Protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocytes: control of protein synthesis initiation by a met-tRNA Met f deacylase and peptide chain initiation factors |
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Authors: | N K Gupta R J Aerni |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry The University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 USA |
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Abstract: | The 0.5M KCl wash of rabbit reticulocyte ribosomes (I fraction) catalyzes the deacylation of Met-tRNAfMet. Upon DEAE-cellulose column chromatography, the deacylase activity elutes with the 0.1M KCl wash of the column (f1) and is well-resolved from the peptide chain initiation factors (1–3). The deacylase activity is specific for Met-tRNAfMet (retic., ). Other aminoacyl tRNAs tested including fMet-tRNAfMet (retic., ), Phe-tRNA (), Val-tRNA (retic.), and Arg-tRNA (retic.) are completely resistant to the action of the deacylase. In the presence of the peptide chain initiation factor (IF1) and GTP, retic. Met-tRNAfMet forms the initiation complex Met-tRNAfMet:IF1:GTP (2), and in this ternary complex Met-tRNAfMet is not degraded by the deacylase. Met-tRNAfMet binds to IF1 independent of GTP, and in this complex, this Met-tRNAfMet is degraded by the deacylase.Prior incubation of f1 with Met-tRNAfMet (retic.) strongly inhibited protein synthesis initiation, presumably due to deacylation of the initiator tRNA. This inhibition by f1 was completely prevented when Met-tRNAfMet (retic.) was pre-incubated with peptide chain initiation factors. |
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