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The origin and adaptive evolution of domesticated populations of yeast from Far East Asia

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Duan, Shou-Fu, Han, Pei-Jie, Wang, Qi-Ming, Liu, Wan-Qiu, Shi, Jun-Yan, Li, Kuan, Zhang, Xiao-Ling, Bai, Feng-Yan·2018·Nature Communications

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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been an essential component of human civilization because of its long global history of use in food and beverage fermentation. However, the diversity and evolutionary history of the domesticated populations of the yeast remain elusive. We show here that China/Far East Asia is likely the center of origin of the domesticated populations of the species. The domesticated populations form two major groups associated with solid- and liquid-state fermentation and appear to have originated from heterozygous ancestors, which were likely formed by outcrossing between diverse wild isolates primitively for adaptation to maltose-rich niches. We found consistent gene expansion and contraction in the whole domesticated population, as well as lineage-specific genome variations leading to adaptation to different environments. We show a nearly panoramic view of the diversity and life history of S. cerevisiae and provide new insights into the origin and evolution of the species.

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Authors
Duan, S.-F., Han, P.-J., Wang, Q.-M., Liu, W.-Q., Shi, J.-Y., Li, K., Zhang, X.-L., & Bai, F.-Y.
Affiliations
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Corresponding author
Bai, Feng-Yan
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2018-07-12
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
2690-2690
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2812634658
Cited by
244
References
79
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 3
FWCI
8.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (31470150, 91131004, 31461143027)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (QYZDJ-SSW-SWC013)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
Keywords
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, domestication, center of origin, adaptive evolution, solid-state fermentation, liquid fermentation, outcrossing, yeast diversity, Far East Asia
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Asia, Asia, Eastern, Fermentation, Genetics, Population, Phylogeny, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Genetic Variation, Genome, Fungal, Evolution, Molecular

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