Extracellular labeling of growing secreted polypeptide chains in Bacillus subtilis with diazoiodosulfanilic acid.
Biochemistry, 1979/1/09;18(1):198-202.
PMID: 105750
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Abstract
Studies of the mechanism of protein secretion in a Gram-positive bacterium, Bacillus subtilis, yielded results very similar to those previously obtained with a Gram-negative organism: nascent chains protruding from protoplasts could be labeled extracellularly; the labeled chains could be recovered on polysomes isolated from the membrane--polysome fraction; they could be released by puromycin, low Mg2+, or chain completion; the completed chains include a known secreted protein (alpha-amylase); and their ribosomes appear to be attached to membrane solely by their nascent chains. The reagent used for extracellular labeling, [1252]diazoiodosulfanilic acid, yielded severalfold more specific labeling of the nascent chains (7--10% of the total cellular labeling and one-fourth to one-third of that of the membrane--polysome fraction) than was obtained earlier with another nonpenetrating reagent.
MeSH terms
Amylases; Azo Compounds; Bacillus subtilis; Diazonium Compounds; Oleic Acids; Peptide Biosynthesis; Polyribosomes; Protein Biosynthesis; Protoplasts; Puromycin; Ribonucleases; Ribosomes; Sulfanilic Acids; Uracil; alpha-Amylases
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