Gene Review:
XYL2 - D-xylulose reductase XYL2
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c
Synonyms:
D-xylulose reductase, XDH, Xylitol dehydrogenase, YLR070C
- Production of xylitol from D-xylose by a xylitol dehydrogenase gene-disrupted mutant of Candida tropicalis. Ko, B.S., Kim, J., Kim, J.H. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (2006)
- Improvement of xylose uptake and ethanol production in recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae through an inverse metabolic engineering approach. Jin, Y.S., Alper, H., Yang, Y.T., Stephanopoulos, G. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (2005)
- Endogenous xylose pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Toivari, M.H., Salusjärvi, L., Ruohonen, L., Penttilä, M. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (2004)
- Optimal growth and ethanol production from xylose by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae require moderate D-xylulokinase activity. Jin, Y.S., Ni, H., Laplaza, J.M., Jeffries, T.W. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (2003)
- Amino acid substitutions in the yeast Pichia stipitis xylitol dehydrogenase coenzyme-binding domain affect the coenzyme specificity. Metzger, M.H., Hollenberg, C.P. Eur. J. Biochem. (1995)
- Changing flux of xylose metabolites by altering expression of xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase in recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Jin, Y.S., Jeffries, T.W. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. (2003)
- Isolation and characterization of the Pichia stipitis xylitol dehydrogenase gene, XYL2, and construction of a xylose-utilizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae transformant. Kötter, P., Amore, R., Hollenberg, C.P., Ciriacy, M. Curr. Genet. (1990)
- Anaerobic xylose fermentation by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae carrying XYL1, XYL2, and XKS1 in mineral medium chemostat cultures. Eliasson, A., Christensson, C., Wahlbom, C.F., Hahn-Hägerdal, B. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (2000)
- The non-oxidative pentose phosphate pathway controls the fermentation rate of xylulose but not of xylose in Saccharomyces cerevisiae TMB3001. Johansson, B., Hahn-Hägerdal, B. FEMS Yeast Res. (2002)
- Dual relationships of xylitol and alcohol dehydrogenases in families of two protein types. Persson, B., Hallborn, J., Walfridsson, M., Hahn-Hägerdal, B., Keränen, S., Penttilä, M., Jörnvall, H. FEBS Lett. (1993)
- Xylose-metabolizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains overexpressing the TKL1 and TAL1 genes encoding the pentose phosphate pathway enzymes transketolase and transaldolase. Walfridsson, M., Hallborn, J., Penttilä, M., Keränen, S., Hahn-Hägerdal, B. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (1995)
- Expression of different levels of enzymes from the Pichia stipitis XYL1 and XYL2 genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its effects on product formation during xylose utilisation. Walfridsson, M., Anderlund, M., Bao, X., Hahn-Hägerdal, B. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (1997)