The April issue of #GENETICS features a genetic screen in #yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, identifying MFB1 as a suppressor gene of #mitochondrial protein import clogging—with implications on cell growth inhibition and mitochondrial DNA destabilization. 🔗 buff.ly/fdrvCqE

🏘️ Epigenetic neighborhoods: #Yeast genome has distinct regions where H3K79 methylation levels (me1/me2/me3) create different gene expression zones. Each zone has specific transcriptional functions: some activate, others repress genes

🧬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD 🔬
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

Herwig Bachmann (VU) strts #NIME2026 spring meeting with a talk on Microbial ecology and evolution in water kefir and a novel culturing method
#MicrobialEcology #FoodFermentation #LacticAcidBacteria #Yeast

🍻 Hidden brewing treasure: Traditional farmhouse ale cultures preserve remarkable #Yeast genetic diversity lost in industrial strains; study of 1,760 isolates reveals cultures may contain 30+ variants ➡️ unique flavors & stress tolerance

🧬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

New research in #GENETICs reveals a crucial role of deacetylase Sir2 in sensing and responding to environmentally relevant changes in NAD+ levels in #yeast Kluyveromyces lactis. buff.ly/TyvXCQq

🔬 Tiny modifications, big impacts: Loss of 2′-O-methylation in #Yeast ribosomes disrupts translation of ribosomal protein genes & reduces thermostability. Conserved RNA modification maintains ribosome structure & cellular stress responses

🧪 #YeastResearch 🧬 #SGD
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

Farmhouse #yeast show sexual competence, influencing their evolution trajectory
#Farmhouse yeasts show phenotypic diversity but also common domestication traits
#yeastevolution
www.cell.com/current-biol...

🍺🍻International Beer Day!🍻🍺

Today we gather with family and friends by celebrating the beers of all nations together. Have an excellent time with great people, enjoying outstanding beer!

#beer #internationalbeerday #brew #brewing #grains #hops #water #yeast #internationalholiday #holiday #funday

🌊 Get ready for YGM2026- the ultimate #Yeast genetics experience! World-class science meets Pacific Grove paradise

June 13-17

🏨 Stay on-site: deadline April 8
⏰ Conference registration ends April 22

This is THE meeting you don't want to miss! We'll see you there!
#Yeast26 #Asilomar #YeastGenetics

🎶 Poetry (RNA) in motion: Single-molecule FRET reveals #Yeast tRNAs constantly sample open, compact & intermediate conformations. Pseudouridine synthase Pus4 binding creates new structural states & continues remodeling tRNA post-catalysis
🧬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD 🔬
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

SGD Help - Gene Registry SGD Help: Gene Registry The SGD Gene Registry is the system used by the S. cerevisiae community and SGD to reserve standard names for newly characterized genes. The Gene Naming Guidelines describe how...

🧬 Characterized an unnamed #yeast #gene?
1. Name with 3 letters + number (ex. XYZ1) to reflect function.
2. Reserve your unique name at SGD while preparing manuscript www.yeastgenome.org/reserved_nam...
3. Include both ORF & gene names in your publication! 📝
Help: sites.google.com/view/yeastge...

Nine white flour yeast bread rolls on a cooling rack. Shades of golden brown. They were scored down the centres longitudinally

The same but photographed at an angle and slight elevation

Nine long rolls.

Next time I do a yeast dough I might try for foot-longs.

🧑‍🍳 🍞 🍽️ 🍜

#food #cooking #baking #bread #yeast #rolls

A cut load of brown bread studded with fruit and nuts. 3 uncut loaves behind.

Today's bake is a buttermilk whole wheat cinnamon bread with craisins and pecans folded in.
#yeast #baking It's honestly amazing.

