Glucose Sensing and Signal Transduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae KU Leuven
Cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have an exquisite preference for high concentrations of glucose compared to other sugars or carbon sources. The likely explanation is that glucose is the best fermentable sugar, i.e., the sugar that allows the yeast to accumulate most rapidly high levels of ethanol, which are strongly inhibitory to competing microorganisms. To accomplish rapid fermentation of glucose, S. cerevisiae has evolved multiple ...