In vivo Studies on the Occurrence of Stored mRNA in Embryonic Axes of Vigna unguiculata Seeds |
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Authors: | Suzuki Yoshiharu; Minamikawa Takao |
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Institution: | Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan |
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Abstract: | -Amanitin and cordycepin at various concentrations were testedfor their inhibitory effect on the fresh weight increase ofVigna unguiculata embryonic axes after the onset of imbibitionand on the incorporation rate of 3H-labeled leucine into proteinin axes of the 3638 h stage. -Amanitin at 0.55µ/Kg/ml clearly exerted an inhibitory effect on both thefresh weight increase and the protein synthesis. This drug at1 µg/ml, however, showed no significant effect on theprotein synthesis at an early stage of imbibition (4 h), whereascycloheximide was a very potent inhibitor. By experiments inwhich dry axes were allowed to imbibe 3H-lebeledadenosine solution for 4 and 12 h in the presence of -amanitin,it was found that poly A+RNA was newly synthesized to some extentin axes as early as 4 h after the onset of imbibition and thatthe drug effectively inhibited the poly A+RNA synthesis. Theresults may indicate the occurrence of stored mRNA in embryonicaxes of V. unguiculata seeds. (Received June 11, 1983; Accepted August 16, 1983) |
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