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Tomonaga K, Tanaka J, Kiyoshi K, Akao T, Watanabe K, Kadokura T, Nakayama S. Physiological role of the EHL gene in sake yeast and its effects on quality of sake. J Biosci Bioeng 2024; 137:195-203. [PMID: 38242756 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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The EHL1/2/3 genes were identified by whole-genome sequencing of Kyokai No. 7 (K7), which is a well-known representative Japanese sake yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The genes are present in K7, but not in laboratory strain S288C. Although the genes were presumed to encode epoxide hydrolase based on homology analysis, their effect on cellular metabolism in sake yeast has not yet been clarified. We constructed ehl1/2/3 mutants harboring a stop codon in each gene using the haploid yeast strain H3 as the parental strain, which was derived from K701, and investigated the physiological role and effects of the EHL1/2/3 genes on sake quality. Metabolome analysis and vitamin requirement testing revealed that the EHL1/2/3 genes are partly responsible for the synthesis of pantothenate. For fermentation profiles, ethanol production by the ehl1/2/3 mutant was comparable with that of strain H3, but succinate production was decreased in the ehl1/2/3 mutant compared to strain H3 when cultured in yeast malt (YM) medium containing 10% glucose and during sake brewing. Ethyl hexanoate and isoamyl acetate levels in the ehl1/2/3 mutant strain were decreased compared to those of strain H3 during sake brewing. Thus, the EHL1/2/3 genes did not affect ethanol production but did affect the production of organic acids and aromatic components during sake brewing.
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- Kazuko Tomonaga
- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Bioscience, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadainishi, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, 3-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0046, Japan
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- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Fermentation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.
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Nakagawa T, Yoshimura A, Sawai Y, Hisamatsu K, Akao T, Masaki K. Japanese sake making using wild yeasts isolated from natural environments. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2024; 88:231-236. [PMID: 38364793 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbae003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the most important microorganisms for the food industry, including Japanese sake, beer, wine, bread, and other products. For sake making, Kyokai sake yeast strains are considered one of the best sake yeast strains because these strains possess fermentation properties that are suitable for the quality of sake required. In recent years, the momentum for the development of unique sake, which is distinct from conventional sake, has grown, and there is now a demand to develop unique sake yeasts that have different sake making properties than Kyokai sake yeast strains. In this minireview, we focus on "wild yeasts," which inhabit natural environments, and introduce basic research on the wild yeasts for sake making, such as their genetic and sake fermentation aspects. Finally, we also discuss the molecular breeding of wild yeast strains for sake fermentation and the possibility for sake making using wild yeasts.
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- Tomoyuki Nakagawa
- The Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Food Sciences, Gifu, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Tanabe K, Hayashi H, Murakami N, Yoshiyama Y, Shima J, Shoda S. Glazing Affects the Fermentation Process of Sake Brewed in Pottery. Foods 2023; 13:121. [PMID: 38201148 PMCID: PMC10778464 DOI: 10.3390/foods13010121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Sake (Japanese rice wine) was fermented in pottery for more than a millennium before wooden barrels were adopted to obtain a greater brewing capacity. Although a recently conducted analysis of sake brewed in pottery indicated that sake brewed in unglazed pottery contains more ethanol than that brewed in glazed pottery, little is known about the characteristics of sake brewed in pottery. In this study, we used two types of ceramic containers of identical size, one glazed and one unglazed, for small-scale sake brewing to evaluate the effects of glazing on fermentation properties. The following parameters were measured continuously in the sake samples over 3 weeks of fermentation: temperature, weight, ethanol concentration, and glucose concentration in sake mash. Taste-sensory values, minerals, and volatile components were also quantified in the final fermented sake mash. The results show that, in the unglazed containers, the temperature of the sake mash was lower and the weight loss was higher compared to the sake mash in the glazed containers. The quantity of ethanol and the levels of Na+, Fe3+, and Al3+ tended to be higher in the sake brewed in the unglazed pottery. A taste-sensory analysis revealed that umami and saltiness were also higher in the samples brewed in the unglazed pottery. These results suggest that glazing affects multiple fermentation parameters and the flavor of sake brewed in pottery. They may also suggest that the materials of the containers used in sake brewing generally affect the fermentation properties.
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- Koichi Tanabe
- Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Shiga, Japan; (H.H.); (Y.Y.); (J.S.)
- Research Center for Fermentation and Brewing, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Shiga, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Shiga, Japan; (H.H.); (Y.Y.); (J.S.)
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- Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, 2-9-1 Nijo, Nara 630-8577, Japan; (N.M.); (S.S.)
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Shiga, Japan; (H.H.); (Y.Y.); (J.S.)
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Shiga, Japan; (H.H.); (Y.Y.); (J.S.)
- Research Center for Fermentation and Brewing, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Shiga, Japan
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- Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, 2-9-1 Nijo, Nara 630-8577, Japan; (N.M.); (S.S.)
- Department of Archaeology, BioArCh, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
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Song D, Chen X, Yao H, Kong G, Xu M, Guo J, Sun G. The variations of native plasmids greatly affect the cell surface hydrophobicity of sphingomonads. mSystems 2023; 8:e0086223. [PMID: 37909742 PMCID: PMC10734547 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00862-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Microbial cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) reflects nonspecific adhesion ability and affects various physiological processes, such as biofilm formation and pollutant biodegradation. Understanding the regulation mechanisms of CSH will contribute to illuminating microbial adaptation strategies and provide guidance for controlling CSH artificially to benefit humans. Sphingomonads, a common bacterial group with great xenobiotic-degrading ability, generally show higher CSH than typical Gram-negative bacteria, which plays a positive role in organic pollutant capture and cell colonization. This study verified that the variations of two native plasmids involved in synthesizing outer membrane proteins and polysaccharides greatly affected the CSH of sphingomonads. It is feasible to control their CSH by changing the plasmid copy number and sequences. Additionally, considering that plasmids are likely to evolve faster than chromosomes, the CSH of sphingomonads may evolve quickly to respond to environmental changes. Our results provide valuable insights into the CSH regulation and evolution of sphingomonads.
