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Item Small scale screening of yeast strains enables high-throughput evaluation of performance in lignocellulose hydrolysates.(2020) Dijk, Marlous van; Trollmann, Ignis; Saraiva, Margarete Alice Fontes; Brandão, Rogélio Lopes; Olsson, Lisbeth; Nygård, YvonneSecond generation biorefineries demand efficient lignocellulosic hydrolysate fermenting strains and recent advances in strain isolation and engineering have progressed the bottleneck in developing production hosts from generation of strains into testing these under relevant conditions. In this paper, we introduce a methodology for high-throughput analysis of yeast strains directly in lignocellulosic hydrolysates. The Biolector platform was used to assess aerobic and anaerobic growth of 12 Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains and their ΔPdr12 mutants in wheat straw hydrolysate. The strains evaluated included lab, industrial and wild type strains and the screening could capture significant differences in growth and ethanol production among the strains. The methodology was also demonstrated with corn stover hydrolysate and the results were in line with shake flask cultures. Our study demonstrates that growth in lignocellulosic hydrolysates could be rapidly monitored using 1 ml cultures and that measuring growth and product formation under relevant conditions are crucial for evaluating strain performance.Item Lpx1p links glucose-induced calcium signaling and plasma membrane H+-ATPase activation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells.(2017) Castanheira, Diogo Dias; Santana, Eduardo Perovano; Santos, Fernanda Godoy; Diniz, Raphael Hermano Santos; Oliveira, Fábio Faria; Pereira, Renata Rebeca; Trópia, Maria José Magalhães; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Brandão, Rogélio LopesIn yeast, as in other eukaryotes, calcium plays an essential role in signaling transduction to regulate different processes. Many pieces of evidence suggest that glucose-induced activation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase, essential for yeast physiology, is related to calcium signaling. Until now, it was not identified any protein that could be regulated by calcium in this context. Lpx1p, a serine-protease that is also involved in the glucose-induced activation of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase activation, could be a candidate to respond to intracellular calcium signaling involved in this process. In this work, and by using different approaches, we showed many pieces of evidence suggesting that the requirement of calcium signaling for activation of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase is due to its requirement for activation of Lpx1p. According to the current model, activation of Lpx1p would cause hydrolysis of an acetylated tubulin that keeps the plasma membrane H+-ATPase in an inactive state. Therefore, after its activation, Lpx1p would hydrolyze the acetylated tubulin making the plasma membrane H+-ATPase phosphorylation accessible for at least one protein kinase.Item Relationship between Protein kinase C and derepression of different enzymes.(2002) Salgado, Ana Paula Carneiro; Schuller, Dorit; Casal, Margarida; Leão, Cecília; Leiper, F. C.; Carling, D.; Gomes, Luciano; Trópia, Maria José Magalhães; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Brandão, Rogélio LopesThe PKC1 gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes for protein kinase C which is known to control a MAP kinase cascade consisting of di¡erent kinases: Bck1, Mkk1 and Mkk2, and Mpk1. This cascade a¡ects the cell wall integrity but the phenotype of pkc1v mutants suggests additional targets that have not yet been identi¢ed [Heinisch et al., Mol. Microbiol. 32 (1999) 671^680]. The pkc1v mutant, as opposed to other mutants in the MAP kinase cascade, displays defects in the control of carbon metabolism. One of them occurs in the derepression of SUC2 gene after exhaustion of glucose from the medium, suggesting an involvement of Pkc1p in the derepression process that is not shared by the downstream MAP kinase cascade. In this work, we demonstrate that Pkc1p is required for the increase of the activity of enzymatic systems during the derepression process. We observed that Pkc1p is involved in the derepression of invertase and alcohol dehydrogenase activities. On the other hand, it seems not to be necessary for the derepression of the enzymes of the GAL system. Our results suggest that Pkc1p is acting through the main glucose repression pathway, since introduction of an additional mutation in the PKC1 gene in yeast strains already presenting mutations in the HXKII or MIG1 genes does not interfere with the typical derepressed phenotype observed in these single mutants. Moreover, our data indicate that Pkc1p participates in this process through the control of the cellular localization of the Mig1 transcriptional factor.Item Strategies to select yeast starter cultures for production of flavour compounds in cachaça fermentations.