title: Incorporation of 14C-leucine into acid-insoluble material and tRNAleu from light stimulated rat brain.
abstract: Rats kept in the dark (i.e., less than 0.1 lux) from birth until 15 days were exposed to light. In vivo incorporation of 14C-leucine into acid insoluble material and in vitro aminoacylation of tRNAleu were studied in visual, somaesthetic and motor brain cortices. A significant increase of both 14C-leucine incorporation into acid insoluble material and tRNAleu aminoacylation with respect to the controls were found only in the visual cortex of light stimulated animals.
mesh_terms: D000604:Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007930:Leucine / Q000378:metabolism*; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012343:RNA, Transfer; D000604:Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases; D007930:Leucine