID: 30911888 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13035-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cells face genetic and/or environmental changes in order to outlast and proliferate. Characterization of changes after stress at different "omics" levels is crucial to understand the adaptation of yeast to changing conditions. Wine fermentation is a stressful situation which yeast cells have to cope with. Genome-wide analyses extend our cellular physiology knowledge by pointing out the mechanisms that contribute to sense the stress caused by these perturbations (temperature, ethanol, sulfites, nitrogen, etc.) and related signaling pathways. The model organism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was studied in response to industrial stresses and changes at different cellular levels (transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomics), which were followed statically and/or dynamically in the short and long terms. This chapter focuses on the response of yeast cells to the diverse stress situations that occur during wine fermentations, which induce perturbations, including nutritional changes, ethanol stress, temperature stress, oxidative stress, etc.
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Mara P, Fragiadakis GS, Gkountromichos F, Alexandraki D. The pleiotropic effects of the glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:170. [PMID: 30384856 PMCID: PMC6211499 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-1018-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ammonium assimilation is linked to fundamental cellular processes that include the synthesis of non-essential amino acids like glutamate and glutamine. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae glutamate can be synthesized from α-ketoglutarate and ammonium through the action of NADP-dependent glutamate dehydrogenases Gdh1 and Gdh3. Gdh1 and Gdh3 are evolutionarily adapted isoforms and cover the anabolic role of the GDH-pathway. Here, we review the role and function of the GDH pathway in glutamate metabolism and we discuss the additional contributions of the pathway in chromatin regulation, nitrogen catabolite repression, ROS-mediated apoptosis, iron deficiency and sphingolipid-dependent actin cytoskeleton modulation in S.cerevisiae. The pleiotropic effects of GDH pathway in yeast biology highlight the importance of glutamate homeostasis in vital cellular processes and reveal new features for conserved enzymes that were primarily characterized for their metabolic capacity. These newly described features constitute insights that can be utilized for challenges regarding genetic engineering of glutamate homeostasis and maintenance of redox balances, biosynthesis of important metabolites and production of organic substrates. We also conclude that the discussed pleiotropic features intersect with basic metabolism and set a new background for further glutamate-dependent applied research of biotechnological interest.
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- P. Mara
- Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes University Campus, 71003 Heraklion, Crete Greece
- Present Address: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, FORTH, Nikolaou Plastira 100 GR-70013, Heraklion, Crete Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Voutes University Campus, 71003 Heraklion, Crete Greece
- Faculty of Biology, Biocenter, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Voutes University Campus, 71003 Heraklion, Crete Greece
- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, FORTH, Nikolaou Plastira 100 GR-70013, Heraklion, Crete Greece
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Gurdo N, Novelli Poisson GF, Juárez ÁB, Rios de Molina MC, Galvagno MA. Improved robustness of an ethanologenic yeast strain through adaptive evolution in acetic acid is associated with its enzymatic antioxidant ability. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 125:766-776. [PMID: 29770550 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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AIMS To investigate multiple tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae obtained through a laboratory strategy of adaptive evolution in acetic acid, its relation with enzymatic ROS detoxification and bioethanol 2G production. METHODS AND RESULTS After adaptive evolution in acetic acid, a clone (Y8A) was selected for its tolerance to high acetic acid concentrations (13 g l-1 ) in batch cultures. Y8A was resistant to multiple stresses: osmotic, thermic, oxidative, saline, ethanol, organic acid, phenolic compounds and slow freeze-thawing cycles. Also, Y8A was able to maintain redox homeostasis under oxidative stress, whereas the isogenic parental strain (Y8) could not, indicating higher basal activity levels of antioxidative enzyme Catalase (CAT) and Gluthatione S-transferase (GST) in Y8A. Y8A reached higher bioethanol levels in a fermentation medium containing up to 8 g l-1 of acetic acid when compared to parental strain Y8. CONCLUSIONS A multiple-stress-tolerant clone was obtained using adaptive evolution in acetic acid. Stress cross-tolerance could be explained by its enzymatic antioxidative capacity, namely CAT and GST. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY We demonstrate that adaptive evolution used in S. cerevisiae was a useful strategy to obtain a yeast clone tolerant to multiple stresses. At the same time, our findings support the idea that tolerance to oxidative stress is the common basis for stress cotolerance, which is related to an increase in the specific enzymes CAT and GST but not in Superoxide dismutase, emphasizing the fact that detoxification of H2 O2 and not O2 ˙ is a key condition for multiple stress tolerance in S. cerevisiae.
