Yeast on a Chip - Single-cell analyses of MAPK signaling pathways in saccharomyces cerevisiae using cell chips

Min Cheol Park, Moon Kyu Kwak, Hye Sung Cho, Kahp Y. Suh, Jae Young Hur, Sang Hyun Park

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways are essential for cell growth, cell differentiation and survival in eukaryotes. The MAPK signaling pathways transmit signals from the cell surface to nucleus. The mating and high osmolarity responses in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, depend on the MAPK signaling pathways. Here we analyzed the mating and high osmolarity responses in the budding yeast, S. cerevisiae at single-cell level using cell chips. The cell chip analyses of the mating and high osmolarity responses were performed using fluorescent proteins fused to genes whose transcription is specifically upregulated by each signaling. Using the technique, we have determined the real-time gene expression patterns of the mating and high osmolarity responses at single-cell level. In this study, we observed that the mating and high osmolarity MAPK signaling showed a non-uniform, fluctuating flux in the population of yeast cells analyzed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBIODEVICES 2008 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
Pages268-271
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2008
EventBIODEVICES 2008 - 1st International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Duration: 28 Jan 200831 Jan 2008

Publication series

NameBIODEVICES 2008 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceBIODEVICES 2008 - 1st International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityFunchal, Madeira
Period28/01/0831/01/08

Keywords

  • Cell chip
  • Florescent protein
  • MAPK signaling pathway
  • Receding meniscus
  • Single-cell
  • Stochastic kinetics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Yeast on a Chip - Single-cell analyses of MAPK signaling pathways in saccharomyces cerevisiae using cell chips'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this