Temperature control of initiation of protein synthesis in Escherichia coli |
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Authors: | H Friedman P Lu A Rich |
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Institution: | Department of Biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | When an exponentially growing culture of Escherichia coli is cooled to below 8 °C, initiation of protein synthesis appears to be blocked, while the elongation of initiated proteins continues until they are completed. This is demonstrated here by showing that nascent polypeptide chains increase in size during a 5 °C incubation and that f2 viral coat protein is completed, but not initiated. Upon rewarming, the cells initiate protein synthesis synchronously. This is demonstrated by a transient rise in the incorporation of methionine which is used to initiate protein synthesis. |
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