Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does an engineered cryptic Hxt11 sugar transporter facilitate glucose-xylose co-consumption in Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
Answer: Hxt11 is a cryptic sugar transporter of S. cerevisiae that previously has not been associated with effective d-xylose transport. Mutagenesis of Hxt11 yielded transporters that show a better affinity for d-xylose as compared to d-glucose while maintaining high transport rates. d-glucose and d-xylose co-consumption is due to a redistribution of the sugar transport flux while maintaining the total sugar conversion rate into ethanol. This method provides a single transporter solution for effective fermentation on lignocellulosic feedstocks.
Output (English): yes