Pillinger D, Borek E
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1969 Apr;62(4):1145-50. doi: 10.1073/pnas.62.4.1145.
The enzymes that methylate tRNA were studied during the life cycle of the colonizing slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum. Total and base specific tRNA methylase activities were determined in extracts from cells in morphogenetic synchrony. Eight hours after enforced aggregation, the total methylase capacity is reduced by about 40 per cent. The diminution appears to be due to the presence of inhibitors that do not inhibit the base specific enzymes to the same extent. There is a still greater diminution in enzyme activity in extracts of the mature fruiting bodies.
在定殖黏菌盘基网柄菌的生命周期中,对使转运核糖核酸(tRNA)甲基化的酶进行了研究。在形态发生同步的细胞提取物中测定了总tRNA甲基化酶活性和碱基特异性tRNA甲基化酶活性。强制聚集8小时后,总甲基化酶活性降低了约40%。这种降低似乎是由于存在抑制剂,这些抑制剂对碱基特异性酶的抑制程度不同。在成熟子实体的提取物中,酶活性的降低更为明显。