Phytochrome-mediated de novo synthesis of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase: An approach using pre-induced mustard seedlings
- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 73 (11) , 4017-4021
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.73.11.4017
Abstract
The molecular mechanism of enzyme (phenylalanine ammonia-lyase; EC 4.3.1.5) formation mediated by phytochrome in mustard seedlings was investigated by labeling the enzyme with deuterium followed by high resolution CsCl density gradient analysis. A favorable relationship between induced rise of activity and turnover of this short-lived enzyme (half-life 3-4 hr) was achieved by labeling pre-irradiated seedlings. The time course of deuterium incorporation during the light-mediated rise in enzyme activity that can be derived independently from density shifts and bandwidth changes demonstrates a stimulation of synthesis and degradation by phytochrome. When synthesis is faster than degradation, enzyme accumulates.Keywords
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