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- Da Song
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Microbiology and Regional Ecological Safety, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Microbiology and Regional Ecological Safety, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Microbiology and Regional Ecological Safety, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Microbiology and Regional Ecological Safety, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Microbiology and Regional Ecological Safety, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Microbiology and Regional Ecological Safety, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Microbiology and Regional Ecological Safety, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Marr RA, Moore J, Formby S, Martiniuk JT, Hamilton J, Ralli S, Konwar K, Rajasundaram N, Hahn A, Measday V. Whole genome sequencing of Canadian Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from spontaneous wine fermentations reveals a new Pacific West Coast Wine clade. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2023; 13:jkad130. [PMID: 37307358 PMCID: PMC10411583 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Vineyards in wine regions around the world are reservoirs of yeast with oenological potential. Saccharomyces cerevisiae ferments grape sugars to ethanol and generates flavor and aroma compounds in wine. Wineries place a high-value on identifying yeast native to their region to develop a region-specific wine program. Commercial wine strains are genetically very similar due to a population bottleneck and in-breeding compared to the diversity of S. cerevisiae from the wild and other industrial processes. We have isolated and microsatellite-typed hundreds of S. cerevisiae strains from spontaneous fermentations of grapes from the Okanagan Valley wine region in British Columbia, Canada. We chose 75 S. cerevisiae strains, based on our microsatellite clustering data, for whole genome sequencing using Illumina paired-end reads. Phylogenetic analysis shows that British Columbian S. cerevisiae strains cluster into 4 clades: Wine/European, Transpacific Oak, Beer 1/Mixed Origin, and a new clade that we have designated as Pacific West Coast Wine. The Pacific West Coast Wine clade has high nucleotide diversity and shares genomic characteristics with wild North American oak strains but also has gene flow from Wine/European and Ecuadorian clades. We analyzed gene copy number variations to find evidence of domestication and found that strains in the Wine/European and Pacific West Coast Wine clades have gene copy number variation reflective of adaptations to the wine-making environment. The "wine circle/Region B", a cluster of 5 genes acquired by horizontal gene transfer into the genome of commercial wine strains is also present in the majority of the British Columbian strains in the Wine/European clade but in a minority of the Pacific West Coast Wine clade strains. Previous studies have shown that S. cerevisiae strains isolated from Mediterranean Oak trees may be the living ancestors of European wine yeast strains. This study is the first to isolate S. cerevisiae strains with genetic similarity to nonvineyard North American Oak strains from spontaneous wine fermentations.
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- R Alexander Marr
- Genome Science and Technology Graduate Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
- Department of Food Science, Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Genome Science and Technology Graduate Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4S6, Canada
- Department of Food Science, Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Koonkie Canada Inc., 321 Water Street Suite 501, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B8, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Food Science Graduate Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, 675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive East K9625, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Koonkie Canada Inc., 321 Water Street Suite 501, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B8, Canada
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- Koonkie Canada Inc., 321 Water Street Suite 501, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B8, Canada
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- Koonkie Canada Inc., 321 Water Street Suite 501, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B8, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Klinkaewboonwong N, Ohnuki S, Chadani T, Nishida I, Ushiyama Y, Tomiyama S, Isogai A, Goshima T, Ghanegolmohammadi F, Nishi T, Kitamoto K, Akao T, Hirata D, Ohya Y. Targeted Mutations Produce Divergent Characteristics in Pedigreed Sake Yeast Strains. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1274. [PMID: 37317248 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Modification of the genetic background and, in some cases, the introduction of targeted mutations can play a critical role in producing trait characteristics during the breeding of crops, livestock, and microorganisms. However, the question of how similar trait characteristics emerge when the same target mutation is introduced into different genetic backgrounds is unclear. In a previous study, we performed genome editing of AWA1, CAR1, MDE1, and FAS2 on the standard sake yeast strain Kyokai No. 7 to breed a sake yeast with multiple excellent brewing characteristics. By introducing the same targeted mutations into other pedigreed sake yeast strains, such as Kyokai strains No. 6, No. 9, and No. 10, we were able to create sake yeasts with the same excellent brewing characteristics. However, we found that other components of sake made by the genome-edited yeast strains did not change in the exact same way. For example, amino acid and isobutanol contents differed among the strain backgrounds. We also showed that changes in yeast cell morphology induced by the targeted mutations also differed depending on the strain backgrounds. The number of commonly changed morphological parameters was limited. Thus, divergent characteristics were produced by the targeted mutations in pedigreed sake yeast strains, suggesting a breeding strategy to generate a variety of sake yeasts with excellent brewing characteristics.
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- Norapat Klinkaewboonwong
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Sakeology Center, Niigata University, 2-8050, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Sakeology Course, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Sakeology Course, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0046, Japan
- Program of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0046, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Sake Research Center, Asahi Sake Brewing Co., Ltd., Nagaoka, Niigata 949-5494, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Business Sciences, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0046, Japan
- Program of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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- Sakeology Center, Niigata University, 2-8050, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
- Sakeology Course, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
- Program of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
- Sake Research Center, Asahi Sake Brewing Co., Ltd., Nagaoka, Niigata 949-5494, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Negoro H, Ishida H. Development of sake yeast breeding and analysis of genes related to its various phenotypes. FEMS Yeast Res 2022; 22:6825454. [PMID: 36370450 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foac057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sake is a traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice and water, fermented by the filamentous fungi Aspergillus oryzae and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast strains, also called sake yeasts, with high alcohol yield and the ability to produce desired flavor compounds in the sake, have been isolated from the environment for more than a century. Furthermore, numerous methods to breed sake yeasts without genetic modification have been developed. The objectives of breeding include increasing the efficiency of production, improving the aroma and taste, enhancing safety, imparting functional properties, and altering the appearance of sake. With the recent development of molecular biology, the suitable sake brewing characteristics in sake yeasts, and the causes of acquisition of additional phenotypes in bred yeasts have been elucidated genetically. This mini-review summarizes the history and lineage of sake yeasts, their genetic characteristics, the major breeding methods used, and molecular biological analysis of the acquired strains. The data in this review on the metabolic mechanisms of sake yeasts and their genetic profiles will enable the development of future strains with superior phenotypes.
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- Hiroaki Negoro
- Research Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd., 101 Shimotoba-koyanagi-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8385, Japan
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- Research Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd., 101 Shimotoba-koyanagi-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8385, Japan
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High Foam Phenotypic Diversity and Variability in Flocculant Gene Observed for Various Yeast Cell Surfaces Present as Industrial Contaminants. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation7030127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Many contaminant yeast strains that survive inside fuel ethanol industrial vats show detrimental cell surface phenotypes. These harmful effects may include filamentation, invasive growth, flocculation, biofilm formation, and excessive foam production. Previous studies have linked some of these phenotypes to the expression of FLO genes, and the presence of gene length polymorphisms causing the expansion of FLO gene size appears to result in stronger flocculation and biofilm formation phenotypes. We performed here a molecular analysis of FLO1 and FLO11 gene polymorphisms present in contaminant strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from Brazilian fuel ethanol distilleries showing vigorous foaming phenotypes during fermentation. The size variability of these genes was correlated with cellular hydrophobicity, flocculation, and highly foaming phenotypes in these yeast strains. Our results also showed that deleting the primary activator of FLO genes (the FLO8 gene) from the genome of a contaminant and highly foaming industrial strain avoids complex foam formation, flocculation, invasive growth, and biofilm production by the engineered (flo8∆::BleR/flo8Δ::kanMX) yeast strain. Thus, the characterization of highly foaming yeasts and the influence of FLO8 in this phenotype open new perspectives for yeast strain engineering and optimization in the sugarcane fuel-ethanol industry.
