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Biosynthesis of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in spinach leaf protoplasts.

Plant physiology ·Vol. 62 ·No. 1 ·1978-07-00 ·Pages 97-100

Nishimura M, Akazawa T

Abstract

Spinach leaf (Spinacia oleracea L. var. Kyoho) protoplasts sustain protein-synthesizing activity as measured by the incorporation of [(14)C]-leucine into the protein fraction both in the light and in the dark. By the immunoprecipitation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuP(2)) carboxylase with rabbit antibody raised against the purified spinach enzyme preparation, it was found that approximately 7% of the total radiocarbon incorporated into the protein fraction in the light was in the carboxylase molecules. However, there was no measurable net increase observed in the content of the enzyme protein in the experimental conditions employed. It was found that both chloramphenicol and cycloheximide inhibited the incorporation of [(14)C]leucine into RuP(2) carboxylase and its constituent subunits, as measured by the immunoprecipitation of the enzyme molecule and its subunits, A and B.

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Nishimura M
Research Institute for Biochemical Regulation, School of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464, Japan.
Akazawa T
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Article Info
Journal
Plant physiology
Abbr.
Plant Physiol
ISSN
0032-0889
Published
1978-07-00
Pages
97-100
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0401224
PMCID
PMC1092063
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