Mezl V A, Hunt J A
Biochem J. 1978 Oct 1;175(1):159-69. doi: 10.1042/bj1750159.
Rabbit globin mRNA, when layered in low salt on 0.1 M-NaCl/sucrose gradients, separates into two peaks of material. Translation of these two RNA fractions in the wheat-germ cell-free system, hybridization against globin complementary DNA (cDNA) and cross-hybridization against cDNA species prepared from each fraction show that the first peak sedimenting at 10S is a alpha-globin mRNA and the second peak, sedimenting at approx. 15S, is beta-globin mRNA. The sedimentation rate of the beta-globin mRNA is concentration-dependent. By changing concentration and pH, it is indicated that in low-salt beta-globin mRNA adopts a conformation that leads to specific, but weak, self-dimerization during centrifugation in 0.1M-NaCl. This property permits rapid preparation of intact and relatively pure alpha- and beta-globin mRNA species.
兔珠蛋白信使核糖核酸(mRNA),当以低盐状态铺在0.1M氯化钠/蔗糖梯度上时,会分离成两个物质峰。在小麦胚芽无细胞系统中对这两个RNA组分进行翻译、与珠蛋白互补DNA(cDNA)杂交以及与从每个组分制备的cDNA物种进行交叉杂交,结果表明,第一个在10S沉降的峰是α-珠蛋白mRNA,第二个在约15S沉降的峰是β-珠蛋白mRNA。β-珠蛋白mRNA的沉降速率取决于浓度。通过改变浓度和pH值表明,在低盐条件下,β-珠蛋白mRNA会形成一种构象,导致在0.1M氯化钠中离心时发生特异性但较弱的自我二聚化。这一特性使得能够快速制备完整且相对纯净的α-和β-珠蛋白mRNA物种。