CELL-CYCLE-REGULATED EXPRESSION OF THYMOSIN-BETA-4 IN THYMOCYTES

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作者
SCHOBITZ, B [1 ]
NETZKER, R [1 ]
HANNAPPEL, E [1 ]
BRAND, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ERLANGEN NURNBERG,FAK MED,INST BIOCHEM,FAHRSTR 17,W-8520 ERLANGEN,GERMANY
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY | 1991年 / 199卷 / 02期
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10.1111/j.1432-1033.1991.tb16118.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Thymosin beta-4 belongs to a family of ubiquitous peptides present at a high cellular content but still with an unknown intracellular function. The expression of this peptide was studied in concanavalin-A-stimulated, proliferating rat thymocytes during cell cycle progression. An early, transient 10-fold increase of the peptide occurred 1 h after stimulation without elevation of the corresponding mRNA level. This increase coincided with that of thymosin beta-4 biosynthesis. The sharp decline of the thymosin beta-4 content was not due to a secretion of the peptide into the medium. During S phase and mitosis, the biosynthetic rates as well as mRNA content, but not the cellular thymosin beta-4 concentration, increased again. After 96 h of culture the values returned to those of quiescent cells.
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