Cell fusion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fragile mutants

Fragile mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are defective in the structure of the cell wall and plasma membrane. The mutant cells lyse in hypotonic solutions but grow exponentially when osmotic stabilizer is included in the medium. These mutants display a general increase in the permeability of the plasma membrane. We show here that fragile yeast cells of the same mating type can fuse without protoplast formation. The frequency of cell x cell fusion is lower than that observed for protoplast x protoplast fusion and can be significantly increased if the cells of one partner are converted to protoplasts. Microscopic observations and genetic analysis demonstrate that the hybrids obtained are fusion products. The fusion between fragile cells is explained in terms of the existence of local defects on their surface where the cell wall is thinner (or even missing), thus allowing a direct contact of cells by means of their plasma membranes.     

高耐性酿酒酵母的筛选及其耐受性研究

优良的耐逆性菌株的添加能有效提高酱油生产效率和产品品质风味,该研究筛选出两株耐高温、耐高渗和耐高酸的酵母菌株用于酱油发酵。通过对酵母菌株高温热激之后稀释点板,对比各稀释度的菌落数量和形态,以及通过在高渗板和高酸板上各个菌的生长情况和在抗性培养基中菌的生长曲线测定来对比各菌株的耐受性。稀释点板实验以及生长曲线结果都显示,酿酒酵母L-19和L-38在55 ℃热激条件下以及在分别含有6%NaCl、0.6%乙酸和5%乳酸固体平板上菌落形态和大小都优于酱油酵母,而且在含有高盐和高酸的液体培养基中生长速率均高于酱油酵母。因此,成功筛选出两株具有高耐性的酿酒酵母。     

Identification of auxotrophic mutants of the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus by non‐homologous end joining‐mediated integrative transformation with genes from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The isolation and application of auxotrophic mutants for gene manipulations, such as genetic transformation, mating selection and tetrad analysis, form the basis of yeast genetics. For the development of these genetic methods in the thermotolerant fermentative yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus, we isolated a series of auxotrophic mutants with defects in amino acid or nucleic acid metabolism. To identify the mutated genes, linear DNA fragments of nutrient biosynthetic pathway genes were amplified from Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosomal DNA and used to directly transform the K. marxianus auxotrophic mutants by random integration into chromosomes through non‐homologous end joining (NHEJ). The appearance of transformant colonies indicated that the specific S. cerevisiae gene complemented the K. marxianus mutant. Using this interspecific complementation approach with linear PCR‐amplified DNA, we identified auxotrophic mutations of ADE2, ADE5,7, ADE6, HIS2, HIS3, HIS4, HIS5, HIS6, HIS7, LYS1, LYS2, LYS4, LYS9, LEU1, LEU2, MET2, MET6, MET17, TRP3, TRP4 and TRP5 without the labour‐intensive requirement of plasmid construction. Mating, sporulation and tetrad analysis techniques for K. marxianus were also established. With the identified auxotrophic mutant strains and S. cerevisiae genes as selective markers, NHEJ‐mediated integrative transformation with PCR‐amplified DNA is an attractive system for facilitating genetic analyses in the yeast K. marxianus. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exclusion of Saccharomyces kudriavzevii from a wine model system mediated by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

This study investigated the competition and potential hybrid generation between the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae and S. kudriavzevii in a wine-model environment. Our main goal was to understand why S. kudriavzevii has not been found in wine fermentations whilst their hybrids are present. Auxotrophic mutants (Ura(-) and Lys(-)) were used to favour the selection of hybrids and to specifically differentiate the two species in mixed fermentations carried out at different temperatures (17 °C, 24 °C and 31 °C). Both yeasts showed a reduction in their maximum specific growth rates in mixed fermentations, indicating a clear antagonistic effect between the two microorganisms. Temperature played an important role in this competition. In this way, S. kudriavzevii was less affected at 17 °C, but S. cerevisiae was clearly the best competitor at 31 °C, preventing the growth of S. kudriavzevii. Population levels of S. kudriavzevii always significantly decreased in the presence of S. cerevisiae. Ethanol was measured throughout the fermentations and in all cases S. kudriavzevii growth was arrested when ethanol levels were < 5 g/l, indicating that this compound did not influence the competitive exclusion of S. kudriavzevii. Killer factors were also discarded due to the K(-) R(-) phenotype of both strains. Finally, no prototrophic interspecific hybrids were isolated in small-scale fermentations at any temperature assayed. Our results show that the lack of competitiveness exhibited by S. kudriavzevii, especially at high temperatures, explains the absence of this species in wine fermentations, suggesting that natural S. cerevisiae × S. kudriavzevii hybrids most likely originated in wild environments rather than in industrial fermentations.     

