Budding Yeast for Budding Geneticists: A Primer on the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Model System
AA Duina, ME Miller, JB Keeney - Genetics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a powerful model organism for studying
fundamental aspects of eukaryotic cell biology. This Primer article presents a brief historical …
fundamental aspects of eukaryotic cell biology. This Primer article presents a brief historical …
Interspecific hybridization as a driver of fungal evolution and adaptation
Cross-species gene transfer is often associated with bacteria, which have evolved several
mechanisms that facilitate horizontal DNA exchange. However, the increased availability of …
mechanisms that facilitate horizontal DNA exchange. However, the increased availability of …
Membrane Trafficking in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Model
S Feyder, JO De Craene, S Bär, DL Bertazzi… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the best characterized eukaryotic models.
The secretory pathway was the first trafficking pathway clearly understood mainly thanks to …
The secretory pathway was the first trafficking pathway clearly understood mainly thanks to …
An introduction to the avian gut microbiota and the effects of yeast-based prebiotic-type compounds as potential feed additives
The poultry industry has been searching for a replacement for antibiotic growth promoters in
poultry feed as public concerns over the use of antibiotics and the appearance of antibiotic …
poultry feed as public concerns over the use of antibiotics and the appearance of antibiotic …
An evolutionary perspective on yeast mating-type switching
Cell differentiation in yeast species is controlled by a reversible, programmed DNA-
rearrangement process called mating-type switching. Switching is achieved by two …
rearrangement process called mating-type switching. Switching is achieved by two …
Membrane protein-based biosensors
This review highlights recent development of biosensors that use the functions of membrane
proteins. Membrane proteins are essential components of biological membranes and have a …
proteins. Membrane proteins are essential components of biological membranes and have a …
[HTML][HTML] Loss of heterozygosity drives adaptation in hybrid yeast
CSS Heil, CG DeSevo, DA Pai, CM Tucker… - … biology and evolution, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hybridization is often considered maladaptive, but sometimes hybrids can invade new
ecological niches and adapt to novel or stressful environments better than their parents. The …
ecological niches and adapt to novel or stressful environments better than their parents. The …
Multiple molecular mechanisms cause reproductive isolation between three yeast species
JY Chou, YS Hung, KH Lin, HY Lee, JY Leu - PLoS biology, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Nuclear-mitochondrial conflict (cytonuclear incompatibility) is a specific form of Dobzhansky-
Muller incompatibility previously shown to cause reproductive isolation in two yeast species …
Muller incompatibility previously shown to cause reproductive isolation in two yeast species …
Clusters of nucleotide substitutions and insertion/deletion mutations are associated with repeat sequences
The genome-sequencing gold rush has facilitated the use of comparative genomics to
uncover patterns of genome evolution, although their causal mechanisms remain elusive …
uncover patterns of genome evolution, although their causal mechanisms remain elusive …
Loss of heterozygosity drives adaptation in hybrid yeast
CS Smukowski Heil, CG DeSevo, DA Pai… - Molecular biology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Hybridization is often considered maladaptive, but sometimes hybrids can invade new
ecological niches and adapt to novel or stressful environments better than their parents. The …
ecological niches and adapt to novel or stressful environments better than their parents. The …