New Findings from University of Alabama Birmingham in the Area of Microbiology Reported (Growth-phase-dependent Control of Rrna Synthesis In saccharomyces Cerevisiae).

The University of Alabama Birmingham conducted research on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a well-studied model organism in the scientific community. The study focused on the growth-phase-dependent control of ribosomal RNA synthesis in yeast cells during different subphases of log growth. The findings suggest that there is a mechanism in place to anticipate nutrient starvation by repressing polymerase I transcription and rRNA processing prior to the switch to stationary phase. This research sheds light on the intricate processes involved in yeast cell growth and division. [Extracted from the article]