海藻糖与酿酒酵母乙醇耐受性相关性的研究进展

为了得到具有高富锌能力的酵母菌,该研究以面包来源的酵母菌DLY28为出发菌株,重复驯化后筛选获得一株优良耐锌酵母,并通过单因素试验及响应面试验对其富锌培养基进行优化。结果表明,通过驯化筛选得到一株优良耐锌酵母S7,其富锌的最优培养基组成为蔗糖含量82 g/L、胰蛋白胨含量26 g/L、锌含量404 mg/L。在此最优条件下,富锌酵母S7的锌吸附量为18.79 mg/g,生物量（OD600 nm值）为1.49。该研究为富锌酵母的生产以及食品有机锌的开发应用提供理论依据。     

Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants altered in vacuole function are defective in copper detoxification and iron-responsive gene transcription

The metal ions, Cu^2+/+ and Fe^3+/2+, are essential co-factors for a wide variety of enzymatic reactions. However, both metal ions are toxic when hyper-accumulated or maldistributed within cells due to their ability to generate damaging free radicals or through the displacement of other physiological metal ions from metalloproteins. Although copper transport into yeast cells is apparently independent of iron, the known dependence on Cu²⁺ for high affinity transport of Fe²⁺ into yeast cells has established a physiological link between these two trace metal ions. In this study we demonstrate that proteins encoded by genes previously demonstrated to play critical roles in vacuole assembly or acidification, PEP3, PEP5 and VMA3, are also required for normal copper and iron metal ion homeostasis. Yeast cells lacking a functional PEP3 or PEP5 gene are hypersensitive to copper and render the normally iron-repressible FET3 gene, encoding a multi-copper Fe(II) oxidase involved in Fe²⁺ transport, also repressible by exogenous copper ions. The inability of these same vacuolar mutant strains to repress FET3 mRNA levels in the presence of an iron-unresponsive allele of the AFT1 regulatory gene are consistent with alterations in the intracellular distribution or redox states of Fe^3+/2+ in the presence of elevated extracellular concentrations of copper ions. Therefore, the yeast vacuole is an important organelle for maintaining the homeostatic convergence of the essential yet toxic copper and iron ions. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of low temperature upon vitality of Saccharomyces cerevisiae phospholipid mutants

The phospholipid metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae plays a central role in its adaptation to low temperatures. In order to detect the key genes in this adaptation, various phospholipid mutants from the EUROSCARF collection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4742 were tested to ascertain whether the suppression of some genes could improve the fermentation vitality of the cells at low temperature. The cell vitality and phospholipid composition of these mutants were analysed. Some knockouts improved (hmn1Δ) or impaired (cho2Δ and psd1Δ) their vitality at low temperature (13 °C) but were not affected at optimum temperature (25 °C). A common trait of the mutants that had some defect in vitality was a lower concentration of phosphatidylcholine and/or phosphatidylethanolamine. The supplementation with choline allowed them to recover viability, probably by synthesis through the Kennedy pathway. Hmn1Δ showed a lower concentration of phosphatidylcholine, which explains the dominant role of the de novo pathway in cellular phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine vs the Kennedy pathway. The absence of such genes as CRD1 or OPI3 produced important changes in phospholipid composition. Cardiolipin was not detected in crd1Δ but phosphatidylglycerol circumvents most of the functions assigned to CL. The considerable reduction in PC diminished the cell vitality of opi3Δ at both temperatures, although the decrease at 13 °C was more marked. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