(2012) Souza, Anderson Proust Gonçalves de; Vicente, Maristela de Araújo; Klein, Raphael Contelli; Fietto, Luciano Gomes; Coutrim, Maurício Xavier; Afonso, Robson José de Cássia Franco; Araújo, Leandro Dias; Alves, Paulo Henrique; Bouillet, Leoneide Érica Maduro; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Brandão, Rogélio LopesIn this work, we have used classical genetics techniques to find improved starter strains to produce cachac¸a with superior sensorial quality. Our strategy included the selection of yeast strains resistant to 5,50,500-trifluor-D,L-leucine (TLF) and cerulenin, since these strains produce higher levels of higher alcohols and esters than parental strains. However, no clear relationship was observed when levels of flavoring compounds were compared with the levels expression of the genes (BAT1, BAT2, ATF2, EEB1 genes) involved with the biosynthesis of flavoring compounds. Furthermore, we determined the stability of phenotypes considered as the best indicators of the quality of the cachac¸a for a parental strain and its segregants. By applying the principal component analysis, a cluster of segregants, showing a high number of characteristics similar to the parental strain, was recognized. One segregant, that was resistant to TLF and cerulenin, also showed growth stability after six consecutive replications on plates containing high concentrations of sugar and ethanol. ‘‘Cachac¸a’’ produced at laboratory scale using a parental strain and this segregant showed a higher level of flavoring compounds. Both strains predominated in an open fermentative process through seven cycles, as was shown by mitochondrial restriction fragment length polymorphisms analysis. Based on the physical chemical composition of the obtained products, the results demonstrate the usefulness of the developed strategies for the selection of yeast strains to be used as starters in ‘‘cachac¸a’’ production.Item Variable flocculation profiles of yeast strains isolated from cachaça distilleries.(2014) Alvarez, Florencia; Correa, Lygia Fátima da Mata; Araújo, Thalita Macedo; Mota, Bruno Eduardo Fernandes; Conceição, Luís Eduardo Fernandes Rodrigues da; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Brandão, Rogélio LopesIn cachaça production, the use of yeast cells as starters with predictable flocculation behavior facilitates the cell recovery at the end of each fermentation cycle. Therefore, the aim of this work was to explain the behavior of cachaça yeast strains in fermentation vats containing sugarcane through the determination of biochemical and molecular parameters associated with flocculation phenotypes. By analyzing thirteen cachaça yeast strains isolated from different distilleries, our results demonstrated that neither classic biochemical measurements (e.g., percentage of flocculation, EDTA sensitivity, cell surface hydrophobicity, and sugar residues on the cell wall) nor modern molecular approaches, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time PCR (q-PCR), were sufficient to distinctly classify the cachaça yeast strains according to their flocculation behavior. It seems that flocculation is indeed a strain-specific phenomenon that is difficult to explain and/or categorize by the available methodologiesItem Effect of the trehalose levels on the screening of yeast as probiotic by in vivo and in vitro assays.(2008) Martins, Flaviano dos Santos; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Rosa, Carlos Augusto; Nicoli, Jacques Robert; Neves, Maria JoséProbiotics are viable defined microorganisms (bacteria or yeasts) that exert a beneficial effect on the health of the host when ingested in adequate amounts. Screening for such biotherapeutic agents is commonly performed by in vitro assays simulating gastrointestinal environment to determine the ability to survive in the digestive tract. In the present study, the possibility of extrapolation of data obtained in in vitro assays to in vivo conditions was studied using five Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from Brazilian Atlantic rain forest. Trehalose contents and survival after exposure to a combination of physiological stresses generally found in the gastrointestinal tract of humans were determined for the five yeasts and compared to the behavior of Saccharomyces boulardii, a well-known probiotic. The results were completed with the colonization capacity of the gastrointestinal tract of gnotobiotic mice by these yeast strains. Some results obtained by in vitro assays are not confirmed by in vivo experiments, indicating that the extrapolation cannot be always done.Item Isolation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains producing higher levels of flavoring compounds for production of ‘‘cachaça’’ the Brazilian sugarcane spirit.(2006) Vicente, Maristela de Araújo; Fietto, Luciano Gomes; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Santos, Ana Nery Gonçalves dos; Coutrim, Maurício Xavier; Brandão, Rogélio LopesIn Brazil, spontaneous fermentation and open vessels are still used to produce cachac¸a (the Brazilian sugarcane spirit) and this fermentation is characterized by mixed cultures with continuous succession of yeast species. This work shows the development of a methodology for isolation of yeasts, particularly Saccharomyces cerevisiae, used in the production of cachac¸a. According to the proposed strategy, the strains were selected for their ability to adapt to stress conditions encountered during fermentation of the sugarcane juice such as high sucrose concentration; high temperatures and high alcohol concentration; for their capacity to flocculate; and for their higher fermentative ability. For strains with such characteristics, specific procedures were employed to select for 5,5,5-trifluoro-dl-leucine (TFL) and cerulenin-resistant strains, since these characteristics are related to a higher capacity of production of the flavoring compounds isoamyl alcohol and caproic acid, respectively. The effectiveness of such a selection strategy was documented. Taken together, the results obtained present the development of a new strategy to isolate yeast strains with appropriated characteristics to be used in the cachac¸a industry. Moreover, the results obtained offer an explanation for the great variability in terms of chemical composition found in products obtained even in a single distillery.Item Carbonyl cyanidem - chlorophenylhydrazone induced calcium signaling and activation of plasma membrane H1-ATPase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.