Protein Synthesis During the Differentiation of Sporangia in the Water Mold Achlya
AUTOR(ES)
Timberlake, William E.
RESUMO
During the synchronous differentiation of sporangia in the absence of added nutrients, the water mold Achlya bisexualis (Coker and Couch) actively synthesized protein. Inhibition of protein synthesis at any time during the sporulation process completely inhibited further differentiation. Large changes in the rate of radioactive amino acid uptake resulted in changes in the specific activity of the cellular amino acid pool. The rate of protein synthesis was calculated from the amino acid pool specific activity and the incorporation of isotope into protein. During the 1st h after induction of the sporulation process, the rate of protein synthesis increased to two times the initial value. The amino acid precursors for this synthesis were supplied by the degradation of preexisting protein. Proteolytic enzyme activity assayed in vitro increased in proportion to the in vivo rates of protein synthesis and degradation. Differentiation was accompanied by a slight decline in dry weight of the mycelium as well as by a decrease in the protein content, whereas the relative size of the amino acid pools remained constant.
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