刺葡萄园土壤酿酒酵母的筛选及耐受性分析

从铜仁市刺葡萄园采集土样,采用涂布平板法、平板划线法、酵母浸出粉胨葡萄糖（YPD）培养基分离、纯化酵母,通过WL营养琼脂培养基筛选酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）,并对其乙醇、糖、酸、温度及SO2耐受性进行分析。结果表明,共获得10株酵母菌株,其中菌株TR-2、TR-3、TR-6、TR-7、TR-10为酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）,且菌株TR-6、TR-10耐受性较好,均分别能在乙醇体积分数为16%、葡萄糖质量浓度为500 g/L、柠檬酸质量浓度为30 g/L、SO2质量浓度为250 mg/L的YPD液体培养基和高温45 ℃、低温5 ℃条件下生长繁殖。     

Pheromone responsiveness is regulated by components of the Gpr1p‐mediated glucose sensing pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Many fungi have evolved mechanisms to assess environmental nutrient availability prior to the energy‐intensive process of mating. In this study, we examined one such system in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, involving a glucose‐sensing pathway mediated by Gpr1p and the pheromone‐induced mating pathway. Initially we observed that the mating pathway in MATa cells is sensitive to environmental glucose depletion. This phenomenon can be partially reversed with a high glucose spike, but not with the addition of low levels of glucose. Deletion of the low‐affinity glucose receptor, Gpr1p, eliminated this glucose‐induced recovery of pheromone responsiveness. We then determined the impact of GPR1 deletion on the mating pathway and observed that, in all end points studied, the mating pathway response to pheromone is reduced in the absence of Gpr1p. Similarly, elimination of the Gα for Gpr1p, Gpa2p, resulted in reduction in pheromone sensitivity in all assays studied. The negative effect of removing Gpr1p on mating pathway activation could be recovered by overexpressing the mating receptor, Ste2p. Furthermore, Ste2p levels are reduced in the absence of glucose and GPR1. These data suggest that activity of the GPCR‐mediated mating pathway in S. cerevisiae is modulated by extracellular glucose concentrations through the only other GPCR in MATa cells, Gpr1p. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

MSN4基因的过表达对酿酒酵母耐受性的影响研究

以实验室现有菌种AY12a为出发菌株,URA3基因作为筛选标记,利用胞内重组,在MSN4基因的N端加上强启动子PGK1p以实现基因的过表达,最终通过多聚酶链式反应（PCR）验证,成功构建突变株AY12a-msn4。结果表明,该突变株具有一定的耐高温性能,在55 ℃条件下热击后仍能正常生长。同时将突变株AY12a-msn4与出发菌株AY12a进行玉米高温浓醪发酵,并测定发酵完成后的酒精度、残糖、48 h细胞存活率、CO2失重及发酵时间。结果表明,突变株AY12a-msn4发酵液酒精度提高3.85%,48 h细胞存活率上升,残糖含量下降14.5%。     

EMS诱变高异丁醇耐受性酿酒酵母的筛选

利用诱变剂甲基磺酸乙酯（EMS）对酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）W303-1A进行诱变,确定了诱变酿酒酵母最佳的EMS质量浓度为40 μg/mL,筛选出1株遗传稳定、可耐3.0%（V/V）异丁醇的优势突变株EMS39。同时在菌株EMS39和W303-1A中过表达L-缬氨酸代谢途径中的关键基因ILV2、ILV5、ILV3和ARO10得到菌株EMS39 23510和W303-1A 23510,将对应的空载体转入菌株W303-1A中得到菌株W303-1A-EP作为对照菌,同时进行发酵性能检测。结果表明,菌株EMS39 23510异丁醇产量达到404.2 mg/L,比对照菌W303-1A-EP提高了529.6%,比菌株W303-1A 23510提高了3.9%,产率比对照菌W303-1A-EP提高了530.0%。其异丁醇及其他发酵产物的产量明显提高,有一定的研究和工业应用价值。     

