Epigenetic Effects of Iron and Zinc Deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Investigation of heat and oxidative stress resistance for discovering phenotypic alterations induced by iron and zinc deficiency

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dc.contributor.authorBlinge, Hanna
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för biologi och biotekniksv
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers University of Technology / Department of Biology and Biological Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T14:16:44Z
dc.date.available2019-07-03T14:16:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIndividual variations in health and disease cannot only be explained by genetics, but rather by a combination of genetics and epigenetics. Epigenetics is defined as the study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without any changes in the DNA sequence. Epigenetic mechanisms contribute to reversible changes in gene expression which in turn affect the phenotype of the organism. The epigenome is inherited to the daughter cells during mitosis but epigenetic patterns can also be inherited transgenerationally. Most environmental factors like nutrition, stress and endocrine disruptors, do not cause genetic mutations but they can promote epigenetic alterations. Nutrition is one of the main environmental factors that can induce epigenetic changes in an organism and thereby influence gene expression and health. The aim of this project was to study the impact of iron and zinc deficiency on the epigenome and phenotype of S. cerevisiae by investigating the resistance against heat and oxidative stress. Iron deficiency induced a change in the phenotype of S. cerevisiae, which was observed as reduced oxidative stress resistance and inherited for three generations. Zinc deficiency also resulted in a phenotype with reduced oxidative stress tolerance that was inherited for two generations. In addition, a phenotype with reduced heat stress resistance was induced by zinc deficiency, but this alteration was not shown to be reversible. The observed phenotypic changes were most likely caused by epigenetic modifications, but this have to be confirmed in further studies by examining the epigenome on a molecular level. Because of these changes in phenotype, it was also concluded that S. cerevisiae can be used as an efficient model organism for studies in nutritional epigenetics, with the goal to improve health and prevent diseases
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/239309
dc.language.isoeng
dc.setspec.uppsokLifeEarthScience
dc.subjectLivsvetenskaper
dc.subjectBiologiska vetenskaper
dc.subjectLivsmedelsteknik
dc.subjectLivsmedelsvetenskap
dc.subjectLife Science
dc.subjectBiological Sciences
dc.subjectFood Engineering
dc.subjectFood Science
dc.titleEpigenetic Effects of Iron and Zinc Deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Investigation of heat and oxidative stress resistance for discovering phenotypic alterations induced by iron and zinc deficiency
dc.type.degreeExamensarbete för masterexamensv
dc.type.degreeMaster Thesisen
dc.type.uppsokH
local.programmeBiotechnology (MPBIO), MSc
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