Pleiotropic signaling pathways orchestrate yeast development.
Developmental phenotypes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and related yeasts include responses such as filamentous growth, sporulation, and the formation of biofilms and complex colonies. These developmental phenotypes are regulated by evolutionarily conserved, nutrient-responsive signaling networks. The signaling mechanisms that control development in yeast are highly pleiotropic--all the known pathways contribute to the regulation of multiple developmental outcomes. This degree of pleiotropy implies that perturbations of these signaling pathways, whether genetic, biochemical, or environmentally induced, can manifest in multiple (and sometimes unexpected) ways. We summarize the current state of knowledge of developmental pleiotropy in yeast and discuss its implications for understanding functional relationships.
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- Stress, Physiological
- Signal Transduction
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Phenotype
- Microbiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
- Candida albicans
- 3107 Microbiology
- 1108 Medical Microbiology
- 0605 Microbiology
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Stress, Physiological
- Signal Transduction
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Phenotype
- Microbiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
- Candida albicans
- 3107 Microbiology
- 1108 Medical Microbiology
- 0605 Microbiology