| Preparation of cells permeable to macromolecules by treatment with toluene: studies of transfer ribonucleic acid nucleotidyltransferase. | |
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PMID: 4597454 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) nucleotidyltransferase was studied after making cells permeable to macromolecules by treatment with toluene. The conditions of toluene treatment necessary for obtaining maximal activity were defined. Toluene treatment was most efficient when carried out for 5 min at 37 C at pH 9.0 on log-phase cells. No activity could be detected if cells were treated at 0 C, or in the presence of MgCl(2), or if the cells were in the stationary phase of growth. However, inclusion of lysozyme and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid during the toluene treatment did render stationary phase cells permeable. The properties of tRNA nucleotidyltransferase from toluene-treated cells were essentially identical to those of purified enzyme with regard to pH optimum, specificity for nucleoside triphosphates and tRNA, and apparent K(m) values for substrates. In addition to tRNA nucleotidyltransferase, a variety of other enzymes which incorporate adenosine 5'-triphosphate into acid-precipitable material could also be detected in toluene-treated cells. Centrifugation of cells treated with toluene revealed that tRNA nucleotidyltransferase leaked out of cells, whereas other activities remained associated with the cell pellets. Chromatography of the material extracted from toluene-treated cells on Sephadex G-100 indicated that toluene treatment selectively extracts lower molecular weight proteins. The usefulness of such a procedure as an initial step in purification of such enzymes, and its application to tRNA nucleotidyltransferase, is discussed. |
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Authors:
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M P Deutscher |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of bacteriology Volume: 118 ISSN: 0021-9193 ISO Abbreviation: J. Bacteriol. Publication Date: 1974 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1974-07-16 Completed Date: 1974-07-16 Revised Date: 2010-09-10 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985120R Medline TA: J Bacteriol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 633-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adenosine
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analysis Adenosine Monophosphate / analysis Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism Carbon Radioisotopes Cell Membrane Permeability Chromatography Escherichia coli / analysis, drug effects, enzymology*, metabolism Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Mutation Phosphorus Radioisotopes RNA Nucleotidyltransferases / isolation & purification, metabolism* RNA, Bacterial / analysis, biosynthesis RNA, Transfer / analysis, biosynthesis Temperature Time Factors Toluene / pharmacology* |
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0/Carbon Radioisotopes; 0/Phosphorus Radioisotopes; 0/RNA, Bacterial; 108-88-3/Toluene; 56-65-5/Adenosine Triphosphate; 58-61-7/Adenosine; 61-19-8/Adenosine Monophosphate; 9014-25-9/RNA, Transfer; EC 2.7.7.-/RNA Nucleotidyltransferases |
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