Yeasts collectively extend the limits of habitable temperatures by secreting glutathione

• Published in: Nature microbiology Vol. 5; no. 7; pp. 943 - 954
• Main Authors: Laman Trip, Diederik S, Youk, Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Antioxidants; Biological Transport; Cell Proliferation; Ecosystem; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; Genes, Fungal; Glutathione; Glutathione - biosynthesis; Heat; High temperature; Mathematical models; Microorganisms; Models, Theoretical; Population density; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Species extinction; Temperature; Yeast; Yeasts - metabolism

The conventional view is that high temperatures cause microorganisms to replicate slowly or die. In this view, microorganisms autonomously combat heat-induced damages. However, microorganisms co-exist with each other, which raises the underexplored and timely question of whether microorganisms can c...