Site of pheromone action and secretion pathway of a sexual agglutination substance during its induction by pheromone a in ? cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Tohoyama ◽  
Naohiko Yanagishima
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Secretion Pathway ◽  
Sexual Agglutination ◽  
Agglutination Substance ◽  
In Cells

scholarly journals Effects of Temperature on the Meiotic Recombination Landscape of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

mBio ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Zhang ◽  
Xue-Chang Wu ◽  
Dao-Qiong Zheng ◽  
Thomas D. Petes
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Gene Conversion ◽  
Meiotic Recombination ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Genetic Maps ◽  
Dna Breaks ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
C 30 ◽  
Recombination Hot Spots ◽  
In Cells

ABSTRACT Although meiosis in warm-blooded organisms takes place in a narrow temperature range, meiosis in many organisms occurs over a wide variety of temperatures. We analyzed the properties of meiosis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae in cells sporulated at 14°C, 30°C, or 37°C. Using comparative-genomic-hybridization microarrays, we examined the distribution of Spo11-generated meiosis-specific double-stranded DNA breaks throughout the genome. Although there were between 300 and 400 regions of the genome with high levels of recombination (hot spots) observed at each temperature, only about 20% of these hot spots were found to have occurred independently of the temperature. In S. cerevisiae , regions near the telomeres and centromeres tend to have low levels of meiotic recombination. This tendency was observed in cells sporulated at 14°C and 30°C, but not at 37°C. Thus, the temperature of sporulation in yeast affects some global property of chromosome structure relevant to meiotic recombination. Using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-specific whole-genome microarrays, we also examined crossovers and their associated gene conversion events as well as gene conversion events that were unassociated with crossovers in all four spores of tetrads obtained by sporulation of diploids at 14°C, 30°C, or 37°C. Although tetrads from cells sporulated at 30°C had slightly (20%) more crossovers than those derived from cells sporulated at the other two temperatures, spore viability was good at all three temperatures. Thus, despite temperature-induced variation in the genetic maps, yeast cells produce viable haploid products at a wide variety of sporulation temperatures. IMPORTANCE In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae , recombination is usually studied in cells that undergo meiosis at 25°C or 30°C. In a genome-wide analysis, we showed that the locations of genomic regions with high and low levels of meiotic recombination (hot spots and cold spots, respectively) differed dramatically in cells sporulated at 14°C, 30°C, and 37°C. Thus, in yeast, and likely in other non-warm-blooded organisms, genetic maps are strongly affected by the environment.

Sexual Agglutination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Botanica Acta ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Hauser ◽  
W. Tanner
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Sexual Agglutination

scholarly journals UVA radiation is highly mutagenic in cells that are unable to repair 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2005 ◽  
Vol 102 (38) ◽  
pp. 13538-13543 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kozmin ◽  
G. Slezak ◽  
A. Reynaud-Angelin ◽  
C. Elie ◽  
Y. de Rycke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Uva Radiation ◽  
In Cells

Evidence that POB1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein that binds to DNA polymerase alpha, acts in DNA metabolism in vivo

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5724-5735
Author(s):  
J Miles ◽  
T Formosa
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Dna Polymerase ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Chromosome Loss ◽  
Dna Metabolism ◽  
Checkpoint Gene ◽  
Dna Polymerase Alpha ◽  
In Cells

Potential DNA replication accessory factors from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have previously been identified by their ability to bind to DNA polymerase alpha protein affinity matrices (J. Miles and T. Formosa, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:1276-1280, 1992). We have now used genetic methods to characterize the gene encoding one of these DNA polymerase alpha-binding proteins (POB1) to determine whether it plays a role in DNA replication in vivo. We find that yeast cells lacking POB1 are viable but display a constellation of phenotypes indicating defective DNA metabolism. Populations of cells lacking POB1 accumulate abnormally high numbers of enlarged large-budded cells with a single nucleus at the neck of the bud. The average DNA content in a population of cells lacking POB1 is shifted toward the G2 value. These two phenotypes indicate that while the bulk of DNA replication is completed without POB1, mitosis is delayed. Deleting POB1 also causes elevated levels of both chromosome loss and genetic recombination, enhances the temperature sensitivity of cells with mutant DNA polymerase alpha genes, causes increased sensitivity to UV radiation in cells lacking a functional RAD9 checkpoint gene, and causes an increased probability of death in cells carrying a mutation in the MEC1 checkpoint gene. The sequence of the POB1 gene indicates that it is identical to the CTF4 (CHL15) gene identified previously in screens for mutations that diminish the fidelity of chromosome transmission. These phenotypes are consistent with defective DNA metabolism in cells lacking POB1 and strongly suggest that this DNA polymerase alpha-binding protein plays a role in accurately duplicating the genome in vivo.

Cloning and molecular analysis of the HAP2 locus: a global regulator of respiratory genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 3410-3416
Author(s):  
J L Pinkham ◽  
L Guarente
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Direct Integration ◽  
Global Regulator ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Gene Maps ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
In Cells

We report here the cloning of the HAP2 gene, a locus required for the expression of many cytochromes and respiratory functions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The cloned sequences were found to direct integration of a marked vector to the chromosomal HAP2 locus, and derivatives of these sequences were shown to yield chromosomal disruptions with a Hap2- phenotype. The gene maps 18 centimorgans centromere proximal to ade5 on the left arm of chromosome VII, distinguishing it from any other previously characterized nuclear petite locus. The HAP2 locus encodes a 1.3-kilobase transcript which is present at extremely low levels and which is derepressed in cells grown in media containing nonfermentable carbon sources. Levels of HAP2 mRNA are not reduced in strains bearing a mutation at the HAP3 locus, which is also required for expression of respiratory functions. Models outlining possible interactions of the products of the HAP2 and HAP3 genes are presented.

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