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Intracellular Distribution of Various Enzymes Concerned with DNA Synthesis from Normal and Regenerating Rat Liver, and Yoshida Sarcoma

During the fractionation of various enzymes concerned with DNA synthesis from the postmicrosomal supernatant fraction of various tissues, DNA polymerase [EC 2.7.7.7], thymidine kinase [EC 2.7.1.75], dTMP kinase [EC 2.7.4.9], deoxycytidine kinase [EC 2.7.1.74], and deoxycytidine monophosphokinase (dC...

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Published in:Journal of biochemistry (Tokyo) 1975-01, Vol.77 (1), p.249-256
Main Authors: SHIOSAKA, Takahiko, ARIMA, Teruo, TOIDE, Hideki, OKUDA, Hiromichi, FUJII, Setsuro
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Summary:During the fractionation of various enzymes concerned with DNA synthesis from the postmicrosomal supernatant fraction of various tissues, DNA polymerase [EC 2.7.7.7], thymidine kinase [EC 2.7.1.75], dTMP kinase [EC 2.7.4.9], deoxycytidine kinase [EC 2.7.1.74], and deoxycytidine monophosphokinase (dCMP kinase) [EC 2.7.4.14] were found in the pellet fraction of postmicrosomal supernatant. Further, the uridine kinase [EC 2. 7.1.48] and aspartate transcarbamylase [EC 2.1.3. 2] activities of postmicrosomal supernatant from various tissues were also present in this pellet fraction. The activities of DNA polymerase, thymidine kinase, uridine kinase, and aspartate transcarbamylase from normal and regenerating rat liver, and Yoshida sarcoma were higher in the pellet fraction than in the supernatant. On the other hand, the activities of dTMP kinase, dCMP kinase, and orotidine-5′-phosphate decarboxylase [EC 4.1.1.23] were lower in the pellet fraction than in the supernatant. The pellet fractions of regenerating rat liver and Yoshida sarcoma showed a remarkable incorporation of various precursors (thymidine, dTMP, deoxycytidine, and dCMP) into DNA in the presence of a suitable DNA template, ATP and all four deoxynucleoside 5′-triphosphates for DNA synthesis. Normal adult rat liver catalyzed a much smaller incorporation of all these precursors, except for dCMP.
ISSN:0021-924X
1756-2651
1756-2651
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a130714