On the nature of RNA synthesized in pollen tubes ofNicotiana alata
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Experimental Botany in Biologia plantarum
- Vol. 18 (2) , 140-146
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02923153
Abstract
The RNA formed in pollen tubes during 4 hours of growthin vitro was resolved by chromatography on methylated albumine on kieselguhr (MAK) into three principal fractions. Acoording to the labelling from uracil-14C about 11% was eluted with tRNA and 5 S RNA (low molecular weight RNA), 76% just after rRNA (D-RNA) and nearly 14% was recovered from the column by SDS at 35 °C (TB-RNA). In the presence of actinomycin D at concentration of 30 μg ml-1 the synthesis of the three classes of RNA was inhibited by 71%, 97% and 70% respectively. On sucrose density gradient the radioactive low molecular weight RNA sedimented at 4 S-5 S which suggests that one or both of these RNA species are synthesized in pollen tubes. The D-RNA eluted from the MAK column is polydisperse in size exhibiting a wide range of sedimentation values up to about 35 S with a large peak at 9 S-10 S and two smaller peaks at 14 S-15 S and at about 23 S. The rapid labelling and the polydisperse rather low molecular weight character suggest that the D-RNA is a heterogeneous population of mRNA. The sedimentation profile of TB-RNA was similar to that of D-RNA. The RNA synthesized in the presence of32PBO3-4 or uracil-14C exhibited no radioactivity peaks corresponding to sedimentation peaks of rRNA. RNA vytvořená v pylových láčkách během 4 hodin růstuin vitro byla rozdělena chromato-grafií na křemelině s metylovaným albuminem (MAK) na 3 základní frakce. Dle značení s uracilem-14C asi 11% radioaktivity se eluovalo s tRNA a 5 S RNA (nízkomolekulární RNA), 75% bezprostředně za rRNA (D-RNA) a téměř 14% bylo získáno z kolony pomocí SDS při 35 °C (TB-RNA). Syntéza všech 3 typů RNA byla silně inhibována v přítomnosti actinomycinu D v koncentraci 30 μg ml-1. V sacharozovém hustotním gradientu sedimentovala nízkomolekulární radioaktivní RNA při 4 S-5 S, což naznacuje, že tyto typy RNA nebo jeden z nich jsou v pylových láčkách syntetizovány. D-RNA je co do velikosti polydisperzní. Má široké rozmezí sedimentačních hodnot až do asi 35 S s velkým vrcholem při 9 S-10 Sas dvěma menšími vrcholy při 14 S-15 S a kolem 23 S. Rychlé znacení a polydisperzní relativně nízkomolekulární Charakter naznačují, že se jedná o heterogenní populaci mRNA. Sedimentační profil TB-RNA byl podobný profilu D-RNA. RNA syntetizovaná v přítomnosti 32PO4 3- nebo uracilu-14C neměla žàdný vrchol radioaktivity v místech sedimentace rRNA.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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