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Baba S, Hamasaki T, Sawada K, Orita R, Nagano Y, Kimura K, Goto M, Kobayashi G. Breeding sake yeast and identification of mutation patterns by synchrotron light irradiation. J Biosci Bioeng 2021; 132:265-270. [PMID: 34088597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2021.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sake yeast is one of the important factors that characterize the aroma and taste of sake. To obtain sake yeast strains with different metabolic capabilities from other strains, breeding of a sake yeast is an effective way. In this study, sake yeast strain Y5201 was mutagenized by synchrotron light irradiation to obtain the mutant strains showing different brewing characteristics from parental strain Y5201, and comparative genome analysis between strain Y5201 and mutant strains was performed to identify mutation points and patterns induced by synchrotron light irradiation. Screening with the drug-resistant and fermentation tests selected the nine mutants (C18, C19, C29, C50, C51, C52, C54, T25, and T49) from the mutagenized Y5201 cells. Principal component analysis results based on the analysis of the small-scale brewing test metabolites showed that the mutant strain C19 was different from other strains, which had higher productivity of ethyl caproate and isoamyl acetate than those of the Y5201. Comparative genome analysis revealed that mutants by synchrotron light irradiation had a higher diversity of single nucleotide substitutions and a higher frequency of Indel (insertion/deletion) in these DNA than ethyl methanesulfonate and UV irradiation. These results suggest that synchrotron light irradiation is an effective and unique mutagen for yeast breeding.
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- Shuichiro Baba
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- Industrial Technology Center of SAGA, 114 Nabeshimacho, Saga 849-0932, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; Analytical Research Center for Experimental Sciences, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, 1 Honjo-machi, Saga 840-8502, Japan.
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Genome Editing to Generate Sake Yeast Strains with Eight Mutations That Confer Excellent Brewing Characteristics. Cells 2021; 10:cells10061299. [PMID: 34073778 PMCID: PMC8225151 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Sake yeast is mostly diploid, so the introduction of recessive mutations to improve brewing characteristics requires considerable effort. To construct sake yeast with multiple excellent brewing characteristics, we used an evidence-based approach that exploits genome editing technology. Our breeding targeted the AWA1, CAR1, MDE1, and FAS2 genes. We introduced eight mutations into standard sake yeast to construct a non-foam-forming strain that makes sake without producing carcinogens or an unpleasant odor, while producing a sweet ginjo aroma. Small-scale fermentation tests showed that the desired sake could be brewed with our genome-edited strains. The existence of a few unexpected genetic perturbations introduced during breeding proved that genome editing technology is extremely effective for the serial breeding of sake yeast.
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Zhang K, Wu W, Yan Q. Research advances on sake rice, koji, and sake yeast: A review. Food Sci Nutr 2020; 8:2995-3003. [PMID: 32724564 PMCID: PMC7382144 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Sake is the national alcoholic beverage of Japan, and its history can be traced back more than 1300 years. With the development and maturity of the sake-brewing technique, a unique flavor and taste gradually formed, which led to its wide use in Japan and internationally. This paper reviews and discusses the research advances of sake rice, koji, and sake yeast. The various enzymes and involved genes of microbes in the rice koji, and the separation/breeding of sake yeasts are expounded particularly. Moreover, the fields where further research is required are presented. Therefore, this review presents recent comprehensive research details of sake's ingredients and the involved study perspectives.
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- Kaizheng Zhang
- College of BioengineeringSichuan University of Science & EngineeringZigongChina
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- College of BioengineeringSichuan University of Science & EngineeringZigongChina
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- College of BioengineeringSichuan University of Science & EngineeringZigongChina
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Yamasaki R, Goshima T, Oba K, Isogai A, Ohdoi R, Hirata D, Akao T. Characteristic analysis of the fermentation and sporulation properties of the traditional sake yeast strain Hiroshima no.6. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2019; 84:842-853. [PMID: 31868109 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1706441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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General sake yeasts (e.g., Kyokai no.7, K7) show high fermentation ability and low sporulation frequency. Former is related to stress-response defect due to the loss-of-function of MSN4 and RIM15. Later is mainly caused by low IME1 expression, leading to difficulty in breeding and genetic analysis. Sake yeast Hiroshima no.6 (H6), which had been applied for sake fermentation, has sporulation ability. However, its detailed properties have not been unveiled. Here we present that the fermentation ability of H6 is suitable for sake brewing, and the precursor of dimethyl trisulfide in sake from H6 is low. MSN4 but not RIM15 of H6 has the same mutation as K7. Our phylogenetic analysis indicated that H6 is closely related to the K7 group. Unlike K7, H6 showed normal sporulation frequency in a partially RIM15-dependent manner, and IME1 in H6 was expressed. H6 possesses excellent properties as a partner strain for breeding by crossing.
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- Risa Yamasaki
- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.,Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.,Food Technology Research Center, Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research Institute, Hiroshima, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Food Technology Research Center, Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research Institute, Hiroshima, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.,Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Food Technology Research Center, Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research Institute, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.,Sake Research Center, Asahi Sake Brewing Co., Niigata, Japan.,Sakeology Center, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.,Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Ohnuki S, Kashima M, Yamada T, Ghanegolmohammadi F, Zhou Y, Goshima T, Maruyama JI, Kitamoto K, Hirata D, Akao T, Ohya Y. Genome editing to generate nonfoam-forming sake yeast strains. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2019; 83:1583-1593. [PMID: 31189439 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1631146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mutations frequently occur during breeding of sake yeasts and result in unexpected phenotypes. Here, genome editing tools were applied to develop an ideal nonfoam-forming sake yeast strain, K7GE01, which had homozygous awa1∆/awa1∆ deletion alleles that were responsible for nonfoam formation and few off-target mutations. High-dimensional morphological phenotyping revealed no detectable morphological differences between the genome-edited strain and its parent, while the canonical nonfoam-forming strain, K701, showed obvious morphological changes. Small-scale fermentation tests also showed differences between components of sake produced by K7GE01 and K701. The K7GE01 strain produced sake with significant differences in the concentrations of ethyl acetate, malic acid, lactic acid, and acetic acid, while K701 produced sake with more differences. Our results indicated genuine phenotypes of awa1∆/awa1∆ in sake yeast isolates and showed the usefulness of genome editing tools for sake yeast breeding.
