Sonja Billerbeck
billerbecks.bsky.social
Sonja Billerbeck
@billerbecks.bsky.social
Synthetic Biologist, Protein and Genome Engineer, Microbe and Fungi Fan
www.billerbecklab.com
In the original article, we explored how #KillerYeast protect themselves from self-intoxication. For the ionophore toxin #K2, Rianne found that its immunity is encoded within its secretion signal peptide.
doi.org/10.1016/j.celr…
February 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We will use these active yeasts as templates for further engineering and exploitation.
February 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Interestingly, many foods we consume every day already contain antagonistic yeasts.
February 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM