BREFELDIN-A INHIBITS PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS THROUGH THE PHOSPHORYLATION OF THE ALPHA-SUBUNIT OF EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-II

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作者
MELLOR, H [1 ]
KIMBALL, SR [1 ]
JEFFERSON, LS [1 ]
机构
[1] PENN STATE UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT CELLULAR & MOLEC PHYSIOL,HERSHEY,PA 17033
关键词
BREFELDIN A; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; EIF-2; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(94)00756-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Brefeldin A is a fungal metabolite which disrupts protein traffic through the Golgi apparatus and thereby inhibits protein secretion. Recently, it has been shown that Brefeldin A also causes a marked decrease in the rate of protein synthesis in cells in culture [1992, FEBS Lett. 314, 371-374]. We show here that treatment of rat GH3 pituitary cells with Brefeldin A leads to an inhibition of protein synthesis at the level of peptide-chain initiation through a mechanism involving the phosphorylation of the alpha-subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor-2 (eIF-2 alpha).
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