Inhibition of protein synthesis directed by added viral and cellular messenger RNAs in extracts of interferon-treated Ehrlich ascites tumor cells. Location and dominance of the inhibitor(s)
- 18 September 1973
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Vol. 54 (2), 777-783
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-291x(73)91491-5
Abstract
Protein synthesis directed by exogenous (viral or cellular) messengers is impaired, but endogenous protein synthesis is not affected in an extract of interferon-treated Ehrlich ascites tumor cells (INT-extract). Protein synthesis directed by exogenous messengers is also impaired in a mixture of an INT-extract with an extract from control cells. This reveals that the impairment is due to one or more inhibitors in the INT-extract. The nondialyzability of the inhibitor(s) is probably an indication of large molecular size. In a not incubated INT-extract much of the inhibitory activity is in the high speed sediment fraction i.e., is presumably bound directly or indirectly to ribosomes. During incubation of the extract most of the inhibitory activity is released into the high speed supernatant fraction. The dose-response curve shows that in our conditions the translation of cellular messengers (from mouse L cells) is as sensitive to impairment by the inhibitor(s) as that of viral messengers (from reovirus or from encephalomyocarditis virus).Keywords
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