Transcriptional profiling reveals molecular basis and novel genetic targets for improved resistance to multiple fermentation inhibitors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Chen, Yingying ^a   Sheng, Jiayuan ^b   Jiang, Tao ^c   Stevens, Joseph ^b   Feng, Xueyang ^b   Wei, Na ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Furfural; Metabolic engineering; RNA seq; Transcription factors; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALDEHYDES; BIOFUELS; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOMASS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FURFURAL; GENES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; PRODUCTIVITY; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; YEAST;

BIOINFORMATIC ANALYSIS; ETHANOL PRODUCTIVITY; FERMENTATION INHIBITORS; INVERSE METABOLIC ENGINEERING; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL CHANGES; TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROFILING; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

ACID RESISTANCE;

ACETIC ACID; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; PHENOTYPE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RNA; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84953776288     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0418-5     Document Type: Article

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