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Biochemistry (Mosc)

Title:		Natural conditions inducing programmed cell death in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Author(s):		Knorre DA; Smirnova EA; Severin FF;
Address:		"Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia. knorre@belozersky.msu.ru"
Journal Title:		Biochemistry (Mosc)
Year:		2005
Volume:		70
Issue:		2
Page Number:		264 - 266
DOI:		10.1007/s10541-005-0110-7
ISSN/ISBN:		0006-2979 (Print) 0006-2979 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Although yeasts have been extensively used as an experimental model to study apoptosis, it is still unclear why a unicellular organism like yeast possesses a suicide program. Here we discuss three hypothetical scenarios of 'natural' yeast suicide. We argue that by correctly deducing the physiological situation(s) for yeast to undergo cell death, one can not only improve the efficiency of yeast as model system for apoptotic studies, but also obtain a certain insight into the survival strategies of communities of organisms"
Keywords:		Apoptosis/drug effects/*physiology Culture Media/*pharmacology Glycerol/pharmacology Pheromones/*pharmacology Raffinose/pharmacology Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism *Saccharomyces cerevisiae/cytology/drug effects/growth & development;
Notes:		"MedlineKnorre, D A Smirnova, E A Severin, F F eng Review 2005/04/06 Biochemistry (Mosc). 2005 Feb; 70(2):264-6. doi: 10.1007/s10541-005-0110-7"