Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein (Sre1) Promotes the Synthesis of Carotenoids and Sterols in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycete yeast that synthesizes carotenoids, mainly astaxanthin, which are of great commercial interest. Currently, there are many unknown aspects related to regulatory mechanisms on the synthesis of carotenoids in this yeast. Our recent studies showed that ch...

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Main Authors: María Soledad Gutiérrez, Sebastián Campusano, Ana María González, Melissa Gómez, Salvador Barahona, Dionisia Sepúlveda, Peter J. Espenshade, María Fernández-Lobato, Marcelo Baeza, Víctor Cifuentes, Jennifer Alcaíno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00586/full