The regulation of protein synthesis by translation control RNA |
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Authors: | D S Kennedy A J Bester S M Heywood |
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Affiliation: | Genetics and Cell Biology Section, U-125 University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut 06268 USA |
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Abstract: | The mechanism by which translational control RNA (tcRNA) inhibits protein synthesis was investigated. In the presence of heme the inhibitory role of muscle tcRNA on hemoglobin synthesis was confirmed. Upon the addition of muscle tcRNA to a rabbit reticulocyte cell-free system the binding of [32P]-globin mRNA to 40S ribosomal subunits and its subsequent incorporation into polysomes was inhibited. Furthermore, muscle tcRNA inhibits met-tRNA binding to polysomes and yet stimulates the formation of methionine-puromycin. These results suggest that muscle tcRNA blocks the binding of globin mRNA to ribosomes resulting in an abortive initiation complex that is, however, still capable of the methionine-puromycin reaction. |
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