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Title: Mitochondria-encoded genes contribute to evolution of heat and cold tolerance in yeast

Journal Article · · Science Advances
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  1. Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States); University of Rochester Department of Biology
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI (United States); USDOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI (United States); Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Valencia (Spain)
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI (United States); USDOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI (United States)
  4. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
  5. Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (United States); Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)

Genetic analysis of phenotypic differences between species is typically limited to interfertile species. Here, we conducted a genome-wide noncomplementation screen to identify genes that contribute to a major difference in thermal growth profile between two reproductively isolated yeast species,Saccharomyces cerevisiaeandSaccharomyces uvarum. The screen identified only a single nuclear-encoded gene with a moderate effect on heat tolerance, but, on the other hand, revealed a large effect of mitochondrial DNA (mitotype) on both heat and cold tolerance. Recombinant mitotypes indicate that multiple genes contribute to thermal divergence, and we show that protein divergence inCOX1affects both heat and cold tolerance. Our conclusions point to the yeast mitochondrial genome as an evolutionary hotspot for thermal divergence.

Research Organization:
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0018409
OSTI ID:
1547395
Journal Information:
Science Advances, Journal Name: Science Advances Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 5; ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher:
AAASCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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