Fungi contain a remarkable diversity of both primary and secondary metabolic pathways
involved in ecologically specialized or accessory functions. Genes in these pathways are …

In bacteria, more than half of the genes in the genome are organized in operons. In contrast,
in eukaryotes, functionally related genes are usually dispersed across the genome. There …

Budding yeasts (subphylum Saccharomycotina) are found in every biome and are as
genetically diverse as plants or animals. To understand budding yeast evolution, we …

Ascomycete yeasts are metabolically diverse, with great potential for biotechnology. Here,
we report the comparative genome analysis of 29 taxonomically and biotechnologically …

Understanding the phylogenetic relationships among the yeasts of the subphylum
Saccharomycotina is a prerequisite for understanding the evolution of their metabolisms and …

The MAP kinase signaling cascade Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK has been involved in a large variety
of cellular and physiological processes that are crucial for life. Many pathological situations …

Cell-cycle checkpoints and DNA repair processes protect organisms from potentially lethal
mutational damage. Compared to other budding yeasts in the subphylum …

Considerable progress in our understanding of yeast genomes and their evolution has been
made over the last decade with the sequencing, analysis, and comparisons of numerous …

Xylose is the second most abundant monomeric sugar in plant biomass. Consequently,
xylose catabolism is an ecologically important trait for saprotrophic organisms, as well as a …

Yeasts have been involved in bread making since ancient times and have thus played an
important role in the history and nutrition of humans. Bakery‐associated yeasts have only …