(2008) Pereira, Michele B. P.; Tisi, Renata; Fietto, Luciano Gomes; Cardoso, Anamaria de Souza; França, Mônica M.; Carvalho, Fernanda Machado de; Trópia, Maria José Magalhães; Martegani, Enzo; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Brandão, Rogélio LopesThe plasma membrane H1-ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an enzyme that plays a very important role in the yeast physiology. The addition of protonophores, such as 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), also triggers a clear in vivo activation of this enzyme. Here, we demonstrate that CCCP-induced activation of the plasma membrane H1-ATPase shares some similarities with the sugar-induced activation of the enzyme. Phospholipase C and protein kinase C activities are essential for this activation process while Gpa2p, a G protein involved in the glucose-induced activation of the ATPase, is not required. CCCP also induces a phospholipase Cdependent increase in intracellular calcium. Moreover, we show that the availability of extracellular calcium is required for CCCP stimulation of H1-ATPase, suggesting a possible connection between calcium signaling and activation of ATPase.Item The involvement of calcium carriers and of the vacuole in the glucose-induced calcium signaling and activation of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells.(2012) Bouillet, Leoneide Érica Maduro; Cardoso, Anamaria de Souza; Perovano, Eduardo; Pereira, R. R.; Ribeiro, Erica Milena de Castro; Trópia, Maria José Magalhães; Fietto, Luciano Gomes; Tisi, Renata; Martegani, Enzo; Castro, Ieso de Miranda; Brandão, Rogélio LopesPrevious work from our laboratories demonstrated that the sugar-induced activation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is dependent on calcium metabolism with the contribution of calcium influx from external medium. Our results demonstrate that a glucose-induced calcium (GIC) transporter, a new and still unidentified calcium carrier, sensitive to nifedipine and gadolinium and activated by glucose addition, seems to be partially involved in the glucose-induced activation of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase. On the other hand, the importance of calcium carriers that can release calcium from internal stores was analyzed in glucose-induced calcium signaling and activation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase, in experimental conditions presenting very low external calcium concentrations. Therefore the aim was also to investigate how the vacuole, through the participation of both Ca2+-ATPase Pmc1 and the TRP homologue calcium channel Yvc1 (respectively, encoded by the genes PMC1 and YVC1) contributes to control the intracellular calcium availability and the plasma membrane H+-ATPase activation in response to glucose. In strains presenting a single deletion in YVC1 gene or a double deletion in YVC1 and PMC1 genes, both glucose-induced calcium signaling and activation of the H+-ATPase are nearly abolished. These results suggest that Yvc1 calcium channel is an important component of this signal transduction pathway activated in response to glucose addition. We also found that by a still undefined mechanism Yvc1 activation seems to correlate with the changes in the intracellular level of IP3. Taken together, these data demonstrate that glucose addition to yeast cells exposed to low external calcium concentrations affects calcium uptake and the activity of the vacuolar calcium channel Yvc1, contributing to the occurrence of calcium signaling connected to plasma membrane H+-ATPase activation.Item Glucose-induced calcium influx in budding yeast involves a novel calcium transport system and can activate calcineurin.(2011) Groppi, Silvia; Belotti, Fiorella; Brandão, Rogélio Lopes; Martegani, Enzo; Tisi, RenataGlucose addition to glucose-starved Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells triggers a quick and transient influx of calcium from the extracellular environment. In yeast at leasttwodifferent carrier systems were identified: a high affinity system, requiring Cch1 channel, and a low affinity system. Here we report that another calcium transport system exists in yeast, not yet identified, that can substitute the two known systems whenthey are inactivated. This systemwascalled GIC (for Glucose Induced Calcium) system and it is a high affinity calcium transport system, magnesium-sensitive but nickel-resistant. Moreover, GIC transport is sensitive to gadolinium and nifedipine, but it is not sensitive to inhibition by verapamil, which conversely behaves as an agonist on glucose response. GIC transport is fully functional in conditions when calcineurin is active, a serine/threonine specificity phosphatase involved in the regulation of calcium homeostasis and in many other cellular phenomena such as tolerance to high concentrations of Na+ and Li+, response to pheromones and gene transcription regulation. Here it is reported for the first time that calcineurin can also be activated by nutrients: the activation of Crz1 transcription factor by calcineurin was observed in derepressed cells after addition of glucose in the presence of extracellular calcium.