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Lorena Donzella1,2, Maria João Sousa2, John P Morrissey1

  • 1School of Microbiology, Environmental Research Institute, APC Microbiome Ireland, SUSFERM Research Centre, University College Cork, T12 K8AF, Cork, Ireland.

Essays in Biochemistry
|March 17, 2023
PubMed
Summary

This study analyzes major facilitator superfamily (MFS) sugar transporters in budding yeasts, revealing their diversity and evolutionary patterns. Understanding these transporters is key for yeast evolution insights and biotechnological applications.

Keywords:
Major Facilitator SuperfamilySaccharomyces cerevisiaebiotechnologyglucose transporttransport

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