Alkaline ribonuclease activity is increased in rat sympathetic ganglia after nerve injury |
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Authors: | D. J. Bates R. T. Good L. Austin |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, Monash University, 3168 Clayton, Victoria, Australia;(2) Present address: Department of Paediatrics, The Adelaide Children's Hospital Inc., 5006, South Australia |
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Abstract: | Ribonuclease activity at pH 7.1 (alkaline ribonuclease) was determined in homogenates of rat superior cervical ganglion up to 5 days after postganglionic nerve injury under optimal conditions of assay. Measurements were performed in the presence and absence of the sulfhydryl blocking agent, N-ethylmaleimide, to assess the proportion of alkaline ribonuclease apparently bound to endogenous inhibitor. Total ribonuclease activity per ganglion was stimulated 1.3 fold by 1 day after injury and remained elevated over the 5 day period. Free ribonuclease activity accounted for about 60% of the observed increase in total activity at day 1, but had returned to control level by day 3. At day 3 the entire 90% increase in total activity was attributable to ribonuclease bound to endogenous inhibitor (i.e. latent activity). These changes are occurring at times after nerve injury when marked alterations in RNA turnover have been observed, implicating alkaline ribonucleases in the control of RNA metabolism during nerve regeneration. |
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