title: Stuck at work? Quantitative proteomics of environmental wine yeast strains reveals the natural mechanism of overcoming stuck fermentation.
abstract: During fermentation oenological yeast cells are subjected to a number of different stress conditions and must respond rapidly to the continuously changing environment of this harsh ecological niche. In this study we gained more insights into the cell adaptation mechanisms by linking proteome monitoring with knowledge on physiological behaviour of different strains during fermentation under model winemaking conditions. We used 2D-DIGE technology to monitor the proteome evolution of two newly discovered environmental yeast strains Saccharomyces bayanus and triple hybrid Saccharomyces cerevisiae × Saccharomyces kudriavzevii × S. bayanus and compared them to data obtained for the commercially available S. cerevisiae strain. All strains examined showed (i) different fermentative behaviour, (ii) stress resistance as well as (iii) susceptibility to stuck fermentation which was reflected in significant differences in protein expression levels. During our research we identified differentially expressed proteins in 155 gel spots which correspond to 70 different protein functions. Differences of expression between strains were observed mainly among proteins involved in stress response, proteins degradation pathways, cell redox homeostasis and amino acids biosynthesis. Interestingly, the newly discovered triple hybrid S. cerevisiae × S. kudriavzevii × S. bayanus strain which has the ability to naturally restart stuck fermentation showed a very strong induction of expression of two proteolytic enzymes: Pep4 and Prc1 that appear as numerous isoforms on the gel image and which may be the key to its unique properties. This study is an important step towards the better understanding of wine fermentations at a molecular level.
authors.affiliation: Department 'Environmental Research and Innovation', Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Belvaux, Grand-duchy of Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szopinska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Wine Research, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Christ
authors.affiliation: Department 'Environmental Research and Innovation', Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Belvaux, Grand-duchy of Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Planchon
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Wine Research, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: König
authors.affiliation: Department 'Environmental Research and Innovation', Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Belvaux, Grand-duchy of Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Evers
authors.affiliation: Department 'Environmental Research and Innovation', Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Belvaux, Grand-duchy of Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Renaut
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D053898:Biosynthetic Pathways; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006019:Glycolysis; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D021381:Protein Transport; D059748:Proteolysis; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism; D040901:Proteomics; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D057825:Two-Dimensional Difference Gel Electrophoresis; D014920:Wine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D020543:Proteome; D000431:Ethanol
keywords: 2D-DIGE; Fermentation; Microbiology; Protein expression; Yeast