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- Title
Genome Editing to Generate Sake Yeast Strains with Eight Mutations That Confer Excellent Brewing Characteristics.
- Authors
Chadani, Tomoya; Ohnuki, Shinsuke; Isogai, Atsuko; Goshima, Tetsuya; Kashima, Mao; Ghanegolmohammadi, Farzan; Nishi, Tomoyuki; Hirata, Dai; Watanabe, Daisuke; Kitamoto, Katsuhiko; Akao, Takeshi; Ohya, Yoshikazu
- Abstract
Sake yeast is mostly diploid, so the introduction of recessive mutations to improve brewing characteristics requires considerable effort. To construct sake yeast with multiple excellent brewing characteristics, we used an evidence-based approach that exploits genome editing technology. Our breeding targeted the AWA1, CAR1, MDE1, and FAS2 genes. We introduced eight mutations into standard sake yeast to construct a non-foam-forming strain that makes sake without producing carcinogens or an unpleasant odor, while producing a sweet ginjo aroma. Small-scale fermentation tests showed that the desired sake could be brewed with our genome-edited strains. The existence of a few unexpected genetic perturbations introduced during breeding proved that genome editing technology is extremely effective for the serial breeding of sake yeast.
- Subjects
BREWING; RICE wines; GENOME editing; YEAST; SWEETNESS (Taste)
- Publication
Cells (2073-4409), 2021, Vol 10, Issue 6, p1299
- ISSN
2073-4409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cells10061299