Population genomics of domestic and wild yeasts

Gianni Liti, David M. Carter, Alan M. Moses, Jonas Warringer, Leopold Parts, Stephen A. James, Robert P. Davey, Ian N. Roberts, Austin Burt, Vassiliki Koufopanou, Isheng J. Tsai, Casey M. Bergman, Douda Bensasson, Michael J. T. O’Kelly, Alexander van Oudenaarden, David B. H. Barton, Elizabeth Bailes, Alex N. Nguyen, Matthew Jones, Michael A. Quail, Ian Goodhead, Sarah Sims, Frances Smith, Anders Blomberg, Richard Durbin () and Edward J. Louis ()
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Gianni Liti: Institute of Genetics, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham
David M. Carter: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Alan M. Moses: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Jonas Warringer: Lundberg Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9c, 41390 Gothenburg, Sweden
Leopold Parts: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Stephen A. James: National Collection of Yeast Cultures, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
Robert P. Davey: National Collection of Yeast Cultures, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
Ian N. Roberts: National Collection of Yeast Cultures, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
Austin Burt: Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
Vassiliki Koufopanou: Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
Isheng J. Tsai: Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
Casey M. Bergman: Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester
Douda Bensasson: Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester
Michael J. T. O’Kelly: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Alexander van Oudenaarden: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
David B. H. Barton: Institute of Genetics, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham
Elizabeth Bailes: Institute of Genetics, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham
Alex N. Nguyen: University of Toronto
Matthew Jones: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Michael A. Quail: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Ian Goodhead: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Sarah Sims: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Frances Smith: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Anders Blomberg: Lundberg Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9c, 41390 Gothenburg, Sweden
Richard Durbin: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
Edward J. Louis: Institute of Genetics, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham

Nature, 2009, vol. 458, issue 7236, 337-341

Abstract: Of yeast and man Baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is one of the best studied model organisms, and has been associated with human activity for thousands of years. Two papers published in the 19 March 2009 issue of Nature provide a picture of its population structure and its relationship with other yeasts. Liti et al. compare genome variation in S. cerevisiae isolates with its closest wild cousin, S. paradoxus, which has never been associated with human activity. They find that variation in S. paradoxus closely follows geographic borders; S. cerevisiae shows less differentiation, consistent with opportunities for cross-breeding, rather than a few distinct domestication events, as the main human influence. Schacherer et al. compare 63 S. cerevisiae isolates from different ecological niches and geographic locations. They find evidence for genetic differentiation of three distinct subgroups based on where the strains were isolated: from vineyards, sake and related fermentations and lab strains. Their data support the hypothesis that these three groups represent separate domestication events, and that S. cerevisiae as a whole is not domesticated.

Date: 2009
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