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Biology of killer yeasts

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Marquina, D., Santos, A., Peinado, J.·2002·International Microbiology

Abstract

Killer yeasts secrete proteinaceous killer toxins lethal to susceptible yeast strains. These toxins have no activity against microorganisms other than yeasts, and the killer strains are insensitive to their own toxins. Killer toxins differ between species or strains, showing diverse characteristics in terms of structural genes, molecular size, mature structure and immunity. The mechanisms of recognizing and killing sensitive cells differ for each toxin. Killer yeasts and their toxins have many potential applications in environmental, medical and industrial biotechnology. They are also suitable to study the mechanisms of protein processing and secretion, and toxin interaction with sensitive cells. This review focuses on the biological diversity of the killer toxins described up to now and their potential biotechnological applications.

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  • Several yeast killer toxins also inhibit or kill plant pathogenic fungi and were thus proposed for plant protection.

    “However, several of these toxins also inhibit or kill plant pathogenic fungi and were thus proposed for plant protection (Corbaci and Ucar 2018; Liu et al. 2015; Marquina et al. 2002; Perez et al. 2016).”

    From Biocontrol yeasts: mechanisms and applications (2019) · cites this paper as Marquina et al. 2002

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Authors
Marquina, D., Santos, A., & Peinado, J.
Affiliations
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
Corresponding author
Marquina, D.
Venue
International Microbiology
Published
2002-05-29
Volume
5
Issue
2
Pages
65-71
ISSN
1139-6709 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2082001374
Cited by
182
References
14
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FWCI
0.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Estudis Romànics (Institut d'Estudis Catalans) (submittedVersion)
  • Hispana (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
Keywords
killer yeast, killer toxin
MeSH terms
Fermentation, Fungi, Mycotoxins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Killer Factors, Yeast

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