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Targeted in Situ Mutagenesis of Histone Genes in Budding Yeast
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2017
A strategy for generating mutations in histone genes at their endogenous location in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is presented.
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Measuring Replicative Life Span in the Budding Yeast
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2009
In this article we present a general protocol for measuring the replicative life span of yeast mother cells.
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Continuous High-resolution Microscopic Observation of Replicative Aging in Budding Yeast
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2013
We describe here the operation of a microfluidic device that allows continuous and high-resolution microscopic imaging of single budding yeast cells during their complete replicative and/or chronological lifespan.
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Analysis of the Development of a Morphological Phenotype as a Function of Protein Concentration in Budding Yeast
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2010
Gene deletion and protein overexpression are common methods for studying functions of proteins. In this article, we describe a protocol for analysis of phenotype development as a function of protein concentration at population and single-cell levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Manipulation and Analysis of Cell Cycle-Dependent Processes in Budding Yeast
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2025
This protocol details two methods of yeast cell cycle arrest and optional release, and elaborates on the use of fluorescence microscopy to study cell cycle-dependent processes in S. cerevisiae.
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A new bud forms at a polarized growth site on the mother cell rather than through equal expansion of both cells. The bud enlarges while the replicated nucleus is copied into it, and cytokinesis then separates mother and daughter. This sequence lets researchers examine how spatial organization, nuclear inheritance, and division timing are coordinated within one cell cycle.
Nuclear transfer connects genome duplication with the physical separation of mother and daughter cells. Because the bud receives a copy of the replicated nucleus before cytokinesis, researchers can investigate how cell-cycle events are ordered and coordinated. This makes budding yeast useful for analyzing the relationship between nuclear inheritance and cellular division.
Conserved cellular pathways allow findings from yeast studies to illuminate broader eukaryotic biology. With defined genetics and rapid growth, researchers can examine gene function, intracellular transport, cell-cycle control, and stress responses in a manageable system. These studies can also provide context for understanding related cellular mechanisms involved in disease.
Researchers take advantage of budding yeast's defined genetics and rapid growth to connect genetic changes with cellular outcomes. They can examine how genes contribute to cell-cycle control, intracellular transport, or responses to stress. Because these processes operate within a single, readily studied cell, the organism helps reveal functional relationships among genes and conserved pathways.
Budding yeast provides a simplified eukaryotic system for studying cellular pathways that are conserved beyond yeast. Researchers can use its genetics and growth characteristics to investigate how disruptions in gene function, transport, division, or stress responses affect cells. Results can offer mechanistic context for disease-related processes without requiring the full complexity of a multicellular organism.
Beyond laboratory research, budding yeast supports fermentation and the production of valuable biological compounds. Its growth and cellular processes can be studied while it carries out these useful activities, linking basic biology with applied biotechnology. This combination makes the organism relevant both for understanding eukaryotic cell function and for developing biological production systems.