The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe employs two main strategies to adapt to the
environment and survive when starved for nutrients. The strategies employ sporulation via …

Target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) is an important regulator of various signaling
pathways. It can control cell growth and development by integrating multiple signals from …

In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the duration of survival in the stationary
phase, termed the chronological lifespan (CLS), is affected by various environmental factors …

Abstract Tor complex 1 (TORC1), a master regulator of cell growth, is an evolutionarily
conserved protein kinase within eukaryotic organisms. To control cell growth, TORC1 …

The timely reprogramming of gene expression in response to internal and external cues is
essential to eukaryote development and acclimation to changing environments. Chemically …

Leucine (Leu) is a branched-chain, essential amino acid in animals, including humans.
Fungi, including the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, can biosynthesize Leu, but …

Sulfur is an essential component of various biologically important molecules, including
methionine, cysteine and glutathione, and it is also involved in coping with oxidative and …

There are several examples in the nature wherein the mechanism of longevity control of
unicellular organisms is evolutionarily conserved with that of higher multicellular organisms …

Cryptococcus podzolicus Y3 is an antagonistic yeast that can control postharvest diseases
of crops and mycotoxins, which is potentially valuable for ensuring food safety. Our previous …

Abstract Cytoplasmic thiouridylase Ctu1-Ctu2 protein complex is responsible for thiolation
on the wobble base U34 of tRNAs and plays an important role in cell development in model …