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Heterogeneity of glycolytic oscillatory behaviour in individual yeast cells
Author(s) -
Gustavsson Anna-Karin,
van Niekerk David D.,
Adiels Caroline B.,
Goksör Mattias,
Snoep Jacky L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.11.028
Subject(s) - yeast , glycolysis , chemistry , biophysics , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biological system , metabolism
There are many examples of oscillations in biological systems and one of the most investigated is glycolytic oscillations in yeast. These oscillations have been studied since the 1950s in dense, synchronized populations and in cell‐free extracts, but it has for long been unknown whether a high cell density is a requirement for oscillations to be induced, or if individual cells can oscillate also in isolation without synchronization. Here we present an experimental method and a detailed kinetic model for studying glycolytic oscillations in individual, isolated yeast cells and compare them to previously reported studies of single‐cell oscillations. The importance of single‐cell studies of this phenomenon and relevant future research questions are also discussed.