Yeast adaptive response to acetic acid stress involves structural alterations and increased stiffness of the cell wall

This work describes a coordinate and comprehensive view on the time course of the alterations occurring at the level of the cell wall during adaptation of a yeast cell population to sudden exposure to a sub-lethal stress induced by acetic acid. Acetic acid is a major inhibitory compound in industrial bioprocesses and a widely used preservative in foods and beverages. Results indicate that yeast cell wall resistance to lyticase activity increases during acetic acid-induced growth latency, corresponding to yeast population adaptation to sudden exposure to this stress. This response correlates with: (i) increased cell stiffness, assessed by atomic force microscopy (AFM); (ii) increased content of cell wall β-glucans, assessed by fluorescence microscopy, and (iii) slight increase of the transcription level of the GAS1 gene encoding a β-1,3-glucanosyltransferase that leads to elongation of (1→3)-β-D-glucan chains. Collectively, results reinforce the notion that the adaptive yeast response to acetic acid stress involves a coordinate alteration of the cell wall at the biophysical and molecular levels. These alterations guarantee a robust adaptive response essential to limit the futile cycle associated to the re-entry of the toxic acid form after the active expulsion of acetate from the cell interior.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 11(2021), 1 vom: 16. Juni, Seite 12652

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ribeiro, Ricardo A [VerfasserIn]
Vitorino, Miguel V [VerfasserIn]
Godinho, Cláudia P [VerfasserIn]
Bourbon-Melo, Nuno [VerfasserIn]
Robalo, Tiago T [VerfasserIn]
Fernandes, Fábio [VerfasserIn]
Rodrigues, Mário S [VerfasserIn]
Sá-Correia, Isabel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acetic Acid
Beta-Glucans
Journal Article
Q40Q9N063P
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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Date Completed 04.11.2021

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-021-92069-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326829881