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RNA synthesis inAcetabularia

III. The kinetics of RNA synthesis in nucleate and enucleated cells

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    The kinetics of RNA synthesis in nucleate and enucleated cells ofAcetabularia mediterranea have been compared.

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    Nucleate cells and cells 24 hours after enucleation show no differences in their kinetics nor in the sedimentation behavior of the newly-synthesized RNA isolated after various short intervals (≦120 min) of incubation in the presence of tritiated ribonucleosides which can be attributed to enucleation. This fact is explained by predominant extranuclear RNA synthesis.

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    The kinetics of the synthesis of the 23 s and 16 s ribosomal RNA peaks suggest that each of these peaks may be composed of two components. The possible origin of these components is discussed.

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Dillard, W.L., Schweiger, H.G. RNA synthesis inAcetabularia . Protoplasma 67, 87–100 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01256769

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