Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
FEMS Yeast Res. 2024 Jan 9;24. doi: 10.1093/femsyr/foae002.
Among molecular biologists, the group of fungi called Saccharomycotina is famous for its yeasts. These yeasts in turn are famous for what they have in common-genetic, biochemical, and cell-biological characteristics that serve as models for plants and animals. But behind the apparent homogeneity of Saccharomycotina species lie a wealth of differences. In this review, we discuss traits that vary across the Saccharomycotina subphylum. We describe cases of bright pigmentation; a zoo of cell shapes; metabolic specialties; and species with unique rules of gene regulation. We discuss the genetics of this diversity and why it matters, including insights into basic evolutionary principles with relevance across Eukarya.
在分子生物学家中，被称为子囊菌的真菌群体以其酵母而闻名。这些酵母反过来又因其共同点而闻名——遗传、生化和细胞生物学特征，这些特征可作为植物和动物的模型。但在子囊菌物种表面上的同质性背后，存在着大量的差异。在这篇综述中，我们讨论了子囊菌亚门中存在的各种特征。我们描述了一些具有明亮色素、多种细胞形状、特殊代谢功能以及具有独特基因调控规则的物种。我们讨论了这种多样性的遗传学及其重要性，包括对整个真核生物具有相关性的基本进化原则的见解。
