Project description:To determine how does genomic structural variation changed the phenotypes of yeast. aCGH and RNA-Seq were performed to reveal the differeces in the genomic structures and transcription of ZTW1 and ZGR3.
Project description:To determine how does genomic structural variation changed the phenotypes of yeast. aCGH and RNA-Seq were performed to reveal the differeces in the genomic structures and transcription of ZTW1 and ZGR3. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Project description:To determine how does genomic structural variation changed the phenotypes of yeast. aCGH and RNA-Seq were performed to reveal the differeces in the genomic structures and transcription of ZTW1 and ZGR3. In the aCGH experiment, strain BYZ1 (S288c background) was used as the control. In the RNA-Seq experiment, the total RNA from three independent cultured cells of each yeast strain was extracted. Three cDNA libraries of one sample were mixed before sequencing.
Project description:In the search for renewable sources of energy, bioethanol stands out as a benchmark biofuel because its production is based on a proven technological platform. Bioethanol is produced mainly from the fermentation of carbohydrates derived from agricultural feedstocks by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. One of the most widely adopted strains is PE-2, a heterothallic diploid naturally adapted to the sugar cane fermentation process used in Brazil. Here we report the molecular genetic analysis of a PE-2 derived diploid (JAY270), and the complete genome sequence of a haploid derivative (JAY291). The JAY270 genome is highly heterozygous (~2 SNPs per kilobase), and has several structural polymorphisms between homologous chromosomes. These chromosomal rearrangements are confined to the peripheral regions of the chromosomes, and appear to reflect ectopic homologous recombination between repetitive DNA sequences. Despite the complex karyotype of JAY270, this diploid, when sporulated, had a high frequency of viable spores (~93%). Crosses of haploids derived from JAY270 to a haploid of the unrelated laboratory strain S288c also resulted in diploids that had good spore viability (75-95%). Thus, the rearrangements that exist near the ends of chromosomes do not impair meiosis and spore viability, as they do not span regions that contain essential genes. This observation is consistent with a model in which the peripheral regions of chromosomes represent plastic domains of the genome that are free to recombine ectopically and experiment with alternative structures that may be associated with a fitness benefit. We also explore features of the JAY270 and JAY291 genomes that help explain their high adaptation to industrial environments, exhibiting desirable phenotypes such as high cell mass production and fermentation kinetics, high temperature growth and oxidative stress tolerance. The genomic manipulation of such strains could enable the creation a new generation of industrial organisms, ideally suited for use as delivery vehicles for future bioenergy technologies.
