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Control of Enzymic Hydrolysis of Polyadenylate Segment of Messenger RNA: Role of Polyadenylate-Associated Proteins
1978
The role of poly(A)-associated proteins in the breakdown of poly(A) sequences in both mammalian polyribosomes and in isolated poly(A) · protein complexes has been studied on an enzymic level. Two nucleases (alkaline exoribonuclease and endoribonuclease IV; both isolated from eukaryotic tissue), which preferentially hydrolyze poly(A) sequences, have been applied to determine the susceptibility of poly(A) in dependence on the presence of poly(A) · protein(s). Polysomes, isolated from L5178y mouse lymphoma cells, do not contain endogenous poly(A) nuclease activity. The poly(A) segment in polysomes is hydrolyzed by the exoribonuclease, irrespective of the preincubation conditions used. Pretreat…