title: Cell-free synthesis of ornithine aminotransferase of rat liver.
abstract: Mitochondrial ornithine aminotransferase was synthesized in a rabbit reticulocyte cell-free system using polysomal mRNA from rat liver. Upon analyzing the primary translation product by electrophoresis and fluorography, we found that ornithine aminotransferase is synthesized not as a large precursor but as one with its authentic size. Free ribosomes were found to be the main site of synthesis of ornithine aminotransferase.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002474:Cell-Free System; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D009953:Ornithine-Oxo-Acid Transaminase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011061:Poly A / Q000378:metabolism; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012156:Reticulocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D000637:Transaminases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A; D000637:Transaminases; D009953:Ornithine-Oxo-Acid Transaminase