Assembly of phosphofructokinase-1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae in extracts of single-deletion mutants

Phosphofructokinase-1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an octameric enzyme comprising two non-identical subunits, α and β, which are encoded by the unlinked genes PFK1 and PFK2. In this paper, assembly and reactivation of the enzyme have been studied in cell-free extracts of single-deletion mutants. In contrast to the previously described lack of phosphofructokinase-1 activity in cell-free extracts of these mutants, we could measure a temporary enzyme activity immediately after lysis of protoplasts. This result supports the assumption that each of the subunits forms an enzyme structure which is active in vivo but not stable after cell disruption. Upon mixing of separately prepared cell-free extracts of both deletion mutants very low activity could be measured. About 40% of the wild-type activity was regained when both mutants were mixed prior to disruption. The reactivation rate could be slightly increased by addition of ATP and fructose 6-phosphate and was found to be a function of the growth state, particularly of the β-subunit-carrying cells. The individual subunits did not interact with Cibacron Blue F3G-A, a biomimetic ligand of phosphofructokinase-1. After reassembly of both subunits in vitro a strong affinity of the reconstituted phosphofructokinase-1 to the dye-ligand was observed. The inability of the subunits to reconstitute under certain conditions seems to result from alterations of the intracellular environment following disruption. These changes give rise to induce an unproductive side reaction like self-aggregation of the subunits. Because reconstitution of phosphofructokinase-1 from S. cerevisiae behaves in a similar way to that of hemoglobin and luciferase, we would speculate a general mechanism for assembly of oligomeric proteins in vivo. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

GIS1基因对酿酒酵母耐受性的研究

该研究主要通过过表达GIS1基因来提高酿酒酵母的耐受性。在GIS1基因的N端加入强启动子PGK1p来实现GIS1基因的过表达,然后通过稀释点板实验来对比其对热激、乙醇、渗透压以及乙酸的耐受性,同时通过高温生长曲线和高温浓醪发酵测定其高温耐受性。结果表明,在相同的稀释倍数下,55 ℃热击4 min之后菌株AY12a-gis1的生长能力明显优于出发菌株,在含有5%（V/V）乙酸的平板上改造菌和出发菌耐受性相差不大,同时通过38 ℃浓醪发酵实验发现菌株AY12a-gis1的酒精度提高了3.79%,残糖略有下降,且发酵时间与亲本菌株相一致。因此通过过表达GIS1基因得到菌株AY12a-gis1,是对工业乙醇发酵有一定应用价值的优良耐逆性菌株。     

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae enolase‐related regions encode proteins that are active enolases

In addition to two genes (ENO1 and ENO2) known to code for enolase (EC4.2.1.11), the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome contains three enolase‐related regions (ERR1, ERR2 and ERR3) which could potentially encode proteins with enolase function. Here, we show that products of these genes (Err2p and Err3p) have secondary and quaternary structures similar to those of yeast enolase (Eno1p). In addition, Err2p and Err3p can convert 2‐phosphoglycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate, with kinetic parameters similar to those of Eno1p, suggesting that these proteins could function as enolases in vivo. To address this possibility, we overexpressed the ERR2 and ERR3 genes individually in a double‐null yeast strain lacking ENO1 and ENO2, and showed that either ERR2 or ERR3 could complement the growth defect in this strain when cells are grown in medium with glucose as the carbon source. Taken together, these data suggest that the ERR genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae encode a protein that could function in glycolysis as enolase. The presence of these enolase‐related regions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their absence in other related yeasts suggests that these genes may play some unique role in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Further experiments will be required to determine whether these functions are related to glycolysis or other cellular processes. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

TOR1基因缺失对酿酒酵母耐受性的影响

酿酒酵母是最常见且应用最为广泛的酵母菌种,是以糖质和淀粉质为原料的乙醇发酵最经典的菌株.在发酵过程中,有很多不可避免的胁迫环境如高温条件、高渗条件等出现,这些胁迫会阻碍细胞生长并降低细胞的发酵能力,给发酵行业带来一定的经济损失.因此,为改善菌种的耐受性,该研究主要以实验室现有菌株AY12a为亲本菌株,URA3基因作筛选...     

