title: Protein synthesis in liver and small intestine in protein deprivation and diabetes.
abstract: Protein synthesis (as a percent of the protein pool synthesized per day) has been measured in liver and small intestine of young male rats from the incorporation of 100 mumol [1-14C]leucine/100 g body wt into protein over 10 min. Dietary protein deprivation for 8 days depressed protein synthesis in liver (30%), jejunal mucosa (20%), and jejunal serosa (25%). In serosa, reduced levels of RNA relative to protein could account for altered synthesis; in liver and mucosa, the amount of protein synthesized per unit RNA was reduced. In liver of streptozotocin-diabetic rats protein synthesis was depressed 45%, whereas it was maintained in jejunal mucosa and serosa. Depressed synthesis in liver was accompanied by both a loss of RNA relative to protein and a reduction in the protein synthesized per RNA.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007583:Jejunum / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000378:metabolism*; D012313:RNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA