Kluyveromyces Lactis
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37. Characterization of lactose transport in Kluyveromyces lactis.
We have determined that lactose uptake in Kluyveromyces lactis is mediated by an inducible transport system. Induction, elicited by lactose or galactose, of the transporter required protein synthesis. Transport of lactose required an energy-generating system and occurred by an active process, since an intracellular lactose concentration 175 times greater tha
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38. The organization and transcription of the galactose gene cluster of Kluyveromyces lactis.
The yeast Kluyveromyces lactis grows on galactose by inducing the Leloir pathway enzymes-kinase, epimerase, and transferase. To investigate the molecular mechanism for regulating expression of this metabolic pathway we isolated GAL1, GAL7, GAL10, which code for kinase, transferase, and epimerase, respectively, and characterized their size, organization, and
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39. Ribonucleic Acid Synthesis Dependent on Exogenous Triphosphates in Nystatin-Treated Cells of Kluyveromyces lactis
Kluyveromyces lactis cells treated with nystatin became permeable to ribonucleoside triphosphates. Although not viable, nystatin-treated cells were capable of sustaining ribonucleic acid synthesis. The system depended on the presence of divalent ions and the four nucleoside triphosphates, and was strongly stimulated by ammonium sulfate. The system utilized e
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40. Functional Diversity of Silencers in Budding Yeasts
We studied the silencing of the cryptic mating-type loci HMLα and HMRa in the budding yeast Kluyveromyces lactis. A 102-bp minimal silencer fragment was defined that was both necessary and sufficient for silencing of HMLα. Mutagenesis of the silencer revealed three distinct regions (A, B, and C) that were important for silencing. Recombinant K. lactis ribo
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41. Amphotericin B Resistance and Membrane Fluidity in Kluyveromyces lactis Strains
The membrane fluidity of reduced-amphotericin B (AmB)-sensitivity Kluyveromyces lactis mutant strain is higher than that of the wild-type K. lactis strain. After culture of the K. lactis and K. lactis mutant cells in the presence of subinhibitory doses of AmB (10 and 125 mg/liter, respectively), the plasma membranes of both yeast strains also showed a higher
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42. Mitochondrial DNA of the yeast Kluyveromyces: guanine-cytosine rich sequence clusters.
Mitochondrial DNA from the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus var. lactis (K.lactis) is a circular molecule of 39 kilobase-pairs. A genetic and physical map was constructed. We found that this genome contained a large number of guanine-cytosine (GC)-rich sequence clusters, many of which are characterized by the presence of SacII restriction sites (CCGCGG). The pr
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43. Galactokinase encoded by GAL1 is a bifunctional protein required for induction of the GAL genes in Kluyveromyces lactis and is able to suppress the gal3 phenotype in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
We have analyzed a GAL1 mutant (gal1-r strain) of the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis which lacks the induction of beta-galactosidase and the enzymes of the Leloir pathway in the presence of galactose. The data show that the K. lactis GAL1 gene product has, in addition to galactokinase activity, a function required for induction of the lactose system. This regula
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44. Transformation of Kluyveromyces lactis by killer plasmid DNA.
Some strains of Kluyveromyces lactis contain two linear double-stranded DNA plasmids, k1 and k2. The presence of the two plasmids confer on the cell a "killer" character, due to the production of a toxin that kills the sensitive cells. We have used one of these linear DNA molecules as a gene vector to transform K. lactis cells. Hybrid plasmids containing par
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45. Inverted terminal repetitions of the two linear DNA associated with the killer character of the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis.
The killer character of some Kluyveromyces lactis strains is associated with the presence of two linear double-stranded DNA, pGKl-1 (or k1) and pGKl-2 (or k2). Nucleotide sequencing has revealed that each DNA has inverted terminal repetitions of about 200 base-pairs whose 5' ends seem to be blocked. The repetitions of the two DNA do not share extensive seque
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46. sir2 mutants of Kluyveromyces lactis are hypersensitive to DNA-targeting drugs.
A Kluyveromyces lactis mutant, hypersensitive to the DNA-targeting drugs ethidium bromide (EtBr), berenil, and HOE15030, can be complemented by a wild-type gene with homology to SIR2 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScSIR2). The deduced amino acid sequence of the K. lactis Sir2 protein has 53% identity with ScSir2 protein but is 108 residues longer. K. lactis si
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47. Sequence of the Kluyveromyces lactis URA3 gene.
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48. Phenotypic expression of Kluyveromyces lactis killer toxin against Saccharomyces spp.
The secretion of killer toxins by some strains of yeasts is a phenomenon of significant industrial importance. The activity of a recently discovered Kluyveromyces lactis killer strain against a sensitive Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain was determined on peptone-yeast extract-nutrient agar plates containing as the carbon source glucose, fructose, galactose, m