Open AccessNatural Variation in Preparation for Nutrient Depletion Reveals a Cost–Benefit Tradeoff
Author(s) -
Jue Wang,
Esha Atolia,
Bo Hua,
Yonatan Savir,
Renan Escalante-Chong,
Michael Springer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002041
Subject(s) - galactose , biology , sugar , saccharomyces cerevisiae , biochemistry , gene , carbohydrate metabolism
Yeast can anticipate the depletion of a preferred nutrient by preemptively activating genes for alternative nutrients; the degree of this preparation varies across natural strains and is subject to a fitness tradeoff.
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