(2011) Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts. Science, Volume 332 (Number 6032). pp. 930-936. doi:10.1126/science.1203357

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Abstract

The fission yeast clade-comprising Schizosaccharomyces pombe, S. octosporus, S. cryophilus, and S. japonicus-occupies the basal branch of Ascomycete fungi and is an important model of eukaryote biology. A comparative annotation of these genomes identified a near extinction of transposons and the associated innovation of transposon-free centromeres. Expression analysis established that meiotic genes are subject to antisense transcription during vegetative growth, which suggests a mechanism for their tight regulation. In addition, trans-acting regulators control new genes within the context of expanded functional modules for meiosis and stress response. Differences in gene content and regulation also explain why, unlike the budding yeast of Saccharomycotina, fission yeasts cannot use ethanol as a primary carbon source. These analyses elucidate the genome structure and gene regulation of fission yeast and provide tools for investigation across the Schizosaccharomyces clade.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics Q Science > QK Botany
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Cell & Developmental Biology Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Fission (Biology), Functional genomics, Schizosaccharomyces
Journal or Publication Title:	Science
Publisher:	American Association for the Advancement of Science
ISSN:	0036-8075
Official Date:	20 May 2011
Dates:	Date Event 20 May 2011 Published
Volume:	Volume 332
Number:	Number 6032
Page Range:	pp. 930-936
DOI:	10.1126/science.1203357
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (NIH), National Human Genome Research Institute (U.S.) (NHGRI), Clore Fellowship, National Science Foundation (U.S.) (NSF), Denmark. Forskningsrådene [Danish Research Council], Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC) , Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) , National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH , Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Human frontier science program, Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)

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