Figure 3 .

Deletion of genes predicted to be important for desiccation tolerance have only a minimal impact on the trait. Saturated cultures of strains with deletions of genes involved in response to (A) osmolarity and (B) salinity were assayed for desiccation tolerance. (C) Saturated cultures of strains with deletions of genes required for trehalose synthesis were assayed for desiccation tolerance. (D) Saturated cultures of strains with single and multiple deletions of hydrophilins reported to be highly induced by desiccation were assayed for desiccation tolerance. All mutants listed in this figure and the remaining figures harbor deletion alleles constructed by the whole genome yeast consortium (Winzeler et al. 1999).