Saccharomyces cerevisiae glycerol/H+ symporter Stl1p is essential for cold/near-freeze and freeze stress adaptation. A simple recipe with high biotechnological potential is given

Microbial Cell Factories

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tulha, Joana ^a   Lima, Ana ^a   Lucas, Cândida ^a   Ferreira, Célia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; STL1P PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; STL1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FREEZE THAWING; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ADAPTATION; COLD; FREEZING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLD TEMPERATURE; FREEZING; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 78049331320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-9-82     Document Type: Article

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