Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in Pichia stipitis CBS 6054 grown aerobically in xylose, compared to the same strain grown aerobically in glucose.
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in Pichia stipitis CBS 6054 grown aerobically in xylose, compared to the same strain grown aerobically in glucose. A six array study using total RNA recovered from three separate cultures of Pichia stipitis CBS 6054 grown in glucose and three separate cultures of Pichia stipitis CBS 6054 grown in xylose. Each array measures the expression level of 374,100 probes (average probe length 53.6 +/- 4.1 nt) tiled across the Pichia stipitis CBS 6054 genome with a median spacing distance of 33 nt. During data processing, probes are filtered to include only those probes corresponding to annotated protein-coding genes.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE24853: Expression analysis of Spathaspora passalidarum NRRL Y-27907 grown in glucose or xylose GSE24854: Expression analysis of Pichia stipitis CBS 6054 grown in glucose or xylose GSE24855: Expression analysis of Lodderomyces elongisporus NRRL YB-4239 grown in glucose or xylose GSE24856: Expression analysis of Candida tenuis NRRL Y-1498 grown in glucose or xylose GSE24857: Expression analysis of Candida albicans WO-1 grown in glucose or xylose Refer to individual Series
Project description:In Scheffersomyces stipitis and related fungal species the genes for L-rhamnose catabolism RHA1, LRA2, LRA3 and LRA4 but not LADH are clustered. We find that located next to the cluster is a transcription factor, TRC1, which is conserved among related species.Our transcriptome analysis shows that all the catabolic genes and all genes of the cluster are up-regulated on L-rhamnose. Among the genes that were also up-regulated on L-rhamnose were two transcription factors including the TRC1. In addition, in 16 out of the 32 analysed fungal species only RHA1, LRA2 and LRA3 are in a cluster. The clustering of RHA1, LRA3 and TRC1 is also conserved in species not closely related to S. stipitis. Since the LRA4 is often not part of the cluster and it has several paralogs in L-rhamnose utilising yeasts we analysed the function of one of the paralogs, RHA41 by heterologous expression and biochemical characterization. Rha41p has similar catalytic properties but the transcript was not up-regulated on L-rhamnose. The RHA1, LRA2, LRA4 and LADH genes were previously characterized in Sheffersomyces (Pichia) stipitis. We expressed the L-rhamnonate dehydratase, Rha3p, in S. cerevisiae, estimated the kinetic constants of the protein and showed that it indeed has activity with L-rhamnonate. A six chip study using total RNA recovered from three separate cultures of S. stipitis CBS 6054 grown glucose and respectively three separate cultures grown on rhamnose
Project description:In Scheffersomyces stipitis and related fungal species the genes for L-rhamnose catabolism RHA1, LRA2, LRA3 and LRA4 but not LADH are clustered. We find that located next to the cluster is a transcription factor, TRC1, which is conserved among related species.Our transcriptome analysis shows that all the catabolic genes and all genes of the cluster are up-regulated on L-rhamnose. Among the genes that were also up-regulated on L-rhamnose were two transcription factors including the TRC1. In addition, in 16 out of the 32 analysed fungal species only RHA1, LRA2 and LRA3 are in a cluster. The clustering of RHA1, LRA3 and TRC1 is also conserved in species not closely related to S. stipitis. Since the LRA4 is often not part of the cluster and it has several paralogs in L-rhamnose utilising yeasts we analysed the function of one of the paralogs, RHA41 by heterologous expression and biochemical characterization. Rha41p has similar catalytic properties but the transcript was not up-regulated on L-rhamnose. The RHA1, LRA2, LRA4 and LADH genes were previously characterized in Sheffersomyces (Pichia) stipitis. We expressed the L-rhamnonate dehydratase, Rha3p, in S. cerevisiae, estimated the kinetic constants of the protein and showed that it indeed has activity with L-rhamnonate.
Project description:A recombinant C. utilis strain expressing Candida shehatae xylose reductase K275R/N277D (NADH-preferring), C. shehatae xylitol dehydrogenase and Pichia stipitis xylulokinase produce ethanol from xylose. Here, we report the transcriptional-profiling in the engineered C. utilis strain grown on xylose using DNA microarray. Transcriptome analysis indicated that expression of genes encoding the tricarboxylic acid cycle, respiration enzymes and the ethanol consumption were increased significantly when cells were cultivated on xylose. Gene expression in Candida utilis cells grown on glucose or xylose was measured at 10.5 and 24 hours, respectively. Two or three independent experiments were performed at each time for each experiment.