Transient Incorporation of Methionine at the N-Terminus of Protamine Newly Synthesized in Trout Testis Cells

Evidence is obtained in another eukaryotic system for the universal role of methionine as the initiating amino-acid in protein synthesis.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1970-08, Vol.227 (5259), p.676-680
Main Authors: WIGLE, DONALD T, DIXON, GORDON H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Arginine - metabolism
Autoradiography
Carbon Isotopes
Cycloheximide - pharmacology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Male
Methionine - metabolism
multidisciplinary
Peptide Biosynthesis
Peptides - analysis
Protamines - biosynthesis
Ribosomes - metabolism
Salmonidae
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sulfur Isotopes
Testis - cytology
Testis - metabolism
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Summary:Evidence is obtained in another eukaryotic system for the universal role of methionine as the initiating amino-acid in protein synthesis.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/227676a0