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- N Gurdo
- IIB - Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martin, UNSAM - Campus Miguelete, Buenos Aires, San Martin, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Laboratorio de Microbiología Industrial, Pabellón de Industrias, Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental - IBBEA-CONICET, Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica - IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- IIB - Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martin, UNSAM - Campus Miguelete, Buenos Aires, San Martin, Argentina.,Facultad de Ingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Laboratorio de Microbiología Industrial, Pabellón de Industrias, Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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It is well known that cold environments are predominant over the Earth and there are a great number of reports analyzing bacterial adaptations to cold. Most of these works are focused on characteristics traditionally involved in cold adaptation, such as the structural adjustment of enzymes, maintenance of membrane fluidity, expression of cold shock proteins and presence of compatible solutes. Recent works based mainly on novel "omic" technologies have presented evidence of the presence of other important features to thrive in cold. In this work, we analyze cold-adapted bacteria, looking for strategies involving novel features, and/or activation of non-classical metabolisms for a cold lifestyle. Metabolic traits related to energy generation, compounds and mechanisms involved in stress resistance and cold adaptation, as well as characteristics of the cell envelope, are analyzed in heterotrophic cold-adapted bacteria. In addition, metagenomic, metatranscriptomic and metaproteomic data are used to detect key functions in bacterial communities inhabiting cold environments.
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- Paula M Tribelli
- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- IQUIBICEN, CONICET, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- IQUIBICEN, CONICET, C1428EGA Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Lovato FL, Teixeira da Rocha JB, Dalla Corte CL. Diphenyl Diselenide Protects against Methylmercury-Induced Toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae via the Yap1 Transcription Factor. Chem Res Toxicol 2017; 30:1134-1144. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Fabricio Luís Lovato
- Departamento
de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Programa de Pós-graduação
em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica,
Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cep 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Programa de Pós-graduação
em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica,
Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cep 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Programa de Pós-graduação
em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica,
Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cep 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus
Caçapava do Sul, Av. Pedro Anunciação, 111, Vila
Batista, 96570-000 Caçapava do Sul, RS, Brazil
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Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Proteomic Analysis Provide Insights Into the Cold Adaptation Mechanism of the Obligate Psychrophilic Fungus Mrakia psychrophila. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2016; 6:3603-3613. [PMID: 27633791 PMCID: PMC5100859 DOI: 10.1534/g3.116.033308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mrakia psychrophila is an obligate psychrophilic fungus. The cold adaptation mechanism of psychrophilic fungi remains unknown. Comparative genomics analysis indicated that M. psychrophila had a specific codon usage preference, especially for codons of Gly and Arg and its major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporter gene family was expanded. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that genes involved in ribosome and energy metabolism were upregulated at 4°, while genes involved in unfolded protein binding, protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum, proteasome, spliceosome, and mRNA surveillance were upregulated at 20°. In addition, genes related to unfolded protein binding were alternatively spliced. Consistent with other psychrophiles, desaturase and glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, which are involved in biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acid and glycerol respectively, were upregulated at 4°. Cold adaptation of M. psychrophila is mediated by synthesizing unsaturated fatty acids to maintain membrane fluidity and accumulating glycerol as a cryoprotectant. The proteomic analysis indicated that the correlations between the dynamic patterns between transcript level changes and protein level changes for some pathways were positive at 4°, but negative at 20°. The death of M. psychrophila above 20° might be caused by an unfolded protein response.
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García-Ríos E, Ramos-Alonso L, Guillamón JM. Correlation between Low Temperature Adaptation and Oxidative Stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1199. [PMID: 27536287 PMCID: PMC4971067 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Many factors, such as must composition, juice clarification, fermentation temperature, or inoculated yeast strain, strongly affect the alcoholic fermentation and aromatic profile of wine. As fermentation temperature is effectively controlled by the wine industry, low-temperature fermentation (10–15°C) is becoming more prevalent in order to produce white and “rosé” wines with more pronounced aromatic profiles. Elucidating the response to cold in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is of paramount importance for the selection or genetic improvement of wine strains. Previous research has shown the strong implication of oxidative stress response in adaptation to low temperature during the fermentation process. Here we aimed first to quantify the correlation between recovery after shock with different oxidants and cold, and then to detect the key genes involved in cold adaptation that belong to sulfur assimilation, peroxiredoxins, glutathione-glutaredoxins, and thioredoxins pathways. To do so, we analyzed the growth of knockouts from the EUROSCARF collection S. cerevisiae BY4743 strain at low and optimal temperatures. The growth rate of these knockouts, compared with the control, enabled us to identify the genes involved, which were also deleted and validated as key genes in the background of two commercial wine strains with a divergent phenotype in their low-temperature growth. We identified three genes, AHP1, MUP1, and URM1, whose deletion strongly impaired low-temperature growth.
