Sterol regulatory element-binding protein Sre1 regulates carotenogenesis in the red yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Sterol regulatory element-binding protein Sre1 regulates carotenogenesis in the red yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycete yeast that produces carotenoids, mainly astaxanthin. Astaxanthin is an organic pigment of commercial interest due to its antioxidant and coloring properties. X. dendrorhous has a functional SREBP pathway, and the Sre1 protein is the SREBP homolog in t...

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Main Authors: Melissa Gómez, Sebastián Campusano, María Soledad Gutiérrez, Dionisia Sepúlveda, Salvador Barahona, Marcelo Baeza, Víctor Cifuentes, Jennifer Alcaíno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
isoprenoids
nuclear receptors/sterol regulatory element-binding protein
transcription
antioxidants
molecular biology
astaxanthin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520600268

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