Ploidy Regulation of Gene Expression

作者：Timothy Galitski, Alok J. Saldanha, Cora A. Styles, Eric S. Lander, Gerald R. Fink · 发表于：Science · 年份：1999 · DOI：10.1126/science.285.5425.251 · 被引用次数：646 · 研究领域：Fungal and yeast genetics research、Plant Reproductive Biology、Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

Microarray-based gene expression analysis identified genes showing ploidy-dependent expression in isogenic Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that varied in ploidy from haploid to tetraploid. These genes were induced or repressed in proportion to the number of chromosome sets, regardless of the mating type. Ploidy-dependent repression of some G1 cyclins can explain the greater cell size associated with higher ploidies, and suggests ploidy-dependent modifications of cell cycle progression. Moreover, ploidy regulation of the FLO11 gene had direct consequences for yeast development.