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Molecular Mechanism of Flocculation Self-Recognition in Yeast and Its Role in Mating and Survival

Sandor Kasas, Livan Bladimir Alonso Sarduy, Jens Nielsen

We studied the flocculation mechanism at the molecular level by determining the atomic structures of N-Flo1p and N-Lg-Flo1p in complex with their ligands. We show that they have similar ligand binding mechanisms but distinct carbohydrate specificities and ...

American Society for Microbiology2015

A formin-nucleated actin aster concentrates cell wall hydrolases for cell fusion in fission yeast

Thierry Laroche, Arne Seitz, Omaya Pierre Dudin, Raphaël Groux

Cell-cell fusion is essential for fertilization. For fusion of walled cells, the cell wall must be degraded at a precise location but maintained in surrounding regions to protect against lysis. In fission yeast cells, the formin Fus1, which nucleates linea ...

Rockefeller University Press2015

Mathematical models and computational methods for the analysis of genome-scale protein synthesis

Julien Racle

Proteins are a ubiquitous and indispensable element for every living organism, from simple bacteria to mammals. Already in the simplest organisms, there exist some thousands of different protein species that take up a great variety of structures, and thus ...

EPFL2014

Systems Toxicology Approach to Understand the Kinetics of Benzo(a)pyrene Uptake, Biotransformation, and DNA Adduct Formation in a Liver Cell Model

Kristin Schirmer

Cell-based models are important for deriving mechanistic information about stress response pathways that have evolved to protect cells from toxic insult, such as exposure to environmental pollutants. One determinant of the stress response is the amount of ...

Amer Chemical Soc2014

Expression in Yeast Links Field Polymorphisms in PfATP6 to in Vitro Artemisinin Resistance and Identifies New Inhibitor Classes

Serena Pulcini

Background. The mechanism of action of artemisinins against malaria is unclear, despite their widespread use in combination therapies and the emergence of resistance. Results. Here, we report expression of PfATP6 (a SERCA pump) in yeast and demonstrate its ...

Oxford University Press2013

Systematic Analysis of Yeast Gene Expression by Synthetic Promoter Libraries

Arun Stephen Rajkumar

The precise tuning of gene expression levels is essential for optimal performance of transcriptional regulatory networks. Many regulatory components control promoter output, but transcription factor (TF) binding sites are amongst the most prominent. Beside ...

EPFL2013

Detection of Drug-Protein Interactions with an Improved Yeast Three-Hybrid System

Cindy Fellay

The identification of the targets of therapeutic drugs is one of the major challenges for pharmaceutical companies. The main target responsible for drug action is often known, but most drugs also bind other targets, either causing deleterious side effects ...

EPFL2013

Design and construction of a portable whole-cell living bacterial biosensor for the detection of arsenic in water

Nina Buffi

Contamination of drinking water with arsenic is a recurring problem in both industrialized and developing countries. Supplies for large populations can have concentrations much higher than the permissible levels, set by the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

EPFL2013

A 2D/3D image analysis system to track fluorescently labeled structures in rod-shaped cells: application to measure spindle pole asymmetry during mitosis

Michaël Unser, Daniel Sage, Viesturs Simanis, Daniel Andreas Schmitter, Anastasia Chasapi, Ioannis Xenarios

Background: The yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is frequently used as a model for studying the cell cycle. The cells are rod-shaped and divide by medial fission. The process of cell division, or cytokinesis, is controlled by a network of signaling proteins ...

Biomed Central Ltd2013