Glucose repression of FLO11 gene expression regulates pellicle formation by a wild pellicle-forming yeast strain isolated from contaminated wine

Figures & data

Figure 1. Pellicle-forming abilities of YFY-6 and W3 strains (A) and expression levels of FLO11 mRNA in YFY-6 and W3 cells cultivated in flor and glucose media (B).

Figure 2. Alignment of the flanking regions of the 111-bp repression sequence in the FLO11 promoter of various S. cerevisiae strains.

Figure 3. Pellicle-forming abilities of YFY-6 and YFY-6[TDH3p-FLO11] strains in glucose medium (A) and wine (B).

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