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Journal of Bacteriology, August 1999, p. 4665-4668, Vol. 181, No. 15
Botanisches Institut der Universität,
CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
Received 14 April 1999/Accepted 24 May 1999
The TPS1 gene from Hansenula polymorpha,
which encodes trehalose-6-phosphate (Tre6P) synthase, has been isolated
and characterized. The deletion of TPS1 rendered H. polymorpha cells incapable of trehalose synthesis under
conditions where wild-type cells normally accumulate high levels of
trehalose. Interestingly, the loss of Tre6P synthase did not cause any
obvious growth defects on a glucose-containing medium, even at high
temperatures, but seriously compromised the cells' ability to acquire thermotolerance.
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The Thermophilic Yeast Hansenula polymorpha Does Not
Require Trehalose Synthesis for Growth at High Temperatures but
Does for Normal Acquisition of Thermotolerance
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