| Literature DB >> 6574481 |
Y Cenatiempo, T Twardowski, B Redfield, B R Reid, H Dauerman, H Weissbach, N Brot.
Abstract
An in vitro system for measurement of rabbit globin mRNA translation has been developed based on the formation of the NH2-terminal dipeptide, fMet-Val. The basic components include a partially purified initiation factor preparation from rabbit reticulocytes supplemented with eukaryotic initiation factor 4A, purified and formylated yeast Met-tRNAi, and rabbit liver or Escherichia coli Val-tRNA1Val. Picomole quantities of fMet-Val are synthesized, dependent on mRNA, and the dipeptide is readily assayed by a simple extraction procedure. In the presence of Leu-tRNA or His-tRNA, the tripeptides fMet-Val-Leu and fMet-Val-His are synthesized, corresponding to the NH2-terminal sequence of alpha- and beta-globin, respectively. Therefore, tripeptide synthesis provides a simple means to distinguish between the expression of the alpha- and beta-globin mRNA species.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6574481 PMCID: PMC394012 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.11.3223
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205