I remember when catalyst used to be a science program.Whilst this is not as bad as your cholesterol stories it is still tabloid coverage with almost zero actual science content.

HIV-1 Vpr-mediated UNG2 degradation and constitutive UNG2 turnover are not specifically dependent on CUL4A or CUL4B.UNG2 does not impact Vpr-mediated G2 cell cycle arrest (80, 81), and the role of UNG2 in HIV infection remains unclear. Work from several laboratories showed that UNG2 has a positive impact on HIV-1 (39, 82, 83). In contrast, some laboratories found that UNG2 hinders HIV-1 (84, 85), whereas others found UNG2 to have no measurable impact on the virus (7, 86). Interestingly, one work linked the requirement for UNG2 to coreceptor usage (83). Despite the ambiguity surrounding the role of UNG2 in HIV infection, its connection with Vpr is well established. Vpr assembles with UNG2 (87–89) (see Fig. 5), and the expression of HIV-1 Vpr markedly reduces the levels of UNG2. HIV-1 Vpr-mediated UNG2 depletion can occur through degradation via the CRL4 complex (38, 40, 90) but is also impacted at the level of transcription from its native promoter (81, 91). To focus exclusively on CRL4-dependent Vpr-mediated degradation of UNG2, we produced UNG2 from a transfected plasmid under the control of a cytomegalovirus immediate early (CMV-IE) promoter and determined the contribution of CUL4A and CUL4B to its Vpr-enhanced turnover. To test whether HIV-1 Vpr can boost CRL4-mediated UNG2 degradation in the context of an infection, we again used constitutive CUL4-specific shRNA-expressing HEK293T cells. These cultures were transfected with the UNG2-2HA expression vector 24 h prior to infection with HIV-1 or HIV-1 lacking the capacity to express Vpr. Cells were harvested 48 h after infection, and whole-cell lysates were probed for UNG2-2HA levels by Western blotting. UNG2-2HA was depleted in cells infected with HIV-1 that can express Vpr but not in uninfected cells or in cells infected with HIV-1 lacking Vpr. UNG2-2HA depletion in the presence of HIV-1 Vpr occurred in both cells depleted of CUL4A and cells depleted of CUL4B. In each CUL4-specific shRNA-expressing cell line, the coexpression of UNG2-2HA with a dominant negative version of the abundant CUL4 type (DNCUL4) prevented UNG2-2HA degradation in the presence of Vpr (Fig. 4A). These CUL4 mutants lack carboxyl termini and thus cannot be neddylated, engage ROC1, or, by extension, assemble with the E2 ligase. The expressed amino-terminal portion of both dominant negative CUL4 proteins engages DDB1 (42) and therefore should compete with endogenous CUL4 for DDB1 binding (92). These data demonstrate that, like G2 cell cycle arrest, HIV-1 Vpr-mediated UNG2 degradation does not rely on a single CUL4 species. Of note, coexpression of DNCUL4 led to increased steady-state UNG2-2HA levels under all conditions, including in uninfected cells. We have previously shown that UNG2 is normally turned over by the CRL4 complex in a DCAF1-dependent manner and that HIV-1 Vpr expression enhances this constitutive turnover (38). The increase in steady-state levels of UNG2-2HA in the presence of DNCUL4 was not sufficient to explain the observed preservation from HIV-1 Vpr-mediated degradation, as no decline in the overall levels of UNG2-2HA was observed when we compared uninfected cells, infected cells, and cells infected with virus lacking Vpr. The increase in steady-state UNG2-2HA levels upon the expression of a dominant negative version of the abundant CUL4 type suggests that constitutive UNG2 turnover by CRL4 could be mediated by either CUL4A or CUL4B. To further test this, we transfected HEK293T cells, transiently depleted of CRL4 components by doxycycline-induced shRNA expression, with the UNG2-2HA expression vector. Seventy-two hours after transfection, the cells were harvested, and the levels of UNG2-2HA were assessed by Western blotting. UNG2-2HA levels remained consistent in HEK293T cells expressing nontargeting or CUL4A- or CUL4B-specific shRNAs but increased in cells expressing shRNA against DCAF1 or DDB1 (Fig. 4B). These data indicate that constitutive turnover of UNG2 by CRL4 also does not rely on a specific CUL4 type.

My research has illuminated how first-generation students have a set of valuable abilities that can be scarce in other college students: They are independent “self-starters” who have excellent life-management skills. They report feeling surprised by how “helpless” other college students can seem or how they can get flustered finding their way across town, having a budget, or doing their laundry. In class and throughout my interactions with students, I presume that all students have strengths and weaknesses. In class, I acknowledge the varying experiences of my students—some have held full-time jobs in the summer and some have not—as well as stress the positives that come from both volunteer work and employment. Furthermore, even if students (e.g., those from under-resourced schools) do not have the academic background of other students, I remember the other skills they do have. Yet, I also continue to hold high expectations that these students meet the established goals of the course. I couple these high expectations, however, with smiles and warmth that it is completely “do-able” for the students to make significant progress during the semester. I also provide scaffolding for their progress with a schedule of regular “check-ins” and milestones.

2019 WTI oil prices are generally predicted to be in a range of about $50 to $60 per barrel. And global E&P spending is expected to be up high single-digits based on $60 oil. At $50 oil, however, we would expect customer spending to be down from 2018.

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In "The Facts of Life," Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae, center) kept watch over her young charges, played by Nancy McKeon (clockwise from top left), Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields. (Photo: NBC)

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