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
1997
Polyprenol formation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: effect of farnesyl diphosphate synthase overexpression
Szkopińska A, Grabińska K, Delourme D, Karst F, Rytka J, Palamarczyk G. Polyprenol formation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: effect of farnesyl diphosphate synthase overexpression. Journal Of Lipid Research 1997, 38: 962-968. PMID: 9186913, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)37220-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type yeastType yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiaeYeast Saccharomyces cerevisiaeEffects of farnesylSynthesis of dolicholSame genetic backgroundHand overexpressionErg mutantsFPP synthaseSqualene synthase activitySynthesis of polyprenolsExogenous FPPMevalonate pathwayMutantsGenetic backgroundYeastOverexpressionSynthase overexpressionSynthase activityCerevisiaeFarnesylGenesSynthasePolyprenols