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A member of the sugar transporter family, Stl1p is the glycerol/H+ symporter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Apr 2005
Ferreira Célia, van Voorst Frank, Martins António, Neves Luisa, Oliveira Rui, Kielland-Brandt Morten C, Lucas Cândida, Brandt Anders
Abstract excerpt
Glycerol and other polyols are used as osmoprotectants by many organisms. Several yeasts and other fungi can take up glycerol by proton symport. To identify genes involved in active glycerol uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae we screened a deletion mutant collection comprising 321 genes encoding proteins with 6 or more predicted transmembrane domains for impaired growth on glycerol medium. Deletion of STL1, which...
Topics
- Biological Transport
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Cell Membrane
- Glucose
- Glycerol
- Hydrogen
- Membrane Transport Proteins
- Mutation
- Osmotic Pressure
- Protons
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
- Schizosaccharomyces