Genome-wide transcriptional analysis of aerobic and anaerobic chemostat cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is unique among eukaryotes in exhibiting fast growth in both the presence and the complete absence of oxygen. Genome-wide transcriptional adaptation to aerobiosis and anaerobiosis was studied in assays using DNA microarrays. This technique was combined with chemostat cultivation, which allows controlled variation of a single growth parameter under defined conditions and at a fixed specific growth rate. Of the 6,171 open reading frames investigated, 5,738 (93%) yielded detectable transcript levels under either aerobic or anaerobic conditions; 140 genes showed a >3-fold-higher transcription level under anaerobic conditions. Under aerobic conditions, transcript levels of 219 genes were >3-fold higher than under anaerobic conditions.
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Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Leiden University, 2333 AL Leiden, The Netherlands.
Liang
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Davis
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Steensma
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van Dijken
J P
JP
Pronk
J T
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D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D005947:Glucose; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D013696:Temperature; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D005947:Glucose