TOR Complex 1: Orchestrating Nutrient Signaling and Cell Cycle Progression DOI Open Access
Magdalena Foltman, Alberto Sánchez‐Díaz

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 24(21), С. 15745 - 15745

Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2023

The highly conserved TOR signaling pathway is crucial for coordinating cellular growth with the cell cycle machinery in eukaryotes. One of two complexes budding yeast, TORC1, integrates environmental cues and promotes growth. While cells grow, they need to copy their chromosomes, segregate them mitosis, divide all components during cytokinesis, finally physically separate mother daughter start a new apart from each other. To maintain size homeostasis chromosome stability, it that mechanisms control are connected coordinated cycle. Successive periods high low TORC1 activity would participate adequate progression. Here, we review known molecular through which regulates yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been extensively used as model organism understand role its mammalian ortholog, mTORC1.

Язык: Английский

A defined diet for pre-adult Drosophila melanogaster DOI Creative Commons
Felipe Martelli, Annelise Quig, Sarah Mele

и другие.

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Март 23, 2024

Abstract Drosophila melanogaster is unique among animal models because it has a fully defined synthetic diet available to study nutrient-gene interactions. However, use of this limited adult studies due impaired larval development and survival. Here, we provide an adjusted formula that reduces the developmental period, restores fat levels, enhances body mass, rescues survivorship without compromise lifespan. To demonstrate application formula, explored pre-adult compositions therapeutic potential in model inherited metabolic disorder affecting metabolism branched-chain amino acids. We reveal rapid, specific, predictable nutrient effects on disease state consistent with observations from mouse patient studies. Together, our provides powerful means which examine interplay between across all life stages model.

Язык: Английский

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The Three-Dimensional Structure of the Genome of the Dark Septate Endophyte Exophiala tremulae and Its Symbiosis Effect on Alpine Meadow Plant Growth DOI Creative Commons
Chu Wu, Junjie Fan, Die Hu

и другие.

Journal of Fungi, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11(4), С. 246 - 246

Опубликована: Март 24, 2025

The establishment of artificial grassland is a good pathway for resolving serious social and economic problems in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Some beneficial indigenous microbes may be used to improve productivity grassland. genome dark septate fungus, Exophiala tremulae CICC2537, was sequenced assembled at chromosome level using PacBio sequencing platform, with assistance Hi-C technique scaffolding, its 3D structures were investigated. size E. 51.903848 Mb, it contains eight chromosomes. A total 12,277 protein-coding genes predicted, 11,932 (97.19%) annotated. As distribution exon intron number gene GC CDS GC, showed similar patterns other investigated members genus Exophiala. analysis carbohydrate-active enzymes that possesses greatest auxiliary activities lowest carbohydrate-binding modules among fungi. candidate effector proteins 3337, out which cytoplasmic apoplastic made up 3100 163, respectively. whole contained 40 compartment 76 Bs, there no significant difference content Bs. predicted contain 155 topologically associating domains (TADs), their average length 250,000 bp, but differences numbers per bin localized within boundaries interiors TADs. Comparative diverged from mesophila about 34.1 (30.0–39.1) Myr ago, calicioides 85.6 (76.1–90.6) ago. Compared all fungi, contraction expansion families 13 89, respectively, 14 670, Our work provides basis use fungus alpine further research into symbiosis mechanisms, growth plant species

Язык: Английский

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Patterns of protein synthesis in the budding yeast cell cycle: variable or constant? DOI Creative Commons

Eun‐Gyu No,

Heidi M. Blank, Michael Polymenis

и другие.

Microbial Cell, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11, С. 321 - 327

Опубликована: Авг. 20, 2024

Abstract Proteins are the principal macromolecular constituent of proliferating cells, and protein synthesis is viewed as a primary metric cell growth. While there celebrated examples proteins whose levels periodic in cycle (e.g., cyclins), concentration most was not thought to change cycle, but some recent results challenge this notion. The ‘bulk’ focus article, specifically rate its synthesis, budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae .

Язык: Английский

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Branched‐chain amino acid synthesis is coupled to TOR activation early in the cell cycle in yeast DOI Creative Commons
Heidi M. Blank,

Carsten Reuse,

Kerstin Schmidt‐Hohagen

и другие.

EMBO Reports, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 24(9)

Опубликована: Июль 27, 2023

Abstract How cells coordinate their metabolism with division determines the rate of cell proliferation. Dynamic patterns metabolite synthesis during cycle are unexplored. We report first isotope tracing analysis in synchronous, growing budding yeast cells. Synthesis leucine, a branched‐chain amino acid (BCAA), increases through G1 phase cycle, peaking later DNA replication. Cells lacking Bat1, mitochondrial aminotransferase that synthesizes BCAAs, grow slower, smaller, and delayed phase, phenocopying which growth‐promoting kinase complex TORC1 is moderately inhibited. Loss Bat1 lowers levels BCAAs reduces activity. Exogenous provision valine and, to lesser extent, leucine promotes division. Valine addition also In wild‐type cells, activity dynamic starting low early but increasing cycle. These results suggest link between BCAA from glucose activation

Язык: Английский

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TOR Complex 1: Orchestrating Nutrient Signaling and Cell Cycle Progression DOI Open Access
Magdalena Foltman, Alberto Sánchez‐Díaz

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 24(21), С. 15745 - 15745

Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2023

The highly conserved TOR signaling pathway is crucial for coordinating cellular growth with the cell cycle machinery in eukaryotes. One of two complexes budding yeast, TORC1, integrates environmental cues and promotes growth. While cells grow, they need to copy their chromosomes, segregate them mitosis, divide all components during cytokinesis, finally physically separate mother daughter start a new apart from each other. To maintain size homeostasis chromosome stability, it that mechanisms control are connected coordinated cycle. Successive periods high low TORC1 activity would participate adequate progression. Here, we review known molecular through which regulates yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been extensively used as model organism understand role its mammalian ortholog, mTORC1.

Язык: Английский

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