10.6084/m9.figshare.5122528.v1 Formenti L.R. Formenti L.R. Kielland-Brandt M.C. Kielland-Brandt M.C. Supplementary Material for: Sensitivity to Lovastatin of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Strains Deleted for Pleiotropic Drug Resistance (<i>PDR)</i> Genes Karger Publishers 2011 Lovastatin Pleiotropic drug resistance PDR5 Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2011-07-12 00:00:00 Dataset https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Sensitivity_to_Lovastatin_of_i_Saccharomyces_cerevisiae_i_Strains_Deleted_for_Pleiotropic_Drug_Resistance_i_PDR_i_Genes/5122528 The use of statins is well established in human therapy, and model organisms such as <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> are commonly used in studies of drug action at molecular and cellular levels. The investigation of the resistance mechanisms towards statins may suggest new approaches to improve therapy based on the use of statins. We investigated the susceptibility to lovastatin of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> strains deleted for <i>PDR</i> genes, responsible for exporting hydrophobic and amphiphilic drugs, such as lovastatin. Strains deleted for the genes tested, <i>PDR1</i>, <i>PDR3</i>, <i>PDR5</i> and <i>SNQ2</i>, exhibited remarkably different phenotypes, with deletion of <i>PDR5</i> causing the highest sensitivity to lovastatin. The study helped clarifying which <i>pdr</i> mutants to use in studies of physiological actions of statins in yeast.