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- Shinsuke Ohnuki
- a Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa, Chiba , Japan
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- a Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa, Chiba , Japan
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- a Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa, Chiba , Japan
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- a Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa, Chiba , Japan
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- b National Research Institute of Brewing , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- b National Research Institute of Brewing , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- c Department of Biotechnology , The University of Tokyo , Tokyo , Japan.,d Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology , The University of Tokyo , Tokyo , Japan
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- e Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Business Sciences , Nihon Pharmaceutical University , Bunkyo-ku , Japan
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- f Sake Research Center , Asahi Sake Brewing Co. Ltd ., Nagaoka , Japan.,g Department of Molecular Biotechnology , Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan.,h Sakeology Center , Niigata University , Ikarashi , Japan
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- b National Research Institute of Brewing , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- a Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , The University of Tokyo , Kashiwa, Chiba , Japan.,d Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology , The University of Tokyo , Tokyo , Japan.,i AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory (OPERANDO-OIL) , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Kashiwa, Chiba , Japan
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Completion of the whole genome sequence of a laboratory yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae in 1996 ushered in the development of genome-wide experimental tools and accelerated subsequent genetic study of S. cerevisiae. The study of sake yeast also shared the benefit of such tools as DNA microarrays, gene disruption-mutant collections, and others. Moreover, whole genome analysis of representative sake yeast strain Kyokai no. 7 was performed in the late 2000s, and enabled comparative genomics between sake yeast and laboratory yeast, resulting in some notable finding for of sake yeast genetics. Development of next-generation DNA sequencing and bioinformatics also drastically changed the field of the genetics, including for sake yeast. Genomics and the genome-wide study of sake yeast have progressed under these circumstances during the last two decades, and are summarized in this article. Abbreviations: AFLP: amplified fragment length polymorphism; CGH: comparative genomic hybridization; CNV: copy number variation; DMS: dimethyl succinate; DSW: deep sea water; LOH: loss of heterozygosity; NGS: next generation sequencer; QTL: quantitative trait loci; QTN: quantitative trait nucleotide; SAM: S-adenosyl methionine; SNV: single nucleotide variation.
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- Takeshi Akao
- a National Research Institute of Brewing , Higashi-hiroshima , Japan
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Sake yeast was first isolated as a single yeast strain, Saccharomyces sake, during the Meiji era. Yeast strains suitable for sake fermentation were subsequently isolated from sake brewers and distributed as Kyokai yeast strains. Sake yeast strains that produce characteristic flavors have been bred in response to various market demands and individual preferences. Interestingly, both genetic and morphological studies have indicated that sake yeast used during the Meiji era differs from new sake yeasts derived from Kyokai Strain No. 7 lineage. Here, we discuss the history of sake yeast breeding, from the discovery of sake yeast to the present day, to highlight the achievements of great Japanese scientists and engineers.
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- Yoshikazu Ohya
- a Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , University of Tokyo , Kashiwa , Japan
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- a Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences , University of Tokyo , Kashiwa , Japan
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Comparative analysis of fermentation and enzyme expression profiles among industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:7071-7081. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9128-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Eldarov MA, Beletsky AV, Tanashchuk TN, Kishkovskaya SA, Ravin NV, Mardanov AV. Whole-Genome Analysis of Three Yeast Strains Used for Production of Sherry-Like Wines Revealed Genetic Traits Specific to Flor Yeasts. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:965. [PMID: 29867869 PMCID: PMC5962777 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Flor yeast strains represent a specialized group of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts used for biological wine aging. We have sequenced the genomes of three flor strains originated from different geographic regions and used for production of sherry-like wines in Russia. According to the obtained phylogeny of 118 yeast strains, flor strains form very tight cluster adjacent to the main wine clade. SNP analysis versus available genomes of wine and flor strains revealed 2,270 genetic variants in 1,337 loci specific to flor strains. Gene ontology analysis in combination with gene content evaluation revealed a complex landscape of possibly adaptive genetic changes in flor yeast, related to genes associated with cell morphology, mitotic cell cycle, ion homeostasis, DNA repair, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, and cell wall biogenesis. Pangenomic analysis discovered the presence of several well-known "non-reference" loci of potential industrial importance. Events of gene loss included deletions of asparaginase genes, maltose utilization locus, and FRE-FIT locus involved in iron transport. The latter in combination with a flor-yeast-specific mutation in the Aft1 transcription factor gene is likely to be responsible for the discovered phenotype of increased iron sensitivity and improved iron uptake of analyzed strains. Expansion of the coding region of the FLO11 flocullin gene and alteration of the balance between members of the FLO gene family are likely to positively affect the well-known propensity of flor strains for velum formation. Our study provides new insights in the nature of genetic variation in flor yeast strains and demonstrates that different adaptive properties of flor yeast strains could have evolved through different mechanisms of genetic variation.
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- Mikhail A. Eldarov
- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- All-Russian National Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking “Magarach” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yalta, Russia
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- All-Russian National Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking “Magarach” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yalta, Russia
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Sake yeast was developed exclusively in Japan. Its diversification during breeding remains largely uncharacterized. To evaluate the breeding processes of the sake lineage, we thoroughly investigated the phenotypes and differentiation of 27 sake yeast strains using high-dimensional, single-cell, morphological phenotyping. Although the genetic diversity of the sake yeast lineage is relatively low, its morphological diversity has expanded substantially compared to that of the Saccharomycescerevisiae species as a whole. Evaluation of the different types of breeding processes showed that the generation of hybrids (crossbreeding) has more profound effects on cell morphology than the isolation of mutants (mutation breeding). Analysis of phenotypic robustness revealed that some sake yeast strains are more morphologically heterogeneous, possibly due to impairment of cellular network hubs. This study provides a new perspective for studying yeast breeding genetics and micro-organism breeding strategies.
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Lopes ML, Paulillo SCDL, Godoy A, Cherubin RA, Lorenzi MS, Giometti FHC, Bernardino CD, Amorim Neto HBD, Amorim HVD. Ethanol production in Brazil: a bridge between science and industry. Braz J Microbiol 2016; 47 Suppl 1:64-76. [PMID: 27818090 PMCID: PMC5156502 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In the last 40 years, several scientific and technological advances in microbiology of the fermentation have greatly contributed to evolution of the ethanol industry in Brazil. These contributions have increased our view and comprehension about fermentations in the first and, more recently, second-generation ethanol. Nowadays, new technologies are available to produce ethanol from sugarcane, corn and other feedstocks, reducing the off-season period. Better control of fermentation conditions can reduce the stress conditions for yeast cells and contamination by bacteria and wild yeasts. There are great research opportunities in production processes of the first-generation ethanol regarding high-value added products, cost reduction and selection of new industrial yeast strains that are more robust and customized for each distillery. New technologies have also focused on the reduction of vinasse volumes by increasing the ethanol concentrations in wine during fermentation. Moreover, conversion of sugarcane biomass into fermentable sugars for second-generation ethanol production is a promising alternative to meet future demands of biofuel production in the country. However, building a bridge between science and industry requires investments in research, development and transfer of new technologies to the industry as well as specialized personnel to deal with new technological challenges.
