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Abstract
1. The cytotoxic effects of aflatoxin B(1) on HeLa cells were examined and effects of short exposures of the cells to the toxin were found to be reversible. 2. Aflatoxin B(1) inhibited the synthesis of both ribosomal and heterodisperse RNA. It is proposed that the toxin's mechanism of action on ribosomal RNA synthesis is related to its inhibitory effect on the maturation of the 45s-ribosomal-RNA precursor. 3. Protein synthesis is inhibited to a greater extent by aflatoxin B(1) than by actinomycin D. In contrast with actinomycin D, aflatoxin B(1) was shown to disaggregate polyribosomes directly.Entities:
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Year: 1969 PMID: 4897460 PMCID: PMC1184854 DOI: 10.1042/bj1140289
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857