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- Estéfani García-Ríos
- Food Biotechnology Department, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Valencia, Spain
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- Food Biotechnology Department, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Valencia, Spain
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- Food Biotechnology Department, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Valencia, Spain
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Ballester-Tomás L, Pérez-Torrado R, Rodríguez-Vargas S, Prieto JA, Randez-Gil F. Near-freezing effects on the proteome of industrial yeast strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biotechnol 2016; 221:70-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ballester-Tomás L, Randez-Gil F, Pérez-Torrado R, Prieto JA. Redox engineering by ectopic expression of glutamate dehydrogenase genes links NADPH availability and NADH oxidation with cold growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microb Cell Fact 2015; 14:100. [PMID: 26156706 PMCID: PMC4496827 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-015-0289-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Cold stress reduces microbial growth and metabolism being relevant in industrial processes like wine making and brewing. Knowledge on the cold transcriptional response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggests the need of a proper redox balance. Nevertheless, there are no direct evidence of the links between NAD(P) levels and cold growth and how engineering of enzymatic reactions requiring NAD(P) may be used to modify the performance of industrial strains at low temperature. Results Recombinant strains of S. cerevisiae modified for increased NADPH- and NADH-dependent Gdh1 and Gdh2 activity were tested for growth at low temperature. A high-copy number of the GDH2-encoded glutamate dehydrogenase gene stimulated growth at 15°C, while overexpression of GDH1 had detrimental effects, a difference likely caused by cofactor preferences. Indeed, neither the Trp− character of the tested strains, which could affect the synthesis of NAD(P), nor changes in oxidative stress susceptibility by overexpression of GDH1 and GDH2 account for the observed phenotypes. However, increased or reduced NADPH availability by knock-out or overexpression of GRE3, the NADPH-dependent aldose reductase gene, eliminated or exacerbated the cold-growth defect observed in YEpGDH1 cells. We also demonstrated that decreased capacity of glycerol production impairs growth at 15 but not at 30°C and that 15°C-grown baker’s yeast cells display higher fermentative capacity than those cultivated at 30°C. Thus, increasing NADH oxidation by overexpression of GDH2 would help to avoid perturbations in the redox metabolism induced by a higher fermentative/oxidative balance at low temperature. Finally, it is shown that overexpression of GDH2 increases notably the cold growth in the wine yeast strain QA23 in both standard growth medium and synthetic grape must. Conclusions Redox constraints limit the growth of S. cerevisiae at temperatures below the optimal. An adequate supply of NAD(P) precursors as well as a proper level of reducing equivalents in the form of NADPH are required for cold growth. However, a major limitation is the increased need of oxidation of NADH to NAD+ at low temperature. In this scenario, our results identify the ammonium assimilation pathway as a target for the genetic improvement of cold growth in industrial strains. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-015-0289-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lidia Ballester-Tomás
- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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Kumaresan V, Gnanam AJ, Pasupuleti M, Arasu MV, Al-Dhabi NA, Harikrishnan R, Arockiaraj J. Comparative analysis of CsCu/ZnSOD defense role by molecular characterization: Gene expression-enzyme activity-protein level. Gene 2015; 564:53-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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López NI, Pettinari MJ, Nikel PI, Méndez BS. Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Much More than Biodegradable Plastics. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2015; 93:73-106. [PMID: 26505689 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are isotactic polymers that play a critical role in central metabolism, as they act as dynamic reservoirs of carbon and reducing equivalents. These polymers have a number of technical applications since they exhibit thermoplastic and elastomeric properties, making them attractive as a replacement of oil-derived materials. PHAs are accumulated under conditions of nutritional imbalance (usually an excess of carbon source with respect to a limiting nutrient, such as nitrogen or phosphorus). The cycle of PHA synthesis and degradation has been recognized as an important physiological feature when these biochemical pathways were originally described, yet its role in bacterial processes as diverse as global regulation and cell survival is just starting to be appreciated in full. In the present revision, the complex regulation of PHA synthesis and degradation at the transcriptional, translational, and metabolic levels are explored by analyzing examples in natural producer bacteria, such as Pseudomonas species, as well as in recombinant Escherichia coli strains. The ecological role of PHAs, together with the interrelations with other polymers and extracellular substances, is also discussed, along with their importance in cell survival, resistance to several types of environmental stress, and planktonic-versus-biofilm lifestyle. Finally, bioremediation and plant growth promotion are presented as examples of environmental applications in which PHA accumulation has successfully been exploited.
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García-Ríos E, López-Malo M, Guillamón JM. Global phenotypic and genomic comparison of two Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine strains reveals a novel role of the sulfur assimilation pathway in adaptation at low temperature fermentations. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:1059. [PMID: 25471357 PMCID: PMC4265444 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The wine industry needs better-adapted yeasts to grow at low temperature because it is interested in fermenting at low temperature to improve wine aroma. Elucidating the response to cold in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is of paramount importance for the selection or genetic improvement of wine strains. RESULTS We followed a global approach by comparing transcriptomic, proteomic and genomic changes in two commercial wine strains, which showed clear differences in their growth and fermentation capacity at low temperature. These strains were selected according to the maximum growth rate in a synthetic grape must during miniaturized batch cultures at different temperatures. The fitness differences of the selected strains were corroborated by directly competing during fermentations at optimum and low temperatures. The up-regulation of the genes of the sulfur assimilation pathway and glutathione biosynthesis suggested a crucial role in better performance at low temperature. The presence of some metabolites of these pathways, such as S-Adenosilmethionine (SAM) and glutathione, counteracted the differences in growth rate at low temperature in both strains. Generally, the proteomic and genomic changes observed in both strains also supported the importance of these metabolic pathways in adaptation at low temperature. CONCLUSIONS This work reveals a novel role of the sulfur assimilation pathway in adaptation at low temperature. We propose that a greater activation of this metabolic route enhances the synthesis of key metabolites, such as glutathione, whose protective effects can contribute to improve the fermentation process.
