Phosphorylation of Ribosomal Proteins in Rabbit Reticulocytes. a Cell-Free System with Ribosomal Protein Kinase Activity

David Kabat

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Abstract

Rabbit reticulocyte ribosomes isolated from low ionic strength solutions are contaminated with a ribosomal protein kinase. Washing the ribosomes in a high ionic strength solution elutes the kinase. The same ribosomal proteins previously shown to be phosphorylated within reticulocytes incubated with [32P]orthophosphate are labeled in the cell-free system with [γ-32P]ATP. Radioactivity in both cases is incorporated into o-phosphoserine and o-phosphothreonine residues of the polypeptide chains. The rate of ribosomal protein phosphorylation declines as ATP becomes depleted from the cell-free system. The phosphorylation kinetics are accordingly very strongly influenced by ATPase and also by phosphoprotein phosphatase which are present in reticulocytes. The kinase may have a broad substrate specificity since it appears to be active in phosphorylation of chicken erythrocyte histones.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)197-203
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemistry
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1971
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry

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