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¹Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, Milan, Italy.

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Pre-whole genome duplication (WGD) yeast Kluyveromyces lactis shows limited growth under oxygen-limited conditions due to decreased fermentation. This contrasts with other yeasts, suggesting K. lactis lacks efficient mechanisms for hypoxic survival.

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Area of Science:

* Microbiology and Yeast Physiology
* Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology

Background:

* Yeasts that underwent whole-genome duplication (WGD) exhibit robust fermentative potential and anaerobic growth.
* Kluyveromyces lactis is a pre-WGD yeast, offering a unique model to study anaerobic adaptation mechanisms distinct from WGD yeasts.

Purpose of the Study:

* To investigate the growth and metabolic behavior of Kluyveromyces lactis under oxygen-limited conditions.
* To compare the hypoxic response of K. lactis with other related yeast species like Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces kluyveri.

Main Methods:

* Analysis of yeast growth rates under varying oxygen availability.
* Measurement of glucose metabolism, ethanol, and glycerol accumulation.
* Gene expression analysis (RAG1) and enzyme activity assays (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase).

Main Results:

* K. lactis increases glucose metabolism, accumulating ethanol and glycerol under oxygen limitation, but exhibits slow growth at severe oxygen limitation.
* Oxygen-limited conditions in K. lactis led to decreased RAG1 gene expression and reduced glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity.
* This suggests a reduced flux in the pentose phosphate pathway and impaired redox homeostasis under hypoxia.

Conclusions:

* K. lactis appears to lack efficient mechanisms for maintaining high glycolytic flux and redox balance under hypoxic conditions.
* This metabolic limitation may stem from its evolutionary specialization, where high ethanol production and survival in low oxygen are not primary advantages.