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- Estéfani García-Ríos
- />Departamento de Biotecnología de los alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino, Po Box 73E-46100, Paterna Valencia, Spain
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- />Departamento de Biotecnología de los alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino, Po Box 73E-46100, Paterna Valencia, Spain
- />Biotecnologia Enològica. Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Facultat de Enologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel•li Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- />Departamento de Biotecnología de los alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino, Po Box 73E-46100, Paterna Valencia, Spain
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Kostadinova N, Vassilev S, Spasova B, Angelova M. Cold Stress in Antarctic Fungi Targets Enzymes of the Glycolytic Pathway and Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2014. [DOI: 10.5504/bbeq.2011.0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Blazhenko OV, Kotlyarchuk АB, Ubiyvovk VM. Transcriptional regulation of the Hansenula polymorpha GSH2 gene in the response to cadmium ion treatment. UKRAINIAN BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 2014. [DOI: 10.15407/ubj86.01.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Jakab Á, Antal K, Kiss Á, Emri T, Pócsi I. Increased oxidative stress tolerance results in general stress tolerance in Candida albicans independently of stress-elicited morphological transitions. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2014; 59:333-40. [PMID: 24477890 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-014-0305-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A selection of tert-butylhydroperoxide (tBOOH)-tolerant Candida albicans mutants showed increased tolerances to 19 different stress conditions. These mutants are characterized by a constitutively upregulated antioxidative defense system and, therefore, adaptation to oxidative stress may play an important role in gaining general stress tolerance in C. albicans. Although C. albicans cells may undergo morphological transitions under various stress treatments, this ability shows considerable stress-specific and strain-specific variability and, hence, it is independent of mounting stress cross protections.
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- Ágnes Jakab
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 63, 4010, Debrecen, Hungary
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Sainz M, Pérez-Rontomé C, Ramos J, Mulet JM, James EK, Bhattacharjee U, Petrich JW, Becana M. Plant hemoglobins may be maintained in functional form by reduced flavins in the nuclei, and confer differential tolerance to nitro-oxidative stress. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 76:875-87. [PMID: 24118423 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The heme of bacteria, plant and animal hemoglobins (Hbs) must be in the ferrous state to bind O(2) and other physiological ligands. Here we have characterized the full set of non-symbiotic (class 1 and 2) and 'truncated' (class 3) Hbs of Lotus japonicus. Class 1 Hbs are hexacoordinate, but class 2 and 3 Hbs are pentacoordinate. Three of the globins, Glb1-1, Glb2 and Glb3-1, are nodule-enhanced proteins. The O(2) affinity of Glb1-1 (50 pm) was the highest known for any Hb, and the protein may function as an O(2) scavenger. The five globins were reduced by free flavins, which transfer electrons from NAD(P)H to the heme iron under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Class 1 Hbs were reduced at very fast rates by FAD, class 2 Hbs at slower rates by both FMN and FAD, and class 3 Hbs at intermediate rates by FMN. The members of the three globin classes were immunolocalized predominantly in the nuclei. Flavins were quantified in legume nodules and nuclei, and their concentrations were sufficient to maintain Hbs in their functional state. All Hbs, except Glb1-1, were expressed in a flavohemoglobin-deficient yeast mutant and found to confer tolerance to oxidative stress induced by methyl viologen, copper or low temperature, indicating an anti-oxidative role for the hemes. However, only Glb1-2 and Glb2 afforded protection against nitrosative stress induced by S-nitrosoglutathione. Because this compound is specifically involved in transnitrosylation reactions with thiol groups, our results suggest a contribution of the single cysteine residues of both proteins in the stress response.
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- Martha Sainz
- Departamento de Nutrición Vegetal, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Apartado 13034, 50080, Zaragoza, Spain
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Metabolomic comparison of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the cryotolerant species S. bayanus var. uvarum and S. kudriavzevii during wine fermentation at low temperature. PLoS One 2013; 8:e60135. [PMID: 23527304 PMCID: PMC3603904 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Temperature is one of the most important parameters affecting the length and rate of alcoholic fermentation and final wine quality. Wine produced at low temperature is often considered to have improved sensory qualities. However, there are certain drawbacks to low temperature fermentations such as reduced growth rate, long lag phase, and sluggish or stuck fermentations. To investigate the effects of temperature on commercial wine yeast, we compared its metabolome growing at 12°C and 28°C in a synthetic must. Some species of the Saccharomyces genus have shown better adaptation at low temperature than Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This is the case of the cryotolerant yeasts Saccharomyces bayanus var. uvarum and Saccharomyces kudriavzevii. In an attempt to detect inter-specific metabolic differences, we characterized the metabolome of these species growing at 12°C, which we compared with the metabolome of S. cerevisiae (not well adapted at low temperature) at the same temperature. Our results show that the main differences between the metabolic profiling of S. cerevisiae growing at 12°C and 28°C were observed in lipid metabolism and redox homeostasis. Moreover, the global metabolic comparison among the three species revealed that the main differences between the two cryotolerant species and S. cerevisiae were in carbohydrate metabolism, mainly fructose metabolism. However, these two species have developed different strategies for cold resistance. S. bayanus var. uvarum presented elevated shikimate pathway activity, while S. kudriavzevii displayed increased NAD+ synthesis.
