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Genetic Basis of Ammonium Toxicity Resistance in a Sake Strain of Yeast: A Mendelian Case

Author(s): Reisser, Cyrielle; Dick, Cynthia; Kruglyak, Leonid; Botstein, David; Schacherer, Joseph; et al

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dc.contributor.authorReisser, Cyrielle-
dc.contributor.authorDick, Cynthia-
dc.contributor.authorKruglyak, Leonid-
dc.contributor.authorBotstein, David-
dc.contributor.authorSchacherer, Joseph-
dc.contributor.authorHess, David C-
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-25T20:11:39Z-
dc.date.available2020-02-25T20:11:39Z-
dc.date.issued2013-04en_US
dc.identifier.citationReisser, Cyrielle, Dick, Cynthia, Kruglyak, Leonid, Botstein, David, Schacherer, Joseph, Hess, David C. (2013). Genetic Basis of Ammonium Toxicity Resistance in a Sake Strain of Yeast: A Mendelian Case. G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 3 (4), 733 - 740. doi:10.1534/g3.113.005884en_US
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dc.description.abstractHigh concentrations of ammonium at physiological concentrations of potassium are toxic for the standard laboratory strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In the original description of this metabolic phenotype, we focused on the standard laboratory strains of Saccharomyces. In this study, we screened a large collection of S. cerevisiae natural isolates and identified one strain that is resistant to high concentrations of ammonium. This strain, K12, was isolated in sake breweries. When the K12 strain was crossed to the standard laboratory strain (FY4), the resulting tetrads displayed 2:2 segregation of the resistance phenotype, suggesting a single gene trait. Using a bulk segregant analysis strategy, we mapped this trait to a 150-kb region on chromosome X containing the TRK1 gene. This gene encodes a transporter required for high-affinity potassium transport in S. cerevisiae. Data from reciprocal hemizygosity experiments with TRK1 deletion strains in K12 and BY backgrounds, as well as analysis of the deletion of this gene in the K12 strain, demonstrate that the K12 allele of TRK1 is responsible for ammonium toxicity resistance. Furthermore, we determined the minimal amount of potassium required for both the K12 and laboratory strain needed for growth. These results demonstrate that the gene encoded by the K12 allele of TRK1 has a greater affinity for potassium than the standard allele of TRK1 found in Saccharomyces strains. We hypothesize that this greater-affinity allele of the potassium transporter reduces the flux of ammonium into the yeast cells under conditions of ammonium toxicity. These findings further refine our understanding of ammonium toxicity in yeast and provide an example of using natural variation to understand cellular processes.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofG3: Genes|Genomes|Geneticsen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleGenetic Basis of Ammonium Toxicity Resistance in a Sake Strain of Yeast: A Mendelian Caseen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1534/g3.113.005884-
dc.date.eissued2013-03-11en_US
dc.identifier.eissn2160-1836-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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