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Mitochondrial DNA and temperature tolerance in lager yeasts.


ABSTRACT: A growing body of research suggests that the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is important for temperature adaptation. In the yeast genus Saccharomyces, species have diverged in temperature tolerance, driving their use in high- or low-temperature fermentations. Here, we experimentally test the role of mtDNA in temperature tolerance in synthetic and industrial hybrids (Saccharomyces cerevisiae × Saccharomyces eubayanus or Saccharomyces pastorianus), which cold-brew lager beer. We find that the relative temperature tolerances of hybrids correspond to the parent donating mtDNA, allowing us to modulate lager strain temperature preferences. The strong influence of mitotype on the temperature tolerance of otherwise identical hybrid strains provides support for the mitochondrial climactic adaptation hypothesis in yeasts and demonstrates how mitotype has influenced the world's most commonly fermented beverage.

SUBMITTER: Baker EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353617 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mitochondrial DNA and temperature tolerance in lager yeasts.

Baker EmilyClare P EP   Peris David D   Moriarty Ryan V RV   Li Xueying C XC   Fay Justin C JC   Hittinger Chris Todd CT  

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A growing body of research suggests that the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is important for temperature adaptation. In the yeast genus <i>Saccharomyces</i>, species have diverged in temperature tolerance, driving their use in high- or low-temperature fermentations. Here, we experimentally test the role of mtDNA in temperature tolerance in synthetic and industrial hybrids (<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> × <i>Saccharomyces eubayanus</i> or <i>Saccharomyces pastorianus</i>), which cold-brew lager b  ...[more]

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