Salt stress causes cell wall damage in yeast cells lacking mitochondrial DNA

Salt stress causes cell wall damage in yeast cells lacking mitochondrial DNA – INTRODUCTION The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall occupies about 15% of the total cell volume and plays important roles in maintaining cell shape, cell integrity and protection against environmental stresses . The yeast cell wall forms a microfibrillar network complex composed of glucan, mannoprotein and chitin. Glucan is mainly (80 to 90%) composed of β-1,3-glucan chains (...)