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A pH control strategy for increased β-carotene production during batch fermentation by recombinant industrial wine yeast. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Salvadó Z, Chiva R, Rozès N, Cordero-Otero R, Guillamón JM. Functional analysis to identify genes in wine yeast adaptation to low-temperature fermentation. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 113:76-88. [PMID: 22507142 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05308.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS To identify genes and proteins involved in adaptation to low-temperature fermentations in a commercial wine yeast. METHODS AND RESULTS Nine proteins were identified as representing the most significant changes in proteomic maps during the first 24 h of fermentation at low (13°C) and standard temperature (25°C). These proteins were mainly involved in stress response and in glucose and nitrogen metabolism. Transcription analysis of the genes encoding most of these proteins within the same time frame of wine fermentation presented a good correlation with proteomic data. Knockout and overexpressing strains of some of these genes were constructed and tested to evaluate their ability to start the fermentation process. The strain overexpressing ILV5 improved its fermentation activity in the first hours of fermentation. This strain showed a quicker process of mitochondrial degeneration, an altered intracellular amino acid profile and laxer nitrogen catabolite repression regulation. CONCLUSIONS The proteomic and transcriptomic analysis is useful to detect key molecular adaptation mechanisms of biotechnological interest for industrial processes. ILV5 gene seems to be important in wine yeast adaptation to low-temperature fermentation. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provides information that might help improve the future performance of wine yeast, either by genetic modification or by adaptation during industrial production.
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- Z Salvadó
- Biotecnologia Enològica, Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Facultat de Enologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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Sarkar P, Suraishkumar GK. pH and Temperature Stresses in Bioreactor Cultures: Intracellular Superoxide Levels. Ind Eng Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ie200081k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Pritish Sarkar
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036 India
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Stoycheva T, Pesheva M, Venkov P. The role of reactive oxygen species in the induction ofTy1retrotransposition inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2010; 27:259-67. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.1749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The positive response of Ty1 retrotransposition test to carcinogens is due to increased levels of reactive oxygen species generated by the genotoxins. Arch Toxicol 2010; 85:67-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-010-0542-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 04/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Sense and nonsense from a systems biology approach to microbial recombinant protein production. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2010; 55:9-28. [PMID: 20044926 DOI: 10.1042/ba20090174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The 'Holy Grail' of recombinant protein production remains the availability of generic protocols and hosts for the production of even the most difficult target products. The present review provides first an explanation why the shock imposed on bacteria using a standard induction protocol not only arrests growth, but also decreases the number of colony-forming units by several orders of magnitude. Particular emphasis is placed on findings of numerous genome-wide transcriptomic studies that highlight cellular stress, in which the general stress, heat-shock and stringent responses are the underlying basis for the manifestation of the deterioration of cell physiology. We then review common approaches used to solve bottlenecks in protein folding and post-translational modification that result in recombinant protein deposition in cytoplasmic inclusion bodies. Finally, we suggest a generic approach to process design that minimizes stress on the production host and a strategy for isolating improved hosts.
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Gocheva YG, Tosi S, Krumova ET, Slokoska LS, Miteva JG, Vassilev SV, Angelova MB. Temperature downshift induces antioxidant response in fungi isolated from Antarctica. Extremophiles 2008; 13:273-81. [PMID: 19089529 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-008-0215-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2008] [Accepted: 11/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although investigators have been studying the cold-shock response in a variety of organisms for the last two decades or more, comparatively little is known about the difference between antioxidant cell response to cold stress in Antarctic and temperate microorganisms. The change of environmental temperature, which is one of the most common stresses, could be crucial for their use in the biotechnological industry and in ecological research. We compared the effect of short-term temperature downshift on antioxidant cell response in Antarctic and temperate fungi belonging to the genus Penicillium. Our study showed that downshift from an optimal temperature to 15 degrees or 6 degrees C led to a cell response typical of oxidative stress: significant reduction of biomass production; increase in the levels of oxidative damaged proteins and accumulation of storage carbohydrates (glycogen and trehalose) in comparison to growth at optimal temperature. Cell response against cold stress includes also increase in the activities of SOD and CAT, which are key enzymes for directly scavenging reactive oxygen species. This response is more species-dependent than dependent on the degree of cold-shock. Antarctic psychrotolerant strain Penicillium olsonii p14 that is adapted to life in extremely cold conditions demonstrated enhanced tolerance to temperature downshift in comparison with both mesophilic strains (Antarctic Penicillium waksmanii m12 and temperate Penicillium sp. t35).
