Project description:Dynamical response to oxygen downshift under fermentation conditions was tested by taking sample before (S1) and after (S2, S3 and S4) the oxygen downshift. The dynamical changes relevant for ongoing research on physiology were applied.
Project description:An evolved strain (ECA5) presented two successive yields of bioconversion of higher alcohols to acetate esters, while its parental strain (EC1118) had a constant yield through the fermentation. Transcriptomic analysis was performed during wine fermentation in SM330 containing 8mg/L phytosterols, at 35 g/l and at 70 g/l of CO2 released. For ECA5, this corresponds to a sample before and one after the change of bioconversion yield. This analysis helped us to understand the different management of lipid source by the evolved strain, which is probably linked to a greater availability in acetyl-CoA.
Project description:This study describes a transcriptome-phenotype matching approach in which the starter L. lactis MG1363 was fermented under a variety of conditions that differed in the levels of oxygen and/or salt, as well as the fermentation pH and temperature. Samples derived from these fermentations in the exponential phase of bacterial growth were analyzed by full-genome transcriptomics and the assessment of heat and oxidative stress phenotypes. Variations in the fermentation conditions resulted in up to 1000-fold differences in survival during heat and oxidative stress. More specifically, aeration during fermentation induced protection against heat stress, whereas a relatively high fermentation temperature resulted in enhanced robustness towards oxidative stress. Concomitantly, oxygen levels and fermentation temperature induced differential expression of markedly more genes when compared with the other fermentation parameters. Correlation analysis of robustness phenotypes and gene expression levels revealed transcriptome signatures for oxidative and/or heat stress survival, including the metC-cysK operon involved in methionine and cysteine metabolism. To validate this transcriptome-phenotype association we grew L. lactis MG1363 in the absence of cysteine which led to enhanced robustness towards oxidative stress. Conclusions Overall, we demonstrated the importance of careful selection of fermentation parameters prior to industrial processing of starter cultures. Furthermore, established stress genes as well as novel genes were associated with robustness towards heat and/or oxidative stress. Assessment of the expression levels of this group of genes could function as an indicator for enhanced selection of fermentation parameters resulting in improved robustness during spray drying. The increased robustness after growth without cysteine appeared to confirm the role of expression of the metC-cysK operon as an indicator of robustness and suggests that sulfur amino acid metabolism plays a pivotal role in oxidative stress survival. two connected loops, both containing samples derived on a single day (sample 1-6, sample 7-13)
Project description:Next Generation Sequencing in cancer: a feasibility study in France to assess sample circuit and to perform analyzes within a limited time.
Project description:In this study we investigate the molecular physiology of the main S. cerevisiae commercial strain (PE-2) used on Brazilian bioethanol process under two distinct conditions: typical (TF) and flocculated (co-aggregated - FL) fermentation. Transcriptional machinery of PE-2 was assessed by high throughput sequencing-based methods (RNA-seq) during industrial fed-batch fermentations. Data from comparative analysis revealed distinct transcriptional profiles among conditions, characterized mainly by a deep gene repression on FL process. We investigated the transcriptional changes in S. cerevisiae PE-2 strain under industrial fermentation conditions using RNA-seq protocols. We analyzed 13 fermentation time-points where 6 time-points on typical fermentation conditions (TF) and 7 time-points on flocculate conditions(FL). The raw data have been submitted to SRA as SRP014755
Project description:The main objectives of this study were to expand our understanding of NSF1 gene function in industrial S. cerevisiae M2 strain during fermentation by finding the largest maximal clique of co-expressed genes (i.e. Interdependent Correlation Cluster), and to establish the impact of Nsf1p on genome-wide gene expression during the fermentation process with possible implications related to wine quality and S. cerevisiae adapation to stressful fermentation conditions The Affymetrix Yeast 2.0 microarrays were used to capture the global gene expression profile of M2 and M2 nsf1M-bM-^HM-^F grown under fermentation conditions in Riesling grape must at 18M-BM-0C with no shaking at various time points. The analysis of this microarray dataset expanded our understanding of the mechanism of action and the roles of NSF1 under fermentation stress conditions. The overall experimental setup consisted of 2 stains (M2 and M2 nsf1M-bM-^HM-^F) and 3 sample time points (24h post-innoculation, 20% and 85% of total glucose fermented) .
Project description:The main objective is to improve xylose fermentation by deletion of PHO80 gene in recombinant xylose-fermenting yeast strains. Microarray analysis was performed to investigate effects of PHO80 deletion on the gene expression profile of xylose-fermenting strains. Samples for 2 strains (wild-type control, PHO80-deleted strain) were taken after 6h of xylose fermentation. Each sample was triplicated, resulting in a total of 6 samples.