Polymorphisms in the yeast galactose sensor underlie a natural continuum of nutrient-decision phenotypes.

In nature, microbes often need to "decide" which of several available nutrients to utilize, a choice that depends on a cell's inherent preference and external nutrient levels. While natural environments can have mixtures of different nutrients, phenotypic variation in microbes' d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kayla B Lee, Jue Wang, Julius Palme, Renan Escalante-Chong, Bo Hua, Michael Springer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5464677?pdf=render