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ReviewBiological research2021

The SREBP (Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein) pathway: a regulatory bridge between carotenogenesis and sterol biosynthesis in the carotenogenic yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous.

Melissa Gómez, Marcelo Baeza, Víctor Cifuentes, Jennifer Alcaíno

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Review in Biological research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melissa GómezDepartamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Santiago, Chile.
Marcelo BaezaDepartamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Santiago, Chile.
Víctor CifuentesDepartamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Santiago, Chile.
Jennifer AlcaínoDepartamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Santiago, Chile. jalcainog@uchile.cl.
University of Chile · CL

Funding

agencia nacional de investigación y desarrollo ANID-PFCHA/Doctorado Nacional/2017-21170613fondo nacional de desarrollo científico y tecnológico 1160202vicerrectoría de investigación y desarrollo (vid), universidad de chile ENL08/20
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycete yeast that naturally produces the red-orange carotenoid astaxanthin, which has remarkable antioxidant properties. The biosynthesis of carotenoids and sterols share some common elements that have been studied in X. dendrorhous. For example, their synthesis requires metabolites derived from the mevalonate pathway and in both specific pathways, cytochrome P450 enzymes are involved that share a single cytochrome P450 reductase, CrtR, which is essential for astaxanthin biosynthesis, but is replaceable for ergosterol biosynthesis. Research on the regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis is still limited in X. dendrorhous; however, it is known that the Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein (SREBP) pathway, which is a conserved regulatory pathway involved in the control of lipid metabolism, also regulates carotenoid production in X. dendrorhous. This review addresses the similarities and differences that have been observed between mammal and fungal SREBP pathways and what it is known about this pathway regarding the regulation of the production of carotenoids and sterols in X. dendrorhous.

Indexed as

BasidiomycotaCarrier ProteinsSterol Regulatory Element Binding ProteinsSterolsCarrier ProteinsSterol Regulatory Element Binding ProteinsSterolsAstaxanthinCarotenoidsFungiSREBP/Sre1Sterols

Identifiers

PMID34702374
PMCPMC8549280
OpenAlexW3209671627

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