Communications Biology (Feb 2022)

Adaptive laboratory evolution in S. cerevisiae highlights role of transcription factors in fungal xenobiotic resistance

  • Sabine Ottilie,
  • Madeline R. Luth,
  • Erich Hellemann,
  • Gregory M. Goldgof,
  • Eddy Vigil,
  • Prianka Kumar,
  • Andrea L. Cheung,
  • Miranda Song,
  • Karla P. Godinez-Macias,
  • Krypton Carolino,
  • Jennifer Yang,
  • Gisel Lopez,
  • Matthew Abraham,
  • Maureen Tarsio,
  • Emmanuelle LeBlanc,
  • Luke Whitesell,
  • Jake Schenken,
  • Felicia Gunawan,
  • Reysha Patel,
  • Joshua Smith,
  • Melissa S. Love,
  • Roy M. Williams,
  • Case W. McNamara,
  • William H. Gerwick,
  • Trey Ideker,
  • Yo Suzuki,
  • Dyann F. Wirth,
  • Amanda K. Lukens,
  • Patricia M. Kane,
  • Leah E. Cowen,
  • Jacob D. Durrant,
  • Elizabeth A. Winzeler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03076-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Ottilie et al. employ an experimental evolution approach to investigate the role of transcription factors in yeast chemical resistance. Most emergent mutations in resistant strains were enriched in transcription factor coding genes, highlighting their importance in drug resistance.