Deficiency of Pkc1 activity affects glycerol metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

In pressProtein kinase C is apparently involved in the control of many cellular systems: the cell wall integrity pathway, the synthesis of ribosomes, the appropriated reallocation of transcription factors under specific stress conditions and also the regulation of N-glycosylation activity. All these observations suggest the existence of additional targets not yet identified. In the context of the control of carbon metabolism, previous data demonstrated that Pkc1 p might play a central role in the control of cellular growth and metabolism in yeast. In particular, it has been suggested that it might be involved in the derepression of genes under glucose-repression by driving an appropriated subcellular localization of transcriptional factors, such as Mig1 p. In this work, we show that pkc1∆ mutant is unable to grow on glycerol because it cannot perform the derepression of GUT1 gene that encodes for glycerol kinase. Additionally, active transport is also partially affected. Using this phenotype, we were able to isolate a new pkc1∆ revertant. We also isolated two transformants identified as the nuclear exportin Msn5 and the histone deacetylase Hos2 extragenic suppressors of this mutation. Based on these results, we postulate that Pkc1 p may be involved in the control of the cellular localization and/or regulation of the activity of nuclear proteins implicated in gene expression.Fundação Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (FUFOP). Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) - CBS-1875/95. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) - 300998/89-9 to R.L.B., 301255/01-6 to L.G.F

A practical perspective on decision making influences in sports officiating

The objective of this article is to reflect on the sport science research findings related to decision making and decision-making errors in sports officials (judges, umpires, referees). Specifically, we reflect on the mechanisms that have been discussed as influential in leading to these errors, and the responses to these errors. We present the general view that officials are human information processors both vulnerable to, and in some cases benefitting from the limitations of their system. We advocate that most cases of errors are due to missing information and uncertainty pertaining to the judgment, and that rather than removing information, where possible, more certainty, and/or more information should be provided. This article also bridges the science with informal practices, highlighting the ways in which more certainty and information are naturally sought and provided in sports officiating

Large aperture harmonic conversion experiments at LLNL - comments

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