A cell free system from HeLa cells active in initiation of protein synthesis.
A cell free system from HeLa cells active in initiation of protein synthesis.
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来自 HeLa 细胞的无细胞系统,在蛋白质合成的起始过程中具有活性。
DOI:
10.1021/bi00695a015
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发表时间:
1975
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
C. Baglioni
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作者:
L. Weber;E. Feman;C. Baglioni
A cell free system programmed by endogenous mRNA and active in initiation of protein synthesis has been obtained from HeLa cells by adding 25-100 muM hemin to the medium used to homogenize the cells. Hemin stabilizes the initiation activity of the extract, which otherwise decays rapidly even at 0 degrees C. The role of hemin in promoting initiation has been examined by fractionating the extracts into ribosomes and postribosomal supernatant (S150). An extract prepared without hemin or the S150 obtained from this extract prepared without hemin or the S150 obtained from this extract inhibits protein synthesis of the extract containing hemin by about 30%. The ribosomes prepared from extracts containing hemin are active in initiation of protein synthesis, whereas the ribosomes obtained from the extracts prepared without hemin show little or no initiation. These results have suggested that addition of hemin prevents the formation of an inhibitor of initiation in the S150 and at the same time protects from inactivation an initiation factor associated with ribosomes or ribosomal subunits. Addition of 2 mM GTP to HeLa extracts stabilizes the initiation activity, though to a smaller degree than hemin. The effects of hemin and GTP are not additive, suggesting that they may act on the same target molecule, though possibly by different mechanisms. The mechanism of action of GTP is discussed in view of similar observations made in the rabbit reticulocyte cell free system.