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Reduction of foaming and enhancement of ascomycin production in rational Streptomyces hygroscopicus fermentation. Chin J Chem Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wohlbach DJ, Rovinskiy N, Lewis JA, Sardi M, Schackwitz WS, Martin JA, Deshpande S, Daum CG, Lipzen A, Sato TK, Gasch AP. Comparative genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae natural isolates for bioenergy production. Genome Biol Evol 2015; 6:2557-66. [PMID: 25364804 PMCID: PMC4202335 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Lignocellulosic plant material is a viable source of biomass to produce alternative energy including ethanol and other biofuels. However, several factors—including toxic byproducts from biomass pretreatment and poor fermentation of xylose and other pentose sugars—currently limit the efficiency of microbial biofuel production. To begin to understand the genetic basis of desirable traits, we characterized three strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with robust growth in a pretreated lignocellulosic hydrolysate or tolerance to stress conditions relevant to industrial biofuel production, through genome and transcriptome sequencing analysis. All stress resistant strains were highly mosaic, suggesting that genetic admixture may contribute to novel allele combinations underlying these phenotypes. Strain-specific gene sets not found in the lab strain were functionally linked to the tolerances of particular strains. Furthermore, genes with signatures of evolutionary selection were enriched for functional categories important for stress resistance and included stress-responsive signaling factors. Comparison of the strains’ transcriptomic responses to heat and ethanol treatment—two stresses relevant to industrial bioethanol production—pointed to physiological processes that were related to particular stress resistance profiles. Many of the genotype-by-environment expression responses occurred at targets of transcription factors with signatures of positive selection, suggesting that these strains have undergone positive selection for stress tolerance. Our results generate new insights into potential mechanisms of tolerance to stresses relevant to biofuel production, including ethanol and heat, present a backdrop for further engineering, and provide glimpses into the natural variation of stress tolerance in wild yeast strains.
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- Dana J. Wohlbach
- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Present address: Biology Department, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
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- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California
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- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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- Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- *Corresponding author: E-mail:
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Hirayama S, Shimizu M, Tsuchiya N, Furukawa S, Watanabe D, Shimoi H, Takagi H, Ogihara H, Morinaga Y. Awa1p on the cell surface of sake yeast inhibits biofilm formation and the co-aggregation between sake yeasts and Lactobacillus plantarum ML11-11. J Biosci Bioeng 2015; 119:532-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fujihara H, Hino M, Takashita H, Kajiwara Y, Okamoto K, Furukawa K. Efficient screening of environmental isolates for Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that are suitable for brewing. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:1086-9. [PMID: 25036140 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.910098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We developed an efficient screening method for Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from environmental isolates. MultiPlex PCR was performed targeting four brewing S. cerevisiae genes (SSU1, AWA1, BIO6, and FLO1). At least three genes among the four were amplified from all S. cerevisiae strains. The use of this method allowed us to successfully obtain S. cerevisiae strains.
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- Hidehiko Fujihara
- a Faculty of Food and Nutrition, Department of Food and Fermentation Science , Beppu University , Oita , Japan
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Efficient and Direct Fermentation of Starch to Ethanol by Sake Yeast Strains Displaying Fungal Glucoamylases. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 72:1376-9. [DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kitagaki H, Kitamoto K. Breeding Research on Sake Yeasts in Japan: History, Recent Technological Advances, and Future Perspectives. Annu Rev Food Sci Technol 2013; 4:215-35. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-030212-182545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hiroshi Kitagaki
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan;
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan;
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Cell aggregations in yeasts and their applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:2305-18. [PMID: 23397484 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4735-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 01/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Yeasts can display four types of cellular aggregation: sexual, flocculation, biofilm formation, and filamentous growth. These cell aggregations arise, in some yeast strains, as a response to environmental or physiological changes. Sexual aggregation is part of the yeast mating process, representing the first step of meiotic recombination. The flocculation phenomenon is a calcium-dependent asexual reversible cellular aggregation that allows the yeast to withstand adverse conditions. Biofilm formation consists of multicellular aggregates that adhere to solid surfaces and are embedded in a protein matrix; this gives the yeast strain either the ability to colonize new environments or to survive harsh environmental conditions. Finally, the filamentous growth is the ability of some yeast strains to grow in filament forms. Filamentous growth can be attained by two different means, with the formation of either hyphae or pseudohyphae. Both hyphae and pseudohyphae arise when the yeast strain is under nutrient starvation conditions and they represent a means for the microbial strain to spread over a wide area to survey for food sources, without increasing its biomass. Additionally, this filamentous growth is also responsible for the invasive growth of some yeast.
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Blasco L, Veiga-Crespo P, Sánchez-Pérez A, Villa TG. Cloning and characterization of the beer foaming gene CFG1 from Saccharomyces pastorianus. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:10796-10807. [PMID: 23039128 DOI: 10.1021/jf3027974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Foam production is an essential characteristic of beer, generated mainly from the proteins present in the malt and, to a minor extent, from the mannoproteins in brewer's yeast cell walls. Here, we describe the isolation and characterization of the novel fermentation gene CFG1 (Carlsbergensis foaming gene) from Saccharomyces pastorianus. CFG1 encodes the cell wall protein Cfg1p, a 105 kDa protein highly homologous to Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall mannoproteins, particularly those involved in foam formation, such as Awa1p and Fpg1p. Further characterization of Cfg1p revealed that this novel protein is responsible for beer foam stabilization. This report represents the first time that a brewing yeast foaming gene has been cloned and its action fully characterized.
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- Lucía Blasco
- Department of Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
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Akao T, Yashiro I, Hosoyama A, Kitagaki H, Horikawa H, Watanabe D, Akada R, Ando Y, Harashima S, Inoue T, Inoue Y, Kajiwara S, Kitamoto K, Kitamoto N, Kobayashi O, Kuhara S, Masubuchi T, Mizoguchi H, Nakao Y, Nakazato A, Namise M, Oba T, Ogata T, Ohta A, Sato M, Shibasaki S, Takatsume Y, Tanimoto S, Tsuboi H, Nishimura A, Yoda K, Ishikawa T, Iwashita K, Fujita N, Shimoi H. Whole-genome sequencing of sake yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kyokai no. 7. DNA Res 2011; 18:423-34. [PMID: 21900213 PMCID: PMC3223075 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsr029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The term ‘sake yeast’ is generally used to indicate the Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that possess characteristics distinct from others including the laboratory strain S288C and are well suited for sake brewery. Here, we report the draft whole-genome shotgun sequence of a commonly used diploid sake yeast strain, Kyokai no. 7 (K7). The assembled sequence of K7 was nearly identical to that of the S288C, except for several subtelomeric polymorphisms and two large inversions in K7. A survey of heterozygous bases between the homologous chromosomes revealed the presence of mosaic-like uneven distribution of heterozygosity in K7. The distribution patterns appeared to have resulted from repeated losses of heterozygosity in the ancestral lineage of K7. Analysis of genes revealed the presence of both K7-acquired and K7-lost genes, in addition to numerous others with segmentations and terminal discrepancies in comparison with those of S288C. The distribution of Ty element also largely differed in the two strains. Interestingly, two regions in chromosomes I and VII of S288C have apparently been replaced by Ty elements in K7. Sequence comparisons suggest that these gene conversions were caused by cDNA-mediated recombination of Ty elements. The present study advances our understanding of the functional and evolutionary genomics of the sake yeast.
