Association·nasa
Microgravity shifts fungal cells towards anaerobic metabolism
Claim that microgravity causes down-regulation of SOD and peroxiredoxin in S. cerevisiae, indicating a shift toward anaerobic metabolism; up-regulation of anaerobic metabolism genes also occurs in P. aeruginosa.
Confidence
80%
active
Evidence Quote
“SOD and peroxiredoxin were found to be down-regulated in S. cerevisiae, indicating a shift ... towards anaerobiosis in microgravity ... up-regulation of genes involved in anaerobic metabolism”
Relationship
Activation of anaerobic metabolism in microbes during spaceflight induces Altered fungal growth kinetics and morphology in microgravity