System-Level Analysis of Genes and Functions Affecting Survival During Nutrient Starvation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

D Gresham, VM Boer, A Caudy, N Ziv, NJ Brandt… - Genetics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
An essential property of all cells is the ability to exit from active cell division and persist in a
quiescent state. For single-celled microbes this primarily occurs in response to nutrient …

Gpd1 and Gpd2 fine-tuning for sustainable reduction of glycerol formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

G Hubmann, S Guillouet, E Nevoigt - Applied and environmental …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gpd1 and Gpd2 are the two isoforms of glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH),
which is the rate-controlling enzyme of glycerol formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The …

Yeast systems biology: the challenge of eukaryotic complexity

JI Castrillo, SG Oliver - Yeast systems biology: methods and protocols, 2011 - Springer
In this chapter, we present an up-to-date view of the optimal characteristics of the yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model eukaryote for systems biology studies, with main …

Standard YPD, even supplemented with extra nutrients, does not always compensate growth defects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae auxotrophic strains

I Corbacho, F Teixidó, R Velázquez… - Antonie Van …, 2011 - Springer
Conventional complex media are routinely used to grow auxotrophic strains under the
assumption that they can compensate the latter's nutritional deficiencies. We here …

Dithizone Staining of Intracellular Zinc: An Unexpected and Versatile Counterscreen for Auxotrophic Marker Genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

DS Yuan - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Auxotrophic marker genes such as URA3, LEU2, and HIS3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
have long been used to select cells that have been successfully transformed with …

Effect of auxotrophies on yeast performance in aerated fed-batch reactor

C Landi, L Paciello, E de Alteriis, L Brambilla… - Biochemical and …, 2011 - Elsevier
A systematic investigation on the effects of auxotrophies on the performance of yeast in
aerated fed-batch reactor was carried out. Six isogenic strains from the CEN. PK family of …

Metabolic engineering of yeast for xylose uptake and fermentation

H Zhou - 2011 - dspace.mit.edu
Xylose is the major pentose and the second most abundant sugar in lignocellulosic
feedstocks. Therefore, the efficient utilization of xylose is required for the cost-effective …