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- Takeshi Akao
- National Research Institute of Brewing, Higashi-hiroshima, Japan
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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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Blasco L, Veiga-Crespo P, Villa TG. FPG1, a gene involved in foam formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2011; 28:437-51. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.1849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Katou T, Namise M, Kitagaki H, Akao T, Shimoi H. QTL mapping of sake brewing characteristics of yeast. J Biosci Bioeng 2009; 107:383-93. [PMID: 19332297 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2008.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2008] [Revised: 12/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A haploid sake yeast strain derived from the commercial diploid sake yeast strain Kyokai no. 7 showed better characteristics for sake brewing compared to the haploid laboratory yeast strain X2180-1B, including higher production of ethanol and aromatic components. A hybrid of these two strains showed intermediate characteristics in most cases. After sporulation of the hybrid strain, we obtained 100 haploid segregants of the hybrid. Small-scale sake brewing tests of these segregants showed a smooth continuous distribution of the sake brewing characteristics, suggesting that these traits are determined by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTLs). To examine these sake brewing characteristics at the genomic level, we performed QTL analysis of sake brewing characteristics using 142 DNA markers that showed heterogeneity between the two parental strains. As a result, we identified 25 significant QTLs involved in the specification of sake brewing characteristics such as ethanol fermentation and the production of aromatic components.
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- Taku Katou
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Japan
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Katou T, Kitagaki H, Akao T, Shimoi H. Brewing characteristics of haploid strains isolated from sake yeast Kyokai No. 7. Yeast 2009; 25:799-807. [PMID: 19061192 DOI: 10.1002/yea.1634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Sake yeast exhibit various characteristics that make them more suitable for sake brewing compared to other yeast strains. Since sake yeast strains are Saccharomyces cerevisiae heterothallic diploid strains, it is likely that they have heterozygous alleles on homologous chromosomes (heterozygosity) due to spontaneous mutations. If this is the case, segregation of phenotypic traits in haploid strains after sporulation and concomitant meiosis of sake yeast strains would be expected to occur. To examine this hypothesis, we isolated 100 haploid strains from Kyokai No. 7 (K7), a typical sake yeast strain in Japan, and compared their brewing characteristics in small-scale sake-brewing tests. Analyses of the resultant sake samples showed a smooth and continuous distribution of analytical values for brewing characteristics, suggesting that K7 has multiple heterozygosities that affect brewing characteristics and that these heterozygous alleles do segregate after sporulation. Correlation and principal component analyses suggested that the analytical parameters could be classified into two groups, indicating fermentation ability and sake flavour.
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- Taku Katou
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Fichtner L, Schulze F, Braus GH. Differential Flo8p-dependent regulation of FLO1 and FLO11 for cell-cell and cell-substrate adherence of S. cerevisiae S288c. Mol Microbiol 2008; 66:1276-89. [PMID: 18001350 PMCID: PMC2780560 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06014.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cell–cell and cell–surface adherence represents initial steps in forming multicellular aggregates or in establishing cell–surface interactions. The commonly used Saccharomyces cerevisiae laboratory strain S288c carries a flo8 mutation, and is only able to express the flocculin-encoding genes FLO1 and FLO11, when FLO8 is restored. We show here that the two flocculin genes exhibit differences in regulation to execute distinct functions under various environmental conditions. In contrast to the laboratory strain Σ1278b, haploids of the S288c genetic background require FLO1 for cell–cell and cell–substrate adhesion, whereas FLO11 is required for pseudohyphae formation of diploids. In contrast to FLO11, FLO1 repression requires the Sin4p mediator tail component, but is independent of the repressor Sfl1p. FLO1 regulation also differs from FLO11, because it requires neither the KSS1 MAP kinase cascade nor the pathways which lead to the transcription factors Gcn4p or Msn1p. The protein kinase A pathway and the transcription factors Flo8p and Mss11p are the major regulators for FLO1 expression. Therefore, S. cerevisiae is prepared to simultaneously express two genes of its otherwise silenced FLO reservoir resulting in an appropriate cellular surface for different environments.
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- Lars Fichtner
- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, DFG Research Center for Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CMPB), Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Weig M, Brown AJP. Genomics and the development of new diagnostics and anti-Candida drugs. Trends Microbiol 2007; 15:310-7. [PMID: 17570672 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2007.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Revised: 04/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pathogenic Candida species remain a significant medical problem despite the availability of antifungal therapies. Two key issues must be addressed to improve the treatment of life-threatening systemic Candida infections. First, advanced diagnostic tools are required to facilitate the early identification of these infections, when therapeutic intervention is more likely to be effective. Second, improved antifungal therapies are needed. These therapies, which might include combinations of antifungals, need to be less toxic to the patient and more potent in killing a broader range of Candida species. Recent advances in unravelling the genomics of these species should facilitate efforts to achieve these goals. We discuss the contribution of genomics to the development of novel antifungals and new diagnostic tools.
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- Michael Weig
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and German National Reference Centre for Systemic Mycoses, University of Goettingen, Kreuzbergring 57, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany.
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Pittet M, Conzelmann A. Biosynthesis and function of GPI proteins in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2007; 1771:405-20. [PMID: 16859984 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2006.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2006] [Revised: 05/20/2006] [Accepted: 05/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Like most other eukaryotes, Saccharomyces cerevisiae harbors a GPI anchoring machinery and uses it to attach proteins to membranes. While a few GPI proteins reside permanently at the plasma membrane, a majority of them gets further processed and is integrated into the cell wall by a covalent attachment to cell wall glucans. The GPI biosynthetic pathway is necessary for growth and survival of yeast cells. The GPI lipids are synthesized in the ER and added onto proteins by a pathway comprising 12 steps, carried out by 23 gene products, 19 of which are essential. Some of the estimated 60 GPI proteins predicted from the genome sequence serve enzymatic functions required for the biosynthesis and the continuous shape adaptations of the cell wall, others seem to be structural elements of the cell wall and yet others mediate cell adhesion. Because of its genetic tractability S. cerevisiae is an attractive model organism not only for studying GPI biosynthesis in general, but equally for investigating the intracellular transport of GPI proteins and the peculiar role of GPI anchoring in the elaboration of fungal cell walls.
