title: Role of the non-respiratory pathways in the utilization of molecular oxygen by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a facultative anaerobe devoid of mitochondrial alternative oxidase. In this yeast, the structure and biogenesis of the respiratory chain, on the one hand, and the functional interactions of oxidative phosphorylation with the cellular energetic metabolism, on the other, are well documented. However, to our knowledge, the molecular aspects and the physiological roles of the non-respiratory pathways that utilize molecular oxygen have not yet been reviewed. In this paper, we review the various non-respiratory pathways in a global context of utilization of molecular oxygen in S. cerevisiae. The roles of these pathways are examined as a function of environmental conditions, using either physiological, biochemical or molecular data. Special attention is paid to the characterization of the so-called 'cyanide-resistant respiration' that is induced by respiratory deficiency, catabolic repression and oxygen limitation during growth. Finally, several aspects of oxygen sensing are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génie Protéique et Cellulaire, Bâtiment Marie Curie, Pôle Sciences et Technologies, Université de La Rochelle, Avenue Michel Crépeau, 17042 La Rochelle Cedex 1, France. eric.rosenfeld@univ-lr.fr
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beauvoit
mesh_terms: D042962:Acyl-CoA Oxidase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005285:Fermentation / Q000502:physiology; D006418:Heme / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009525:Niacin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013261:Sterols / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D013261:Sterols; D014451:Ubiquinone; D009525:Niacin; D006418:Heme; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C020094:duroquinol oxidase; D042962:Acyl-CoA Oxidase; D010100:Oxygen