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Ecological and evolutionary genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Mol Ecol. 2006 Mar; 15(3):575-91.ME

Abstract

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the budding yeast, is the most thoroughly studied eukaryote at the cellular, molecular, and genetic levels. Yet, until recently, we knew very little about its ecology or population and evolutionary genetics. In recent years, it has been recognized that S. cerevisiae occupies numerous habitats and that populations harbour important genetic variation. There is therefore an increasing interest in understanding the evolutionary forces acting on the yeast genome. Several researchers have used the tools of functional genomics to study natural isolates of this unicellular fungus. Here, we review some of these studies, and show not only that budding yeast is a prime model system to address fundamental molecular and cellular biology questions, but also that it is becoming a powerful model species for ecological and evolutionary genomics studies as well.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Landry CR
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. clandry@fas.harvard.edu
Townsend JP
No affiliation info available
Hartl DL
No affiliation info available
Cavalieri D
No affiliation info available

MeSH

EcologyEvolution, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenetics, PopulationGenome, FungalGenomicsSaccharomyces cerevisiae

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16499686

Citation

Landry, Christian R., et al. "Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae." Molecular Ecology, vol. 15, no. 3, 2006, pp. 575-91.
Landry CR, Townsend JP, Hartl DL, et al. Ecological and evolutionary genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Ecol. 2006;15(3):575-91.
Landry, C. R., Townsend, J. P., Hartl, D. L., & Cavalieri, D. (2006). Ecological and evolutionary genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Ecology, 15(3), 575-91.
Landry CR, et al. Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. Mol Ecol. 2006;15(3):575-91. PubMed PMID: 16499686.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Ecological and evolutionary genomics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. AU - Landry,Christian R, AU - Townsend,Jeffrey P, AU - Hartl,Daniel L, AU - Cavalieri,Duccio, PY - 2006/2/28/pubmed PY - 2006/4/25/medline PY - 2006/2/28/entrez SP - 575 EP - 91 JF - Molecular ecology JO - Mol Ecol VL - 15 IS - 3 N2 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the budding yeast, is the most thoroughly studied eukaryote at the cellular, molecular, and genetic levels. Yet, until recently, we knew very little about its ecology or population and evolutionary genetics. In recent years, it has been recognized that S. cerevisiae occupies numerous habitats and that populations harbour important genetic variation. There is therefore an increasing interest in understanding the evolutionary forces acting on the yeast genome. Several researchers have used the tools of functional genomics to study natural isolates of this unicellular fungus. Here, we review some of these studies, and show not only that budding yeast is a prime model system to address fundamental molecular and cellular biology questions, but also that it is becoming a powerful model species for ecological and evolutionary genomics studies as well. SN - 0962-1083 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16499686/Ecological_and_evolutionary_genomics_of_Saccharomyces_cerevisiae_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -