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Codon usage bias in yeasts and its correlation with gene expression, growth temperature, and protein structure by Baeza, Marcelo, Sepulveda, Dionisia, Cifuentes, Víctor, Alcaíno, Jennifer

“…Codon usage bias (CUB) has been described in viruses, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes and has been linked to several cellular and environmental factors, such as…”
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Screening and characterization of amylase and cellulase activities in psychrotolerant yeasts by Carrasco, Mario, Villarreal, Pablo, Barahona, Salvador, Alcaíno, Jennifer, Cifuentes, Víctor, Baeza, Marcelo

“…Amylases and cellulases have great potential for application in industries such as food, detergent, laundry, textile, baking and biofuels. A common requirement…”
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A genomic approach to analyze the cold adaptation of yeasts isolated from Italian Alps by Turchetti, Benedetta, Buzzini, Pietro, Baeza, Marcelo

“…Microorganisms including yeasts are responsible for mineralization of organic matter in cold regions, and their characterization is critical to elucidate the…”
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Diversity and extracellular enzymatic activities of yeasts isolated from King George Island, the sub-Antarctic region by Carrasco, Mario, Rozas, Juan Manuel, Barahona, Salvador, Alcaíno, Jennifer, Cifuentes, Víctor, Baeza, Marcelo

“…Antarctica has been successfully colonized by microorganisms despite presenting adverse conditions for life such as low temperatures, high solar radiation, low…”
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Increasing carotenoid production in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous/Phaffia rhodozyma: SREBP pathway activation and promoter engineering by Durán, Alejandro, Venegas, Maximiliano, Barahona, Salvador, Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor, Alcaíno, Jennifer

“…Abstract The yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous synthesizes astaxanthin, a high-value carotenoid with biotechnological relevance in the nutraceutical and…”
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Antarctic yeasts: analysis of their freeze-thaw tolerance and production of antifreeze proteins, fatty acids and ergosterol by Villarreal, Pablo, Carrasco, Mario, Barahona, Salvador, Alcaíno, Jennifer, Cifuentes, Víctor, Baeza, Marcelo

“…Microorganisms have evolved a number of mechanisms to thrive in cold environments, including the production of antifreeze proteins, high levels of…”
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Purification and characterization of a novel cold adapted fungal glucoamylase by Carrasco, Mario, Alcaíno, Jennifer, Cifuentes, Víctor, Baeza, Marcelo

“…Amylases are used in various industrial processes and a key requirement for the efficiency of these processes is the use of enzymes with high catalytic…”
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Amplicon-Metagenomic Analysis of Fungi from Antarctic Terrestrial Habitats by Baeza, Marcelo, Barahona, Salvador, Alcaíno, Jennifer, Cifuentes, Víctor

“…In cold environments such as polar regions, microorganisms play important ecological roles, and most of our knowledge about them comes from studies of…”
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Pectinase secreted by psychrotolerant fungi: identification, molecular characterization and heterologous expression of a cold-active polygalacturonase from Tetracladium sp by Carrasco, Mario, Rozas, Juan Manuel, Alcaíno, Jennifer, Cifuentes, Víctor, Baeza, Marcelo

“…Pectinolytic enzymes, which are used in several industries, especially in the clarification process during wine and fruit juice production, represent…”
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Role of ROX1, SKN7, and YAP6 Stress Transcription Factors in the Production of Secondary Metabolites in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous by Martínez-Moya, Pilar, Campusano, Sebastián, Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Paradela, Alberto, Alcaíno, Jennifer, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor

“…Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a natural source of astaxanthin and mycosporines. This yeast has been isolated from high and cold mountainous regions around…”
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Damage response protein 1 (Dap1) functions in the synthesis of carotenoids and sterols in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous by González, Ana-María, Venegas, Maximiliano, Barahona, Salvador, Gómez, Melissa, Gutiérrez, María-Soledad, Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor, Alcaíno, Jennifer

