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Mechanism of iron induction of ferritin synthesis

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Abstract

Polyribosomes and mRNAs from normal and iron-treated rats were isolated, and their relative capacities for apoferritin synthesis in a cell-free system were measured. In vitro synthesis of apoferritin was 2-fold greater when polyribosomes or mRNA from iron-treated rats was used, whereas total protein synthesis was unchanged. This finding shows that one mechanism by which iron administration stimulates apoferritin synthesis is by increasing the amount of apoferritin mRNA in polyribosomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)583-90
Number of pages8
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume65
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jul 1975

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Apoferritins/biosynthesis
  • Cell-Free System
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Enzyme Induction/drug effects
  • Ferritins/biosynthesis
  • Iron/pharmacology
  • Leucine/metabolism
  • Liver/drug effects
  • Male
  • Polyribosomes/drug effects
  • Protein Biosynthesis/drug effects
  • RNA, Messenger/metabolism
  • Rats

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