Project description:In our previous work, we had found that Saccharomyces cerevisiae needs of the Hog1 and Slt2 proteins to growth in a low pH environment caused by sulfuric acid, one of the stress factors during the process of ethanol production. Then was performed the gene-wide expression analysis in the hog1∆ and slt2∆ mutants in order to reveal the function of the Hog1p and Slt2p MAP Kinases in the regulation of S. cerevisiae global gene expression upon stress by sulfuric acid.
Project description:In our previous work, we had found that Saccharomyces cerevisiae needs of the Hog1 and Slt2 proteins to growth in a low pH environment caused by sulfuric acid, one of the stress factors during the process of ethanol production. Then was performed the gene-wide expression analysis in the hog1M-bM-^HM-^F and slt2M-bM-^HM-^F mutants in order to reveal the function of the Hog1p and Slt2p MAP Kinases in the regulation of S. cerevisiae global gene expression upon stress by sulfuric acid. BY4741 strain (Reference) and their derivate mutants hog1M-bM-^HM-^F and slt2M-bM-^HM-^F were grown for 1 h in YPD medium pH 2.5 adjusted with concentrated sulfuric acid
Project description:Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an excellent microorganism for industrial succinic acid production, but high succinic acid concentration will inhibit the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae then reduce the production of succinic acid. Through analysis the transcriptomic data of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with different genetic backgrounds under different succinic acid stress, we hope to find the response mechanism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to succinic acid.
Project description:Increasing evidence suggests that in disease-suppressive soils, microbial volatile compounds (mVCs) released from bacteria may inhibit the growth of plant-pathogenic fungi. However, the antifungal activities and molecular responses of fungi to different mVCs remain largely undescribed. In this study, we first evaluated the responses of pathogenic fungi to treatment with mVCs from Paenarthrobacter ureafaciens. Then, we utilized the well-characterized fungal model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae to study the potential mechanistic effects of the mVCs. Our data showed that exposure to P. ureafaciens mVCs leads to reduced growth of several pathogenic fungi, and in yeast cells, mVC exposure prompts the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Further experiments with S. cerevisiae deletion mutants indicated that Slt2/Mpk1 and Hog1 MAPKs play major roles in the yeast response to P. ureafaciens mVCs. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that exposure to mVCs was associated with 1030 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the yeast. According to GO and KEGG analyses, many of these DEGs are involved in mitochondrial dysfunction, cell integrity, mitophagy, cellular metabolism and iron uptake. Genes encoding antimicrobial proteins were also significantly altered in the yeast after exposure to mVCs. These findings suggest that oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction are major contributors to the fungal toxicity of mVCs. Furthermore, our data showed that cell wall defenses, antioxidant defenses and antimicrobial defenses are induced in yeast exposed to mVCs. Thus, our findings expand upon previous research by delineating the transcriptional responses of fungal model.
Project description:Wild type (BY4741) Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains and their isogenic slt2 deficient counterparts, were treated for 2 hours with sodium arsenate 100 micromolar. Control (untreated) cells were also collected. Total RNA was extracted and analyzed by microarray hybridization. The data obtained from these experiments allows to determine those genes that are regulated by Slt2 activity after arsenate treatment.
Project description:We report change in the chromatin contacts upon deletion of ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers (ISW1, ISW2 and CHD1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Project description:We report change in the nucleosome occupancy and accessibility upon deletion of ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers (ISW1, ISW2 & CHD1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Project description:We report change in the chromatin contacts at nucleosomal resolution upon deletion of ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers(Isw1,Isw2 and Chd1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Project description:Fungal group III histidine kinases are the molecular targets of some classes of fungicides. In contrast to the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the fungal pathogen Candida albicans possesses a group III histidine kinase, CaNik1p, also called Cos1p. To investigate the function of CaNIK1, the gene was expressed in S. cerevisiae. The transformants became susceptible to antifungal compounds to which the wild-type strain is resistant. The susceptibility was related to the activation of the MAP kinase Hog1p of the osmotic stress response pathway. Gene expression analysis revealed a strong overlap of the responses to osmotic stress and to fludioxonil at early time points. While the response to fludioxonil persisted, the response to osmotic stress was diminished with time.
Project description:Wild type (BY4741) Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains and their isogenic slt2 deficient counterparts, were treated for 2 hours with sodium arsenate 100 micromolar. Control (untreated) cells were also collected. Total RNA was extracted and analyzed by microarray hybridization. The data obtained from these experiments allows to determine those genes that are regulated by Slt2 activity after arsenate treatment. The experiments was designed as follows: Four types of samples were used: untreated wild type cells, treated wild type cells, untreated slt2- cells and treated slt2- cells. 3 independent replicates were performed for each experiment.
