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Abstract
Messenger RNAs for 4 egg white proteins (ovalbumin, conalbumin, ovomucoid and lysozyme) were assayed in a cell-free, protein-synthesizing system derived from rabbit reticulocytes. Each of these messengers was purified about 33-fold from hen oviduct polysomal RNA using oligo(dT) cellulose. The apparent minimal translational efficiencies varied from 22 translations for each ovalbumin mRNA to less than 1 for lysozyme mRNA. These messengers are not polycistronic with each other since they have distinct sedimentation values of: lysozyme, 8.5S; ovomucoid, 11S; ovalbumin, 15S; and conalbumin 18S. Several aspects of this system indicate that it will be valuable for dissecting the fine control of mRNA metabolism.Entities:
Year: 1973 PMID: 24197507 DOI: 10.1007/BF00357152
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Biol Rep ISSN: 0301-4851 Impact factor: 2.316