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ArticleMicrobiologyOpen2019

Yeast transformation efficiency is enhanced by TORC1- and eisosome-dependent signaling.

Sheng-Chun Yu, Florian Kuemmel, Maria-Nefeli Skoufou-Papoutsaki, Pietro D Spanu

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Article in MicrobiologyOpen, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sheng-Chun YuDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Florian KuemmelDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Maria-Nefeli Skoufou-PapoutsakiDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Pietro D SpanuDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8928-6049
Imperial College London · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/C513218/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/E000983/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H001646/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transformation of baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) plays a key role in several experimental techniques, yet the molecular mechanisms underpinning transformation are still unclear. The addition of amino acids to the growth and transformation medium increases transformation efficiency. Here, we show that target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) activated by amino acids enhances transformation via ubiquitin-mediated endocytosis. We created mutants of the TORC1 pathway, alpha-arrestins, and eisosome-related genes. Our results demonstrate that the TORC1-Npr1-Art1/Rsp5 pathway regulates yeast transformation. Based on our previous study, activation of this pathway results in up to a 200-fold increase in transformation efficiency, or greater. Additionally, we suggest DNA may be taken up by domains at the membrane compartment of Can1 (MCC) in the plasma membrane formed by eisosomes. Yeast studies on transformation could be used as a platform to understand the mechanism of DNA uptake in mammalian systems, which is clinically relevant to optimize gene therapy.

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Gene Transfer TechniquesSignal TransductionTransformation, GeneticAmino AcidsCulture MediaGenetics, MicrobialMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Saccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsAmino AcidsCulture MediaMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteinscentral metabolismendocytosisextracellular DNAgene transfer

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PMID30311441
PMCPMC6528558
OpenAlexW2949875686

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