Identification of gold nanoparticle-resistant mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggests a role for respiratory metabolism in mediating toxicity.
Appl Environ Microbiol
; 79(2): 728-33, 2013 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23144132
ABSTRACT
Positively charged gold nanoparticles (0.8-nm core diameter) reduced yeast survival, but not growth, at a concentration of 10 to 100 µg/ml. Among 17 resistant deletion mutants isolated in a genome-wide screen, highly significant enrichment was observed for respiration-deficient mutants lacking genes encoding proteins associated with the mitochondrion.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Metabolic Networks and Pathways
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Nanoparticles
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Gold
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Appl Environ Microbiol
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos