2017
Long-Chain Polyprenols Promote Spore Wall Formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Hoffmann R, Grabińska K, Guan Z, Sessa WC, Neiman AM. Long-Chain Polyprenols Promote Spore Wall Formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2017, 207: 1371-1386. PMID: 28978675, PMCID: PMC5714454, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.300322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-chain polyprenolsSpore wallSynthesis of chitinSpore wall layerHaploid genomeCellular processesProtein glycosylationPrenyltransferase activitySporulating cellsWall formationDityrosine layerIsoprenoid lipidsChitin synthaseEndoplasmic reticulumVegetative cellsSRT1Lipid dropletsDividing cellsEssential precursorPrimary enzymeImportant functionsSaccharomycesPolyprenolsDolicholSugar carrier
2005
Functional relationships between the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cis-prenyltransferases required for dolichol biosynthesis.
Grabińska K, Sosińska G, Orłowski J, Swiezewska E, Berges T, Karst F, Palamarczyk G. Functional relationships between the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cis-prenyltransferases required for dolichol biosynthesis. Acta Biochimica Polonica 2005, 52: 221-32. PMID: 15827619, DOI: 10.18388/abp.2005_3511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzymatic activityCis-prenyltransferase activityLong-chain dolicholsYeast SaccharomycesShorter speciesRER2Dolichol biosynthesisLevels of mRNADiphosphate formationIsoprene unitsSRT1SaccharomycesOverexpressionDolichol contentGenesPreferential synthesisProteinFunctional relationshipMRNADPM1TranscriptionBiosynthesisFarnesylSpecies