“…Cytochrome P450s (P450s) are heme-containing proteins involved in several cellular functions, including biosynthesis of steroidal hormones, detoxification of…”
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Sterol regulatory element-binding protein Sre1 regulates carotenogenesis in the red yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous by Gómez, Melissa, Campusano, Sebastián, Gutiérrez, María Soledad, Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Barahona, Salvador, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor, Alcaíno, Jennifer

“…Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycete yeast that produces carotenoids, mainly astaxanthin. Astaxanthin is an organic pigment of commercial interest…”
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Unraveling the Molecular Basis of Mycosporine Biosynthesis in Fungi by Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Campusano, Sebastián, Moliné, Martín, Barahona, Salvador, Baeza, Marcelo, Alcaíno, Jennifer, Colabella, Fernando, Urzúa, Blanca, Libkind, Diego, Cifuentes, Víctor

“…The UCD 67-385 genome harbors a 7873 bp cluster containing , and , encoding 2-desmethy-4-deoxygadusol synthase, O-methyl transferase, and ATP-grasp ligase,…”
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Identification of Stress-Related Genes and a Comparative Analysis of the Amino Acid Compositions of Translated Coding Sequences Based on Draft Genome Sequences of Antarctic Yeasts by Baeza, Marcelo, Zúñiga, Sergio, Peragallo, Vicente, Barahona, Salvador, Alcaino, Jennifer, Cifuentes, Víctor

“…Microorganisms inhabiting cold environments have evolved strategies to tolerate and thrive in those extreme conditions, mainly the low temperature that slow…”
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The SREBP (Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein) pathway: a regulatory bridge between carotenogenesis and sterol biosynthesis in the carotenogenic yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous by Gómez, Melissa, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor, Alcaíno, Jennifer

“…Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycete yeast that naturally produces the red-orange carotenoid astaxanthin, which has remarkable antioxidant…”
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Response to Cold: A Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis in Eight Cold-Adapted Yeasts by Baeza, Marcelo, Zúñiga, Sergio, Peragallo, Vicente, Gutierrez, Fernando, Barahona, Salvador, Alcaino, Jennifer, Cifuentes, Víctor

“…Microorganisms have evolved to colonize all biospheres, including extremely cold environments, facing several stressor conditions, mainly low/freezing…”
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Metallopeptidase Stp1 activates the transcription factor Sre1 in the carotenogenic yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous[S] by Gómez, Melissa, Gutiérrez, María Soledad, González, Ana María, Gárate-Castro, Carla, Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Barahona, Salvador, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor, Alcaíno, Jennifer

“…Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycete yeast known as a natural producer of astaxanthin, a carotenoid of commercial interest because of its…”
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Characterization of the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase genes (P450ome) from the carotenogenic yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous by Córdova, Pamela, Gonzalez, Ana-María, Nelson, David R, Gutiérrez, María-Soledad, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor, Alcaíno, Jennifer

“…The cytochromes P450 (P450s) are a large superfamily of heme-containing monooxygenases involved in the oxidative metabolism of an enormous diversity of…”
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The Involvement of Mig1 from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous in Catabolic Repression: An Active Mechanism Contributing to the Regulation of Carotenoid Production by Alcaíno, Jennifer, Bravo, Natalia, Córdova, Pamela, Marcoleta, Andrés E, Contreras, Gabriela, Barahona, Salvador, Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Fernández-Lobato, María, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor

“…The red yeast X. dendrorhous is one of the few natural sources of astaxanthin, a carotenoid used in aquaculture for salmonid fish pigmentation and in the…”
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Enhancement of carotenoid production by disrupting the C22-sterol desaturase gene (CYP61) in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous by Loto, Iris, Gutiérrez, María Soledad, Barahona, Salvador, Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Martínez-Moya, Pilar, Baeza, Marcelo, Cifuentes, Víctor, Alcaíno, Jennifer

“…Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycetous yeast that synthesizes astaxanthin, which is a carotenoid with a great biotechnological impact. The…”
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