Bacteriophage T4-induced shut-off of host-specific translation.
AUTOR(ES)
Svenson, S B
RESUMO
To study the mechanism by which bacteriophage T4 inhibits the synthesis of inducible host enzymes we measured the formation of beta-galactosidase from preformed lac mRNA. Beta-Galactosidase was induced with isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside in the presence of 7-azatryptophan, a tryptophan analogue that is incorporated into proteins and renders the beta-galactosidase formed inactive. The accumulated las mRNA was measured by capacity to form active beta-galactosidase after a chase of the analogue with excess tryptophan. After T4 infection the ability to form beta-galactosidase from the preformed lac mRNA was rapidly lost even when T4 infection took place in the presence of rifampin. This restriction was dependent on the multiplicity of infection. At a multiplicity of infection of 8.6, 90% of the ability to express preformed lac mRNA was lost within 30 s. The kinetics of cessation of beta-galactosidase synthesis after T4 infection indicate that infection blocks initiation of lac mRNA translation.
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