Synthesis of S100 Protein on Free and Membrane-Bound Polysomes of the Rabbit Brain |
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Authors: | James W Cosgrove John J Heikkila Alexander Marks Ian R Brown |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology, Scarborough College, University of Toronto, West Hill, Ontario, Canada;Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Ch. Best Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | Abstract: Free and membrane-bound polysomes were isolated from the cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum of the young adult rabbit. The two polysomal populations were translated in an mRNA-dependent cell-free system derived from rabbit reticulocytes. Analysis of the 35S]methionine-labeled translation products on two-dimensional polyacrylamide gels indicated an efficient separation of the two classes of brain polysomes. The relative synthesis of S100 protein by free and membrane- bound polysomes was determined by direct immuno-precipitation of the cell-free translation products in the presence of detergents to reduce nonspecific trapping. Synthesis of S100 protein was found to be twofold greater on membrane-bound polysomes compared with free polysomes isolated from either the cerebral hemispheres or the cerebellum. In addition, the proportion of poly- (A+)mRNA coding for SlOO protein was also twofold greater in membrane-bound polysomes compared with free polysomes isolated from the cerebral hemispheres. These results indicate that the cytoplasmic S100 protein is synthesized predominantly on membrane-bound polysomes in the rabbit brain. We suggest that the nascent S100 polypeptide chain translation complex is attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum by an ionic interaction involving a sequence of 13 basic amino acids in S100 protein. |
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Keywords: | S100 protein Polysomes Free Membrane bound |
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