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- Martine Pittet
- Department of Medicine, Division of Biochemistry, Chemin du Musée 5, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Brown SL, Stockdale VJ, Pettolino F, Pocock KF, de Barros Lopes M, Williams PJ, Bacic A, Fincher GB, Høj PB, Waters EJ. Reducing haziness in white wine by overexpression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes YOL155c and YDR055w. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 73:1363-76. [PMID: 17024473 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0606-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2006] [Revised: 06/13/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Grape proteins aggregate in white wine to form haze. A novel method to prevent haze in wine is the use of haze protective factors (Hpfs), specific mannoproteins from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which reduce the particle size of the aggregated proteins. Hpf1p was isolated from white wine and Hpf2p from a synthetic grape juice fermentation. Putative structural genes, YOL155c and YDR055w, for these proteins were identified from partial amino acid sequences of Hpf1p and Hpf2p, respectively. YOL155c also has a homologue, YIL169c, in S. cerevisiae. Comparison of the partial amino acid sequence of deglycosylated-Hpf2p with the deduced protein sequence of YDR055w, confirmed five of the 15 potential N-linked glycosylation sites in this sequence were occupied. Methylation analysis of the carbohydrate moieties of Hpf2p indicated that this protein contained both N- and O-linked mannose chains. Material from fermentation supernatant of deletion strains had significantly less activity than the wild type. Moreover, YOL155c and YIL169c overexpressing strains and a strain overexpressing 6xHis-tagged Hpf2p produced greater haze protective activity than the wild type strains. A storage trial demonstrated the short to midterm stability of 6xHis-tagged Hpf2p in wine.
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- Shauna L Brown
- The Australian Wine Research Institute, P.O. Box 197, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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In this review, we discuss new insights in cell wall architecture and cell wall construction in the ascomycetous yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Transcriptional profiling studies combined with biochemical work have provided ample evidence that the cell wall is a highly adaptable organelle. In particular, the protein population that is anchored to the stress-bearing polysaccharides of the cell wall, and forms the interface with the outside world, is highly diverse. This diversity is believed to play an important role in adaptation of the cell to environmental conditions, in growth mode and in survival. Cell wall construction is tightly controlled and strictly coordinated with progression of the cell cycle. This is reflected in the usage of specific cell wall proteins during consecutive phases of the cell cycle and in the recent discovery of a cell wall integrity checkpoint. When the cell is challenged with stress conditions that affect the cell wall, a specific transcriptional response is observed that includes the general stress response, the cell wall integrity pathway and the calcineurin pathway. This salvage mechanism includes increased expression of putative cell wall assemblases and some potential cross-linking cell wall proteins, and crucial changes in cell wall architecture. We discuss some more enzymes involved in cell wall construction and also potential inhibitors of these enzymes. Finally, we use both biochemical and genomic data to infer that the architectural principles used by S. cerevisiae to build its cell wall are also used by many other ascomycetous yeasts and also by some mycelial ascomycetous fungi.
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- Frans M Klis
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, BioCentrum Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Wu H, Ito K, Shimoi H. Identification and characterization of a novel biotin biosynthesis gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:6845-55. [PMID: 16269718 PMCID: PMC1287709 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.11.6845-6855.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells generally cannot synthesize biotin, a vitamin required for many carboxylation reactions. Although sake yeasts, which are used for Japanese sake brewing, are classified as S. cerevisiae, they do not require biotin for their growth. In this study, we identified a novel open reading frame (ORF) in the genome of one strain of sake yeast that we speculated to be involved in biotin synthesis. Homologs of this gene are widely distributed in the genomes of sake yeasts. However, they are not found in many laboratory strains and strains used for wine making and beer brewing. This ORF was named BIO6 because it has 52% identity with BIO3, a biotin biosynthesis gene of a laboratory strain. Further research showed that yeasts without the BIO6 gene are auxotrophic for biotin, whereas yeasts holding the BIO6 gene are prototrophic for biotin. The BIO6 gene was disrupted in strain A364A, which is a laboratory strain with one copy of the BIO6 gene. Although strain A364A is prototrophic for biotin, a BIO6 disrupted mutant was found to be auxotrophic for biotin. The BIO6 disruptant was able to grow in biotin-deficient medium supplemented with 7-keto-8-amino-pelargonic acid (KAPA), while the bio3 disruptant was not able to grow in this medium. These results suggest that Bio6p acts in an unknown step of biotin synthesis before KAPA synthesis. Furthermore, we demonstrated that expression of the BIO6 gene, like that of other biotin synthesis genes, was upregulated by depletion of biotin. We conclude that the BIO6 gene is a novel biotin biosynthesis gene of S. cerevisiae.
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- Hong Wu
- National Research Institute of Brewing, 3-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima 739-0046, Japan
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Shimizu M, Miyashita K, Kitagaki H, Ito K, Shimoi H. Amplified fragment length polymorphism of the AWA1 gene of sake yeasts for identification of sake yeast strains. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 100:678-80. [PMID: 16473780 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.100.678] [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: 07/01/2005] [Accepted: 07/31/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sake yeasts are used for sake brewing and have a crucial role in the quality of sake, since they produce not only ethanol but also various compounds that provide sake flavors. Therefore, the appropriate selection and monitoring of a strain used in sake mash is important. However, the identification of specific sake yeast strains has been difficult, because sake yeasts have similar characteristics in taxonomic and physiological analyses. We found amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) in the PCR products of the AWA1 gene of sake yeast strains. The AWA1 gene encodes a cell wall protein that is responsible for foam formation in sake mash. This polymorphism of the AWA1 gene can be used for the identification of sake yeast strains.