Mathematical modeling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae inactivation under high‐pressure carbon dioxide

High‐pressure carbon dioxide inactivation curves of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at different temperatures were analysed using the modified Gompertz model. Comparable λ and μ values were obtained under pressure treatment as function of temperature. The phase of disappearance (λ) and the inactivation rate (μ) of S. cerevisiae were inversely related. Higher μ values were obtained at 50°C than at 40, 30, and 20°C under 10.0 MPa CO₂ pressure. Increased pressure and temperature had significant effects on the survival of S. cerevisiae. Arrhenius, linear and square‐root models were used to analyse the temperature dependence of the inactivation rate constant. For the Arrhenius model the activation energy (E_μ) was 56.49 kJ/mol at 10.0 MPa, and 55.70, 53.83, and 52.20 kJ/mol at 7.5, 5.0, and 2.5 MPa, respectively. Results of this study enable the prediction of yeast inactivation exposed to different CO₂ pressures and temperatures.     

Construction of a cytosolic firefly luciferase reporter cassette for use in PCR‐mediated gene deletion and fusion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Monitoring promoter response to environmental changes using reporter systems has provided invaluable information regarding cellular state. With the development of in vivo luciferase reporter systems, inexpensive, sensitive and accurate promoter assays have been developed without the variability reported between in vitro samplings. Current luciferase reporter systems, however, are largely inflexible to modifications to the promoter of interest. To overcome problems in flexibility and stability of these expression vectors, we report the creation of a novel vector system which introduces a cytosol‐localized Photinus pyralis luciferase [LUC*(?SKL)] capable of one‐step, in vivo measurements into a promoter–reporter system via PCR‐based gene deletion and fusion. After introduction of the reporter under HUG1 promoter control, cytosolic localization was confirmed by fluorescence microscopy. The dose–response of this novel construct was then compared with that of a similar HUG1Δ::yEGFP1 promoter–reporter system and shown to give a similar response pattern. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Flow cytometric analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae populations in high‐sugar Chardonnay fermentations

Fermentation of high‐sugar grape juice by five commercial strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was analyzed in real time both microbiologically and chemically. Viable, dead and ‘injured’ yeast were enumerated by flow cytometry. Chemical changes in the fermentations were measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Sensory testing of wines was conducted at 3 and 6 months post bottling. Fermentation kinetics varied among the five strains of yeast, with two of the yeasts unable to completely ferment the juice. Wines differed in glycerol and volatile acidity production. Sensorial differences were detected in all wine pairs tested at 3 months, but only in one of the four wine pairs tested at 6 months. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

Characterization of the recombinant succinic semi‐aldehyde dehydrogenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The yeast succinic semi‐aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (SSADH; EC 1.2.1.16) was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Based on SDS–PAGE, the molecular mass of the subunit was around 54 kDa, and the purified recombinant enzyme had a tetrameric molecular mass of ca. 200 kDa. The specific activity of the recombinant enzyme was 1.90 µm NADH formed/min/mg, and showed maximal activity at pH 8.4. The recombinant protein was highly specific for succinate semi‐aldehyde (K_m = 15.48 ± 0.14 µm ) and could use both NAD⁺ and NADP⁺ as co‐factors, with K_m values of 579.06 ± 30.1 µm and 1.017 ± 0.46 mm, respectively. Initial velocity studies showed that NADH was a competitive inhibitor with respect to NAD⁺ (K_i = 129.5 µm ) but a non‐competitive inhibitor with respect to succinate semi‐aldehyde. Adenine nucleotides of AMP, ADP and ATP inhibited yeast SSADH activity with K_i = 1.13–10.2 mm, and showed competitive inhibition with respect to NAD⁺ and mixed‐competitive, non‐competitive and non‐competitive inhibition, respectively, with respect to succinate semi‐aldehyde. The kinetic data suggest a 'ping‐pong' mechanism. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.