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Metabolism of glucose activates TORC1 through multiple mechanisms in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Alfatah et al. interrogate the relationship between glucose metabolism and TORC1 activation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. They identify three distinct pathways for glucose-induced TORC1 activation, with each pathway requiring a different extent of glucose metabolism via the glycolytic pathway.

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Diethyl phthalate (DEP) perturbs nitrogen metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Phthalate esters (PAE) are compounds derived by double esterification of phthalic acid (1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid). Since the Industrial Revolution, low molecular weight phthalates such as dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP) have been used in pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries to confer flexibility to products used in personal care, infant care and medical devices1.

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TORC1 regulates the transcriptional response to glucose and developmental cycle via the Tap42-Sit4-Rrd1/2 pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (TORC1) is a highly conserved eukaryotic protein complex that couples the presence of growth factors and nutrients in the environment with cellular proliferation. TORC1 is primarily implicated in linking amino acid levels with cellular growth in yeast and mammals.

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