The levels of cytochrome c oxidase subunit II mRNA change during the rat T-cell development.
Steady-state levels of the mtRNA encoding the subunit II of the cytochrome c oxidase were determined at several stages of rat T-cell differentiation. Our results showed that its abundance was higher in cells representing the early steps of T-cell development, decreasing in mature T-cells. The possible implications of these findings are discussed.
Bustelo
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Departamento de Bioquímica e Bioloxía Molecular, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago, Spain.
Pichel
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Dosil
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Segade
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Gómez-Márquez
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D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics*; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology*
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012313:RNA; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV