TY - JOUR
T1 - Stabilization of mRNA templates in bovine lens epithelial cells
AU - Stewart, James A.
AU - Papaconstantinou, John
N1 - Funding Information:
One of us (J. A. S.) was supported in part by a Public Health Service Fellowship (l-Fl-GM-30,907.02) from the National Institute of General Medical Soiences, the National Institutes of Health.
Funding Information:
This research sponsored by the U.S. Atomio Energy Commission under contract with the Union Carbide Corporation.
PY - 1967/11/14
Y1 - 1967/11/14
N2 - Through the use of actinomycin D, it has been shown that the half-life of α-, β- and γ-crystallin mRNA in bovine lens epithelium increases with lens age. Crystallin synthesis in epithelial cells from embryonic lenses was potently inhibited by actinomycin D; the synthesis of these same proteins in adult lens epithelial cells was not affected. In both cases, all RNA synthesis was completely turned off by the antibiotic. Since the mitotic index of epithelial cells in embryonic lenses is much greater than that of the adult epithelial cells, our results indicate that stabilization of the protein-synthesizing templates found in adult epithelial cells may be related to the decreased replicative activity of these cells.
AB - Through the use of actinomycin D, it has been shown that the half-life of α-, β- and γ-crystallin mRNA in bovine lens epithelium increases with lens age. Crystallin synthesis in epithelial cells from embryonic lenses was potently inhibited by actinomycin D; the synthesis of these same proteins in adult lens epithelial cells was not affected. In both cases, all RNA synthesis was completely turned off by the antibiotic. Since the mitotic index of epithelial cells in embryonic lenses is much greater than that of the adult epithelial cells, our results indicate that stabilization of the protein-synthesizing templates found in adult epithelial cells may be related to the decreased replicative activity of these cells.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-2836(67)90104-0
DO - 10.1016/0022-2836(67)90104-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:49949143502
SN - 0022-2836
VL - 29
SP - 357
EP - 370
JO - Journal of Molecular Biology
JF - Journal of Molecular Biology
IS - 3
ER -