ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Bacillus megaterium
;
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
;
Ethionine
;
Protein degradation
;
Abnormal protein
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Degradation of abnormal proteins in Bacillus megaterium and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in vivo was compared with that in cell-free extracts. Protein degradation in vivo, when the cells were labelled with 14C-leucine during growth in the presence of ethionine, was affected by the concentration of the analogue used. Proteins synthesized in the presence of 0.2–1 mM ethionine were degraded most rapidly in both organisms. The proteolytic enzyme system of yeast degraded the analogue-containing proteins in vitro faster than the normal proteins. This holds also for proteins synthesized in the presence of 5 mM ethionine, whose degradation in vivo was impaired. The proteolytic system of B. megaterium, on the other hand, was unable in vitro to differentiate between normal and abnormal proteins. Denatured proteins underwent preferential degradation over normal and ethionine-containing proteins.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00413034
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