Elucidating the molecular architecture of adaptation via evolve and resequence experiments

A Long, G Liti, A Luptak, O Tenaillon - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2015 - nature.com
Evolve and resequence (E&R) experiments use experimental evolution to adapt populations
to a novel environment, then next-generation sequencing to analyse genetic changes. They …

The fascinating and secret wild life of the budding yeast S. cerevisiae

G Liti - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used in laboratory experiments for
over a century and has been instrumental in understanding virtually every aspect of …

A high-definition view of functional genetic variation from natural yeast genomes

A Bergström, JT Simpson, F Salinas… - Molecular biology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The question of how genetic variation in a population influences phenotypic variation and
evolution is of major importance in modern biology. Yet much is still unknown about the …

Barcoded bulk QTL mapping reveals highly polygenic and epistatic architecture of complex traits in yeast

ANN Ba, KR Lawrence, A Rego-Costa… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Mapping the genetic basis of complex traits is critical to uncovering the biological
mechanisms that underlie disease and other phenotypes. Genome-wide association studies …

Standing Genetic Variation Drives Repeatable Experimental Evolution in Outcrossing Populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

MK Burke, G Liti, AD Long - Molecular biology and evolution, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In “evolve-and-resequence”(E&R) experiments, whole-genome sequence data from
laboratory-evolved populations can potentially uncover mechanisms of adaptive change …

Experimental evolution of yeast for high-temperature tolerance

CJ Huang, MY Lu, YW Chang… - Molecular biology and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Thermotolerance is a polygenic trait that contributes to cell survival and growth under
unusually high temperatures. Although some genes associated with high-temperature …

Which mouse multiparental population is right for your study? The Collaborative Cross inbred strains, their F1 hybrids, or the Diversity Outbred population

GR Keele - G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Multiparental populations (MPPs) encompass greater genetic diversity than traditional
experimental crosses of two inbred strains, enabling broader surveys of genetic variation …

Identification of genetic variants of the industrial yeast Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris) that contribute to increased yields of secreted heterologous proteins

B Offei, S Braun-Galleani, A Venkatesh, WT Casey… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The yeast Komagataella phaffii (formerly called Pichia pastoris) is used widely as a host for
secretion of heterologous proteins, but only a few isolates of this species exist and all the …

The impact of the genetic background on gene deletion phenotypes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

M Galardini, BP Busby, C Vieitez… - Molecular Systems …, 2019 - embopress.org
Abstract Loss‐of‐function (LoF) mutations associated with disease do not manifest equally
in different individuals. The impact of the genetic background on the consequences of LoF …

Evolutionary engineering to enhance starter culture performance in food fermentations

H Bachmann, JT Pronk, M Kleerebezem… - Current Opinion in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Next-generation sequencing has a huge impact on evolutionary
engineering.•Novel selection approaches include yield selection and single-cell …