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- Yana G Gocheva
- The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Academician G. Bonchev 26, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates are essential for maintenance of redox state in the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. 14-3 during low temperature adaptation. Extremophiles 2008; 13:59-66. [PMID: 18931822 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-008-0197-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Accepted: 09/19/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are highly reduced bacterial storage compounds that increase fitness in changing environments. We have previously shown that phaRBAC genes from the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. 14-3 are located in a genomic island containing other genes probably related with its adaptability to cold environments. In this paper, Pseudomonas sp. 14-3 and its PHA synthase-minus mutant (phaC) were used to asses the effect of PHA accumulation on the adaptability to cold conditions. The phaC mutant was unable to grow at 10 degrees C and was more susceptible to freezing than its parent strain. PHA was necessary for the development of the oxidative stress response induced by cold treatment. Addition of reduced compounds cystine and gluthathione suppressed the cold sensitive phenotype of the phaC mutant. Cold shock produced very rapid degradation of PHA in the wild type strain. The NADH/NAD ratio and NADPH content, estimated by diamide sensitivity, decreased strongly in the mutant after cold shock while only minor changes were observed in the wild type. Accordingly, the level of lipid peroxidation in the mutant strain was 25-fold higher after temperature downshift. We propose that PHA metabolism modulates the availability of reducing equivalents, contributing to alleviate the oxidative stress produced by low temperature.
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Gibson B, Prescott K, Smart K. Petite mutation in aged and oxidatively stressed ale and lager brewing yeast. Lett Appl Microbiol 2008; 46:636-42. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2008.02360.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Salvadó Z, Chiva R, Rodríguez-Vargas S, Rández-Gil F, Mas A, Guillamón JM. Proteomic evolution of a wine yeast during the first hours of fermentation. FEMS Yeast Res 2008; 8:1137-46. [PMID: 18503542 DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00389.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The inoculation of active dry wine yeast (ADWY) is one of the most common practices in winemaking. This inoculation exposes the yeast cells to strong osmotic, acidic and thermal stresses, and adaptation to the new medium is crucial for successful fermentation. We have analysed the changes that occur in the ADWY protein profile in the first hours after inoculation under enological-like conditions at a low temperature. Protein changes mainly included enzymes of the nitrogen and carbon metabolism and proteins related to the cellular stress response. Most of the enzymes of the lower part of the glycolysis showed an increase in their concentration 4 and 24 h after inoculation, indicating an increase in glycolytic flux and in ATP production. However, the shift from respiration to fermentation was not immediate in the inoculation because some mitochondrial proteins involved in oxidative metabolism were induced in the first hours after inoculation. Inoculation in this fresh medium also reduced the cellular concentration of stress proteins produced during industrial production of the ADWY. The only exception was Cys3p, which might be involved in glutathione synthesis as a response to oxidative stress. A better understanding of the yeast stress response to rehydration and inoculation will lead to improvements in the handling efficiency of ADWY in winemaking and presumably to better control of fermentation startup.
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- Zoel Salvadó
- Biotecnologia Enològica, Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Facultat de Enologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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Owsianowski E, Walter D, Fahrenkrog B. Negative regulation of apoptosis in yeast. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2008; 1783:1303-10. [PMID: 18406356 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2007] [Revised: 03/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/12/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In recent years, yeast has been proven to be a useful model organism for studying programmed cell death. It not only exhibits characteristic markers of apoptotic cell death when heterologous inducers of apoptosis are expressed or when treated with apoptosis inducing drugs such as hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) or acetic acid, but contains homologues of several components of the apoptotic machinery identified in mammals, flies and nematodes, such as caspases, apoptosis inducing factor (AIF), Omi/HtrA2 and inhibitor-of-apoptosis proteins (IAPs). In this review, we focus on the role of negative regulators of apoptosis in yeasts. Bir1p is the only IAP protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and has long been known to play a role in cell cycle progression by acting as kinetochore and chromosomal passenger protein. Recent data established Bir1p's protective function against programmed cell death induced by H(2)O(2) treatment and in chronological ageing. Other factors that have a direct or indirect influence on intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and thus lead to apoptosis if they are misregulated or non-functional will be discussed.
