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Overlapping responses between salt and oxidative stress in Debaryomyces hansenii

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Debaryomyces hansenii is a halotolerant yeast of importance in basic and applied research. Previous reports hinted about possible links between saline and oxidative stress responses in this yeast. The aim of this work was to study that hypothesis at different molecular levels, investigating after oxidative and saline stress: (i) transcription of seven genes related to oxidative and/or saline responses, (ii) activity of two main anti-oxidative enzymes, (iii) existence of common metabolic intermediates, and (iv) generation of damages to biomolecules as lipids and proteins. Our results showed how expression of genes related to oxidative stress was induced by exposure to NaCl and KCl, and, vice versa, transcription of some genes related to osmotic/salt stress responses was regulated by H2O2. Moreover, and contrary to S. cerevisiae, in D. hansenii HOG1 and MSN2 genes were modulated by stress at their transcriptional level. At the enzymatic level, saline stress also induced antioxidative enzymatic defenses as catalase and glutathione reductase. Furthermore, we demonstrated that both stresses are connected by the generation of intracellular ROS, and that hydrogen peroxide can affect the accumulation of in-cell sodium. On the other hand, no significant alterations in lipid oxidation or total glutathione content were observed upon exposure to both stresses tested. The results described in this work could help to understand the responses to both stressors, and to improve the biotechnological potential of D. hansenni.

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This work was supported by XX and XXII Plan Propio Investigación, University of Córdoba to JR. We would like to thank Pemra Bakirhan for her technical assistance.

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  2. Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario CeiA3, 14071, Córdoba, España, Spain

    Carmen Michán

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Ramos-Moreno, L., Ramos, J. & Michán, C. Overlapping responses between salt and oxidative stress in Debaryomyces hansenii. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 35, 170 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-019-2753-3

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