The evolution of the GALactose utilization pathway in budding yeasts
The Leloir galactose utilization or GAL pathway of budding yeasts, including that of the
baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the opportunistic human pathogen Candida …
baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the opportunistic human pathogen Candida …
Novel Non-Cerevisiae Saccharomyces Yeast Species Used in Beer and Alcoholic Beverage Fermentations
A great deal of research in the alcoholic beverage industry was done on non-
Saccharomyces yeast strains in recent years. The increase in research interest could be …
Saccharomyces yeast strains in recent years. The increase in research interest could be …
Population structure and reticulate evolution of Saccharomyces eubayanus and its lager‐brewing hybrids
Reticulate evolution can be a major driver of diversification into new niches, especially in
disturbed habitats and at the edges of ranges. Industrial fermentation strains of yeast provide …
disturbed habitats and at the edges of ranges. Industrial fermentation strains of yeast provide …
Polygenic evolution of a sugar specialization trade-off in yeast
JI Roop, KC Chang, RB Brem - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The evolution of novel traits can involve many mutations scattered throughout the genome,.
Detecting and validating such a suite of alleles, particularly if they arose long ago, remains a …
Detecting and validating such a suite of alleles, particularly if they arose long ago, remains a …
Signatures of optimal codon usage in metabolic genes inform budding yeast ecology
Reverse ecology is the inference of ecological information from patterns of genomic
variation. One rich, heretofore underutilized, source of ecologically relevant genomic …
variation. One rich, heretofore underutilized, source of ecologically relevant genomic …
Differences in environmental stress response among yeasts is consistent with species-specific lifestyles
C Brion, D Pflieger, S Souali-Crespo… - Molecular Biology of …, 2016 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Defining how organisms respond to environmental change has always been an important
step toward understanding their adaptive capacity and physiology. Variation in transcription …
step toward understanding their adaptive capacity and physiology. Variation in transcription …
Functional divergence for every paralog
Because genes can be constrained by selection at more than one phenotypic level, the
relaxation of constraints following gene duplication allows for functional divergence (FD) …
relaxation of constraints following gene duplication allows for functional divergence (FD) …
Tracking alternative versions of the galactose gene network in the genus Saccharomyces and their expansion after domestication
When Saccharomyces cerevisiae grows on mixtures of glucose and galactose, galactose
utilization is repressed by glucose, and induction of the GAL gene network only occurs when …
utilization is repressed by glucose, and induction of the GAL gene network only occurs when …
Cis-Regulatory Divergence in Gene Expression between Two Thermally Divergent Yeast Species
Gene regulation is a ubiquitous mechanism by which organisms respond to their
environment. While organisms are often found to be adapted to the environments they …
environment. While organisms are often found to be adapted to the environments they …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental evolution of the model eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae yields insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation
K Voordeckers, KJ Verstrepen - Current opinion in microbiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a prime model for molecular evolution
studies.•Genome-and gene duplications are important drivers of evolution.•Genome-and …
studies.•Genome-and gene duplications are important drivers of evolution.•Genome-and …