HAA1 and PRS3 overexpression boosts yeast tolerance towards acetic acid improving xylose or glucose consumption: unravelling the underlying mechanisms

This study was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) by the strategic funding of UID/BIO/ 04469/2013 unit, MIT-Portugal Program (PhD grant PD/BD/128247/ 2016 to Joana T. Cunha), COMPETE 2020 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER006684), BioTecNorte operation (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000004) and MultiBiorefinery project (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016403). Funding received by Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB) from FCT (UID/BIO/04565/2013) and from Programa Operacional Regional de Lisboa 2020 (Project No. 007317) is acknowledged. BJ was supported through the strategic program UID/BIA/04050/2013 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007569) funded by national funds through the FCT I.P. and by the ERDF through the COMPETE2020—Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalizacao (POCI).