🌟 #PYFF9 Announcement: Uffe Mortensen 🌟
Thrilled to announce Uffe Mortensen as speaker🎙️
Professor at Technical University of Denmark, he is a leader in #synthetic biology and genome #engineering, developing cutting-edge tools for #yeast and CRISPR technologies.
Looking forward to his insights! 🌿

🎮 Sphingolipid control center: #Yeast ceramide synthase assembles into regulated complexes that modulate ceramide output. Protein oligomerization serves as sophisticated regulatory mechanism during biosynthesis perturbations
🧬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD 🔬

www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

👍 Fine-tuning DNA replication: #Yeast DNA polymerase ε thumb insertion balances processivity & proofreading. Small changes can either boost or reduce performance -> subtle regulation with major consequences for genome stability

🧬 #YeastResearch 🔬 #SGD 🧪
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

In bottle pressure measuring.

Great device to measure in bottle pressure whilst making sparkling cider by method traditional Inside the champagne bottle, the cider undergoes secondary fermentation stored in our cellar at 13°C, and usually takes 8 weeks to reach full pressure of 5 bar After that the yeast autolyses #cider #yeast

New research in #GENETICS identifies an important role of the Ess1 prolyl isomerase in regulating #telomere transcription and replication in #yeast. buff.ly/MIkyJsr

Randy W. Scheckman presenting a special lecture at our University of Debrecen - he won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for using baker’s #yeast to uncover the genetic machinery regulating vesicle transport!

📈 Resilient reproduction: 1st genome-wide localization of #Yeast Mms4p reveals preference for weak DNA break sites & chromosome axis regions, unlike Msh5 which favors strong sites; the two crossover pathways complement rather than compete
🧬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD 🔬
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

🧬 Decoding heterosis: Large-scale analysis of #Yeast hybrids shows genetic distance drives stress tolerance gains. Most hybrids display mid-parent #HybridVigor, with strongest benefits in high ethanol and high salt

🔬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD #Genetics
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially d...

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold
A lab-made diet supercharged bee colonies and could help save our food supply.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

#News: Can #yeast save the #rainforests? 🧐🍄 Scientists create "designer enzyme" turning yeast into a #palmoil or #coconut oil alternative! 🛑🌴 🧪✨ #BioTech #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://www.geneonline.com/designer-enzyme-enables-yeast-to-produce-fatty-acids-as-sustainable-alternatives-to-palm-and-coconut-oil/

#News: Can #yeast save the #rainforests? 🧐🍄 Scientists create "designer enzyme" turning yeast into a #palmoil or #coconut oil alternative! 🛑🌴 🧪✨ #BioTech #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social www.geneonline.com/designer-enz...

🍻🌏🍻 Beyond commercial strains: Native #Yeast species like S. cerevisiae, Brettanomyces & Torulaspora create unique flavors in #CraftBrewing. Review shows how local microorganisms enhance terroir expression while preserving biodiversity
🧬 #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees - Nature Genetic engineering of a yeast strain provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybee colonies.

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗲𝘀 [via Nature] 🧪🥼🐝🍲🌼

"genetically #engineered a strain of the oleaginous #yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to produce a mixture of essential sterols for #bees"

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#honey #bee #essential #sterols #yeast

The yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus exhibits unique tolerance of high heat and a subset of chemical stress conditions - Christensen et al. find unique patterns of genetic and regulatory variation in membrane-protein genes and lipid metabolism.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag060

#genome #evolution #yeast

🔋 Cellular powerhouse assembly: Review details how #Yeast builds & maintains respiratory chain complexes through coordinated nuclear import + mitochondrial protein synthesis, providing key insights into energy machinery biogenesis
⚡️ #YeastResearch 🧪 #SGD 🧬
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...

New research in #GENETICS highlights #autophagy as a key mechanism underlying ASC1-mediated modulation of TDP-43 toxicity in #yeast, suggesting autophagy as a promising therapeutic target in neurodegenerative diseases, such as #ALS. buff.ly/3xi2PAr

Candida Genome Database’s new website is live! #yeast

💞 Cellular matchmaking: #Yeast condensin loop extrusion brings together broken DNA and repair donors during mating-type switching. Study reveals how SMC complexes facilitate homology search by creating specific chromosomal loops

🔬 #YeastResearch 🧬 #SGD 🧪
www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1...