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- Esther Owsianowski
- ME Müller Institute for Structural Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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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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Smirnova GV, Muzyka NG, Oktyabrsky ON. Enhanced resistance to peroxide stress in Escherichia coli grown outside their niche temperatures. J Therm Biol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Monitoring of transcriptional regulation in Pichia pastoris under protein production conditions. BMC Genomics 2007; 8:179. [PMID: 17578563 PMCID: PMC1919374 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-8-179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2007] [Accepted: 06/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background It has become evident that host cells react to recombinant protein production with a variety of metabolic and intrinsic stresses such as the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway. Additionally, environmental conditions such as growth temperature may have a strong impact on cell physiology and specific productivity. However, there is little information about the molecular reactions of the host cells on a genomic level, especially in context to recombinant protein secretion. For the first time, we monitored transcriptional regulation of a subset of marker genes in the common production host Pichia pastoris to gain insights into the general physiological status of the cells under protein production conditions, with the main focus on secretion stress related genes. Results Overexpression of the UPR activating transcription factor Hac1p was employed to identify UPR target genes in P. pastoris and the responses were compared to those known for Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Most of the folding/secretion related genes showed similar regulation patterns in both yeasts, whereas genes associated with the general stress response were differentially regulated. Secretion of an antibody Fab fragment led to induction of UPR target genes in P. pastoris, however not to the same magnitude as Hac1p overproduction. Overexpression of S. cerevisiae protein disulfide isomerase (PDI1) enhances Fab secretion rates 1.9 fold, but did not relief UPR stress. Reduction of cultivation temperature from 25°C to 20°C led to a 1.4-fold increase of specific product secretion rate in chemostat cultivations, although the transcriptional levels of the product genes (Fab light and heavy chain) were significantly reduced at the lower temperature. A subset of folding related genes appeared to be down-regulated at the reduced temperature, whereas transcription of components of the ER associated degradation and the secretory transport was enhanced. Conclusion Monitoring of genomic regulation of marker genes with the transcriptional profiling method TRAC in P. pastoris revealed similarities and discrepancies of the responses compared to S. cerevisiae. Thus our results emphasize the importance to analyse the individual hosts under real production conditions instead of drawing conclusions from model organisms. Cultivation temperature has a significant influence on specific productivity that cannot be related just to thermodynamic effects, but strongly impacts the regulation of specific genes.
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Aguilera J, Randez-Gil F, Prieto JA. Cold response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: new functions for old mechanisms. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2007; 31:327-41. [PMID: 17298585 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2007.00066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The response of yeast cells to sudden temperature downshifts has received little attention compared with other stress conditions. Like other organisms, both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae a decrease in temperature induces the expression of many genes involved in transcription and translation, some of which display a cold-sensitivity phenotype. However, little is known about the role played by many cold-responsive genes, the sensing and regulatory mechanisms that control this response or the biochemical adaptations at or near 0 degrees C. This review focuses on the physiological significance of cold-shock responses, emphasizing the molecular mechanisms that generate and transmit cold signals. There is now enough experimental evidence to conclude that exposure to low temperature protects yeast cells against freeze injury through the cold-induced accumulation of trehalose, glycerol and heat-shock proteins. Recent results also show that changes in membrane fluidity are the primary signal triggering the cold-shock response. Notably, this signal is transduced and regulated through classical stress pathways and transcriptional factors, the high-osmolarity glycerol mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and Msn2/4p. Alternative cold-stress generators and transducers will also be presented and discussed.
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- Jaime Aguilera
- Department of Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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Genome-wide expression analyses of adaptive response against medadione-induced oxidative stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae KNU5377. Process Biochem 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2006.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Gocheva YG, Krumova ET, Slokoska LS, Miteva JG, Vassilev SV, Angelova MB. Cell response of Antarctic and temperate strains of Penicillium spp. to different growth temperature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 110:1347-54. [PMID: 17070679 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2006.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2006] [Revised: 05/25/2006] [Accepted: 08/12/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The effect of growth temperature (10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 degrees C) on the cell response was compared between two Antarctic Penicillium sp. strains (Penicillium sp. p14 and Penicillium sp. m12) and a European temperate strain, Penicillium sp. t35. According to the temperature profiles, Penicillium sp. p14 was identified as psychrophilic, while Penicillium sp. m12 and Penicillium sp. t35 as mesophilic fungi, respectively. The results demonstrated that the growth at low temperature does clearly induce oxidative stress events in all strains tested. Decreases in growth temperature below the optimal coincided with markedly enhanced protein carbonyl content, an indicator of oxidatively damaged proteins. Also, the cellular response to growth temperature in terms of reserve carbohydrate was determined. In the mesophilic strains there was essentially no enhancement of glycogen content. This was in contrast to the psychrophilic Penicillium sp. p14, which gradually accumulated glycogen in response to cold (10 degrees C) during the exponential phase. In addition, elevated endogenous levels of trehalose upon low-temperature stress were exhibited by all model microorganisms. Compared with temperate mesophilic Penicillium sp. t35, Antarctic strains (psychrophilic Penicillium sp. p14 and mesophilic Penicillium sp. m12) demonstrated a marked rise in activities of protective enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and catalase at decreasing temperatures. The results suggested that low-temperature resistance is partially associated with enhanced scavenging systems.
