Johnston, Emily J, Tallis, Jess, Cunningham-Oakes, Edward 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0260-5508, Moses, Tessa, Moore, Simon J, Hosking, Sarah and Rosser, Susan J
(2023)
Yeast lacking the sterol C-5 desaturase Erg3 are tolerant to the anti-inflammatory triterpenoid saponin escin.
Scientific reports, 13 (1).
p. 13617.
Abstract
Escin is a mixture of over 30 glycosylated triterpenoid (saponin) structures, extracted from the dried fruit of horse chestnuts. Escin is currently used as an anti-inflammatory, and has potential applications in the treatment of arthritis and cancer. Engineered yeast would enable production of specific bioactive components of escin at industrial scale, however many saponins have been shown to be toxic to yeast. Here we report that a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain specifically lacking the sterol C-5 desaturase gene ERG3, exhibits striking enhanced tolerance to escin treatment. Transcriptome analyses, as well as pre-mixing of escin with sterols, support the hypothesis that escin interacts directly with ergosterol, but not as strongly with the altered sterols present in erg3Δ. A diverse range of saponins are of commercial interest, and this research highlights the value of screening lipidome mutants to identify appropriate hosts for engineering the industrial production of saponins.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sterols, Fatty Acid Desaturases, Saponins, Escin, Anti-Inflammatory Agents |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2023 08:17 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2023 16:23 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-40308-0 |
| Open Access URL: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40308-0 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172499 |
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