The YEATS domain of Taf14 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae has a negative impact on cell growth

The role of a highly conserved YEATS protein motif is explored in the context of the Taf14 protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In S. cerevisiae, Taf14 is a protein physically associated with many critical multisubunit complexes including the general transcription factors TFIID and TFIIF, the chromatin remodeling complexes SWI/SNF, Ino80 and RSC, Mediator and the histone modification enzyme NuA3. Taf14 is a member of the YEATS superfamily, conserved from bacteria to eukaryotes and thought to have a transcription stimulatory activity. However, besides its ubiquitous presence and its links with transcription, little is known about Taf14’s role in the nucleus. We use structure–function and mutational analysis to study the function of Taf14 and its well conserved N-terminal YEATS domain. We show here that the YEATS domain is not necessary for Taf14’s association with these transcription and chromatin remodeling complexes, and that its presence in these complexes is dependent only on its C-terminal domain. Our results also indicate that Taf14’s YEATS domain is not necessary for complementing the synthetic lethality between TAF14 and the general transcription factor TFIIS (encoded by DST1). Furthermore, we present evidence that the YEATS domain of Taf14 has a negative impact on cell growth: its absence enables cells to grow better than wild-type cells under stress conditions, like the microtubule destabilizing drug benomyl. Moreover, cells expressing solely the YEATS domain grow worser than cells expressing any other Taf14 construct tested, including the deletion mutant. Thus, this highly conserved domain should be considered part of a negative regulatory loop in cell growth

Persistent pneumomediastinum and dermatomyositis: a case report and review of the literature.

We describe a 42-year-old man with dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease who presented with anterior neck pain and dyspnoea. Chest radiographs showed subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum and diffuse reticulonodular infiltration in both lungs. After the administration of high doses of prednisolone, an improvement of pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms was observed but the pneumomediastinum persists 12 months after diagnosis, and without any complication. We review the cases that have been reported thus far of pneumomediastinum associated with dermatomyositis and discuss the possible mechanisms involved. We conclude that pneumomediastinum is not an uncommon complication of dermatomyositis and that its aetiopathogenesis remains very unclear

Reference values for amylase isoenzymes determined by agarose electrophoresis110

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What's lab : Bepalingsinformatie anno 2014

In het voorjaar van 2013 is bij het Laboratorium Klinische Chemie en Haematologie (LKCH) van het UMC Utrecht een begin gemaakt met het project ‘Centralisatie bepalingsgegevens’. Dit project werd ingegeven door het feit dat allerlei bepalingsgegevens (uiteenlopend van bepalingsfrequentie en kostprijs, tot analysemethode en -duur, referentiewaarden, voorkeursmateriaal en contactpersonen) op dat moment op tal van verschillende plekken opgezocht moest worden (SOPs, de bepalingencatalogus van de afdeling op het intranet, GLIMS, etc.) waarbij niet alleen de vindbaarheid maar ook de actualiteit zowel voor eigen medewerkers als artsen en verpleegkundigen regelmatig te wensen overliet. Daarnaast was de wijze waarop de informatie gepresenteerd werd niet meer van deze tijd. In een half jaar tijd is een nieuwe website gebouwd waarbij informatie uit het laboratoriuminformatiesysteem (LIS) op een overzichtelijke wijze toegankelijk is gemaakt voor alle gebruikers. Deze website is sinds december 2013 in de lucht en bij zijn introductie ‘What’s Lab’ gedoopt (www.whatslab.nl)