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ArticlePloS one2014

L-histidine inhibits biofilm formation and FLO11-associated phenotypes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae flor yeasts.

Marc Bou Zeidan, Giacomo Zara, Carlo Viti, Francesca Decorosi, Ilaria Mannazzu, Marilena Budroni, Luciana Giovannetti, Severino Zara

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marc Bou ZeidanDipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Giacomo ZaraDipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Carlo VitiDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
Francesca DecorosiDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
Ilaria MannazzuDipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Marilena BudroniDipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Luciana GiovannettiDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
Severino ZaraDipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
University of Sassari · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flor yeasts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae have an innate diversity of Flo11p which codes for a highly hydrophobic and anionic cell-wall glycoprotein with a fundamental role in biofilm formation. In this study, 380 nitrogen compounds were administered to three S. cerevisiae flor strains handling Flo11p alleles with different expression levels. S. cerevisiae strain S288c was used as the reference strain as it cannot produce Flo11p. The flor strains generally metabolized amino acids and dipeptides as the sole nitrogen source, although with some exceptions regarding L-histidine and histidine containing dipeptides. L-histidine completely inhibited growth and its effect on viability was inversely related to Flo11p expression. Accordingly, L-histidine did not affect the viability of the Δflo11 and S288c strains. Also, L-histidine dramatically decreased air-liquid biofilm formation and adhesion to polystyrene of the flor yeasts with no effect on the transcription level of the Flo11p gene. Moreover, L-histidine modified the chitin and glycans content on the cell-wall of flor yeasts. These findings reveal a novel biological activity of L-histidine in controlling the multicellular behavior of yeasts [corrected].

Indexed as

BiofilmsCell WallCluster AnalysisHistidineHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMembrane GlycoproteinsMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMicrobial ViabilityPhenotypeSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsFLO11 protein, S cerevisiaeHistidineMembrane GlycoproteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID25369456
PMCPMC4219837
OpenAlexW2068239262

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