Species in this genus secrete the K5 killer toxin with beta-glucanase activity to hydrolyze target cell walls.
Species in this genus secrete the K5 killer toxin with beta-glucanase activity to hydrolyze target cell walls. The most famous member of this genus was found in 2009 to be identical to Komagataella phaffi. The augusta species in this eukaryotic genus is used to study peroxisome function since it expresses formate dehydrogenase and di-hydroxy-acetone synthase. The AOX1 promoter is native to a species in this genus. GlycoFi engineered a species in this genus for both O- and N-linked human glycosylation patterns. A haploid-only (*) homothalloid organism in this genus has species name methanolica, because, like most of the rest of this genus, it is methylotropic. This genus in the same family as Candida includes the species anomala and pastoris. For 10 points, name this genus which, like Saccharomyces, is often used for recombinant protein expression in yeast.
Species in this genus secrete the K5 killer toxin with beta-glucanase activity to hydrolyze target cell walls.
Pichia [PICK-ee-uh] [or Pichia pastoris; or Pichia anomala; or Pichia augusta; or Pichia methanolica]