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- Yana G Gocheva
- Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Academician G. Bonchev 26, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Glutathione metabolism and its role in vital functions of bacterial cells are considered, as well as common features and differences between the functions of glutathione in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Particular attention is given to the recent data for the role of glutathione in bacterial redox-regulation and adaptation to stresses.
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- G V Smirnova
- Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm, 614081, Russia.
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Krzepiłko A, Swieciło A, Wawryn J, Zadrag R, Kozioł S, Bartosz G, Biliński T. Ascorbate restores lifespan of superoxide-dismutase deficient yeast. Free Radic Res 2005; 38:1019-24. [PMID: 15621721 DOI: 10.1080/10715760410001717327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mutants lacking CuZn-superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) are hypersensitive to oxygen and have significantly decreased replicative life span. Both these defects can be ameliorated by exogenous ascorbate. The effect of ascorbate on life span is complicated by auto-oxidation of its compound in the medium. If negative effects of auto-oxidation are prevented by exchange of the medium, ascorbate prolongs not only mean but also maximal replicative life span of the yeast in the atmosphere of air and of pure oxygen. These results demonstrate that life span shortening due to the lack of a vital antioxidant enzyme can be ameliorated by a low-molecular weight antioxidant.
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- Anna Krzepiłko
- Zamość College of Agriculture, ul. Szczebrzeska 102, PL 22-400 Zamość, Poland
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Brace JL, Vanderweele DJ, Rudin CM. Svf1 inhibits reactive oxygen species generation and promotes survival under conditions of oxidative stress inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2005; 22:641-52. [PMID: 16034825 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Aberrant regulation of apoptosis, or programmed cell death, contributes to the aetiology of several diseases, including cancers, immunodeficiencies and neurodegenerative illnesses. We hypothesized that key features of mammalian cell death regulation may be conserved in single celled organisms such as the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We previously identified the yeast gene SVF1 in a screen for mutations that could be functionally complemented by exogenous expression of the human anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-x(L). Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family members have been shown to promote redox stability through upregulation of antioxidant pathways in mammalian cells. Here we demonstrate that the Svf1 protein is required for yeast survival under conditions of oxidative stress, including cold stress. Cells lacking SVF1 are hypersensitive to conditions associated with increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and to direct chemical precursors of ROS, and demonstrate increased levels of ROS under these conditions. Hypersensitivity to oxidative stress can be reversed by treatment with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine or expression of exogenous SVF1, although exogenous expression of Bcl-x(L) did not protect cells from cold stress. Exogenous SVF1 expression in mammalian cells confers resistance to H(2)O(2) exposure. Our data are consistent with previous observations suggesting a key role of oxidative stress response in mammalian apoptotic regulation and validate the use of S. cerevisiae as a model for studying programmed cell death.
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- Jennifer L Brace
- The Committee on Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Fabrizio P, Battistella L, Vardavas R, Gattazzo C, Liou LL, Diaspro A, Dossen JW, Gralla EB, Longo VD. Superoxide is a mediator of an altruistic aging program in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 166:1055-67. [PMID: 15452146 PMCID: PMC2172019 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200404002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aging is believed to be a nonadaptive process that escapes the force of natural selection. Here, we challenge this dogma by showing that yeast laboratory strains and strains isolated from grapes undergo an age- and pH-dependent death with features of mammalian programmed cell death (apoptosis). After 90–99% of the population dies, a small mutant subpopulation uses the nutrients released by dead cells to grow. This adaptive regrowth is inversely correlated with protection against superoxide toxicity and life span and is associated with elevated age-dependent release of nutrients and increased mutation frequency. Computational simulations confirm that premature aging together with a relatively high mutation frequency can result in a major advantage in adaptation to changing environments. These results suggest that under conditions that model natural environments, yeast organisms undergo an altruistic and premature aging and death program, mediated in part by superoxide. The role of similar pathways in the regulation of longevity in organisms ranging from yeast to mice raises the possibility that mammals may also undergo programmed aging.
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- Paola Fabrizio
- Andrus Gerontology Center and Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, USA
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We have determined the transcriptional response of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to cold. Yeast cells were exposed to 10 degrees C for different lengths of time, and DNA microarrays were used to characterize the changes in transcript abundance. Two distinct groups of transcriptionally modulated genes were identified and defined as the early cold response and the late cold response. A detailed comparison of the cold response with various environmental stress responses revealed a substantial overlap between environmental stress response genes and late cold response genes. In addition, the accumulation of the carbohydrate reserves trehalose and glycogen is induced during late cold response. These observations suggest that the environmental stress response (ESR) occurs during the late cold response. The transcriptional activators Msn2p and Msn4p are involved in the induction of genes common to many stress responses, and we show that they mediate the stress response pattern observed during the late cold response. In contrast, classical markers of the ESR were absent during the early cold response, and the transcriptional response of the early cold response genes was Msn2p/Msn4p independent. This implies that the cold-specific early response is mediated by a different and as yet uncharacterized regulatory mechanism.
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- Babette Schade
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4P 2R2.
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