PMID:30625138

Citation	Mertens, S, Gallone, B, Steensels, J, Herrera-Malaver, B, Cortebeek, J, Nolmans, R, Saels, V, Vyas, VK and Verstrepen, KJ (2019) Reducing phenolic off-flavors through CRISPR-based gene editing of the FDC1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces eubayanus hybrid lager beer yeasts. PLoS ONE 14:e0209124
Abstract	Today's beer market is challenged by a decreasing consumption of traditional beer styles and an increasing consumption of specialty beers. In particular, lager-type beers (pilsner), characterized by their refreshing and unique aroma and taste, yet very uniform, struggle with their sales. The development of novel variants of the common lager yeast, the interspecific hybrid Saccharomyces pastorianus, has been proposed as a possible solution to address the need of product diversification in lager beers. Previous efforts to generate new lager yeasts through hybridization of the ancestral parental species (S. cerevisiae and S. eubayanus) yielded strains with an aromatic profile distinct from the natural biodiversity. Unfortunately, next to the desired properties, these novel yeasts also inherited unwanted characteristics. Most notably is their phenolic off-flavor (POF) production, which hampers their direct application in the industrial production processes. Here, we describe a CRISPR-based gene editing strategy that allows the systematic and meticulous introduction of a natural occurring mutation in the FDC1 gene of genetically complex industrial S. cerevisiae strains, S. eubayanus yeasts and interspecific hybrids. The resulting cisgenic POF- variants show great potential for industrial application and diversifying the current lager beer portfolio.
Links	PubMed PMC6326464 Online version:10.1371/journal.pone.0209124
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Gene product	Qualifier	GO Term	Evidence Code	with/from	Aspect	Extension	Notes	Status
YEAST:FDC1		GO:1901067: ferulate catabolic process	ECO:0001258: spectrophotometry evidence used in manual assertion		P		Figures 2 and 3 shows that Fdc1 (Ferulic acid decarboxylase 1) positively regulates the decarboxylation of ferulic acid in S. cerevisiae.	complete CACAO 13747
YEAST:FDC1		GO:1901468: positive regulation of ferulate catabolic process	ECO:0001258:		P		Figures 2 and 3 shows that Fdc1 (Ferulic acid decarboxylase 1) positively regulates the decarboxylation of ferulic acid in S. eubayanus.	complete
YEAST:FDC1		GO:0006113: fermentation	ECO:0007680:		P		Figure 4C shows that Fdc1 (Ferulic acid decarboxylase 1) positively regulates the production of 4VG in S. eubayanus.	complete

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