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The effect of light on the protein synthesis pattern in the mitochondria of Neurospora crassa was examined by in vivo labelling with [35S]-methionine and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A brief 5-min illumination induced the rapid and transient synthesis of a 38-kDa protein. White collar-mutants were not stimulated to synthesize this protein by light. A protein of a similar molecular weight and isoelectrical point was synthesized during recovery from heat shock.
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Kohler, W., Rensing, L. Light and the recovery from heat shock induce the synthesis of 38 kDa mitochondrial proteins in Neurospora crassa . Arch. Microbiol. 158, 5–8 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00249057
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