Transcriptional response of ethanol-stressed vs. non-stressed culture

ABSTRACT: The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is well known for its high ethanol production performances. An original fermentation process that allows the yeast S. cerevisiae to produce in less than 45 h more than 150 g/l ethanol (i.e. 18.9°GL) was set up in our laboratory [1]. Under this condition, the yeast cells induce a dynamic process to adapt to increased ethanol concentration by a mechanism that is likely different to the stress response triggered by sudden ethanol addition to exponentially growing cells [2]. Kinetic analysis of the growth curve identified two main phases: a growth phase that ended up at 90 g/l ethanol and then an uncoupling phase during which non-growing cells kept producing ethanol. This latter phase is also characterized with an increased loss of viability. In order to investigate on a genome scale the expression changes occurring during this process, gene expression was quantified using DNA chips technology at six different time-points during fed-batch fermentation. [1] Alfenore et al, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 60 : 67-72, 2002. [2] Alexandre H. et al., FEBS Lett. 498(1) : 98-103, 2001.

ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae

PROVIDER: GSE15493 | GEO | 2009/09/01

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA115941

REPOSITORIES: GEO