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- Masashi Shimizu
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
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Miyashita K, Sakamoto K, Kitagaki H, Iwashita K, Ito K, Shimoi H. Cloning and analysis of the AWA1 gene of a nonfoaming mutant of a sake yeast. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 97:14-8. [PMID: 16233582 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(04)70158-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2003] [Accepted: 10/03/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Almost all sake yeasts form a thick foam layer on sake mash during fermentation. To reduce the amount of foam, nonfoaming mutants were bred from foam-forming sake yeasts. To elucidate the mechanism of this foam formation, we have cloned a gene from a foam-forming sake yeast that confers foam-forming ability to a nonfoaming mutant. This gene, named AWA1, encodes a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor protein that is localized to the cell wall and is required for cell surface hydrophobicity. In this paper, we describe the genomic analysis of the AWA1 gene in a nonfoaming mutant strain K701 derived from a foam-forming sake yeast strain K7. K701-AWA1 was cloned in a cosmid and its sequence was compared with that of K7-AWA1. Although the 5' half of K701-AWA1 was identical to that of K7-AWA1, the 3' half of K701-AWA1 was different from that of K7-AWA1, resulting in a loss of the C-terminal hydrophobic sequence of Awa1p. Since this sequence is considered to be required for the anchoring of Awa1p to the cell wall, K7-Awa1p could not confer both cell surface hydrophobicity and foam-forming ability to strain K701 cells. Since the change found in K701-AWA1 was not a point mutation but a larger scale event, we analyzed chromosome rearrangement by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis Southern blot analyses. The results suggest that the left subtelomeric region of chromosome IX in strain K7 was translocated to the AWA1 gene in chromosome XV by a nonreciprocal recombination.
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- Koichi Miyashita
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Zara S, Bakalinsky AT, Zara G, Pirino G, Demontis MA, Budroni M. FLO11-based model for air-liquid interfacial biofilm formation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:2934-9. [PMID: 15932987 PMCID: PMC1151800 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.6.2934-2939.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sardinian wine strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae used to make sherry-like wines form a biofilm at the air-liquid interface at the end of ethanolic fermentation, when grape sugar is depleted and further growth becomes dependent on access to oxygen. Here, we show that FLO11, which encodes a hydrophobic cell wall glycoprotein, is required for the air-liquid interfacial biofilm and that biofilm cells have a buoyant density greater than the suspending medium. We propose a model for biofilm formation based on an increase in cell surface hydrophobicity occurring at the diauxic shift. This increase leads to formation of multicellular aggregates that effectively entrap carbon dioxide, providing buoyancy. A visible biofilm appears when a sufficient number of hydrophobic cell aggregates are carried to and grow on the liquid surface.
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- Severino Zara
- Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali Agrarie e Biotecnologie Agroalimentari, Sezione di Microbiologia Generale ed Applicata, Università di Sassari, Viale Italia 39, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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De Groot PWJ, Ram AF, Klis FM. Features and functions of covalently linked proteins in fungal cell walls. Fungal Genet Biol 2005; 42:657-75. [PMID: 15896991 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2005.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2005] [Revised: 04/04/2005] [Accepted: 04/05/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The cell walls of many ascomycetous yeasts consist of an internal network of stress-bearing polysaccharides, which serve as a scaffold for a dense external layer of glycoproteins. GPI-modified proteins are the most abundant cell wall proteins and often display a common organization. Their C-terminus can link them covalently to the polysaccharide network, they possess an internal serine- and threonine-rich spacer domain, and the N-terminal region contains a functional domain. Other proteins bind to the polysaccharide network through a mild-alkali-sensitive linkage. Many cell wall proteins are carbohydrate/glycan-modifying enzymes; adhesion proteins are prominent; proteins involved in iron uptake are present, and also specialized proteins that probably help the fungus to survive in its natural environment. The protein composition of the cell wall depends on environmental conditions and developmental stage. We present evidence that the cell wall of mycelial species of the Ascomycotina is similarly organized and contains glycoproteins with comparable functions.
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- Piet W J De Groot
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tamura KI, Gu Y, Wang Q, Yamada T, Ito K, Shimoi H. A hap1 mutation in a laboratory strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in decreased expression of ergosterol-related genes and cellular ergosterol content compared to sake yeast. J Biosci Bioeng 2004; 98:159-66. [PMID: 16233684 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(04)00260-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2004] [Accepted: 05/31/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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DNA microarray and Northern blot analysis revealed that a sake yeast strain Kyokai no. 7 (K7) showed higher expression of genes encoding proteins involved in ergosterol biosynthesis than a laboratory yeast strain X2180. We hypothesized that these differences in expression levels were caused by a defect of a transcriptional factor Hap1, because strain X2180 contained a Ty1 insertion mutation in the HAP1 gene. To confirm this, we constructed a strain X2180 derivative (strain HX) that contained the wild-type HAP1 genes originating from strain K7. The expression levels of ergosterol-related genes and cellular ergosterol content in strain HX were higher than those in strain X2180 and were almost comparable to those in strain K7. These results suggest that the differences in the expression levels of ergosterol-related genes and ergosterol content between strains K7 and X2180 were largely caused by the hap1 mutation in strain X2180. Involvement of the mutated Hap1 in the differential gene expression between strain K7 and strain X2180 was further confirmed by a lacZ reporter assay of HMG1, one of the Hap1-regulated genes. We also revealed that the HMG1 promoter region between -500 and -376 was important in the transcriptional activation by Hap1.
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- Ken-Ichi Tamura
- Takara Shuzo Co. Ltd., 3-4-1 Seta, Otsu, Shiga 520-2193, Japan
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-modified (GPI) proteins share structural features that allow their identification using a genomic approach. From the known S. cerevisiae and C. albicans GPI proteins, the following consensus sequence for the GPI attachment site and its downstream region was derived: [NSGDAC]-[GASVIETKDLF]-[GASV]-X(4,19)-[FILMVAGPSTCYWN](10)>, where > indicates the C-terminal end of the protein. This consensus sequence, which recognized known GPI proteins from various fungi, was used to screen the genomes of the yeasts S. cerevisiae, C. albicans, Sz. pombe and the filamentous fungus N. crassa for putative GPI proteins. The subsets of proteins so obtained were further screened for the presence of an N-terminal signal sequence for the secretion and absence of internal transmembrane domains. In this way, we identified 66 putative GPI proteins in S. cerevisiae. Some of these are known GPI proteins that were not identified by earlier genomic analyses, indicating that this selection procedure renders a more complete image of the S. cerevisiae GPI proteome. Using the same approach, 104 putative GPI proteins were identified in the human pathogen C. albicans. Among these were the proteins Gas/Phr, Ecm33, Crh and Plb, all members of GPI protein families that are also present in S. cerevisiae. In addition, several proteins and protein families with no significant homology to S. cerevisiae proteins were identified, including the cell wall-associated Als, Csa1/Rbt5, Hwp1/Rbt1 and Hyr1 protein families. In Sz. pombe, which has a low level of (galacto)mannan in the cell wall compared to C. albicans and S. cerevisiae, only 33 GPI candidates were identified and in N. crassa 97. BLAST searches revealed that about half of the putative GPI proteins that were identified in Sz. pombe and N. crassa are homologous to known or putative GPI proteins from other fungi. We conclude that our algorithm is selective and can also be used for GPI protein identification in other fungi.
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- Piet W J De Groot
- Laboratory for Microbiology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Current awareness on yeast. Yeast 2002; 19:995-1002. [PMID: 12125056 DOI: 10.1002/yea.827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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