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  • Title: Poly(A) polymerases in normal and virus-transformed cells.
    Author: Pellicer A, Salas J, Salas ML.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1975 Jan 06; 378(1):107-18. PubMed ID: 1168076.
    Abstract:
    The presence of poly(A) polymerase(s) has been studied in a clone of the established hamster embryo fibroblast line (NIL), and in a subclone of this line transformed by an RNA tumour virus, hamster sarcoma virus, (NIL-HS VIRUS). The results suggest the existence of three distinct poly(A) polymerases, designated I, IIA and IIB, in dense cultures of NIL and NIL-HS virus cells. Forms IIA and IIB have also been found in exponentially growing NIL and NIL-HS virus cells. Poly(A) polymerase I has not been detected in growing NIL cells, while growing and resting NIL-HS virus contain comparable amounts of this enzyme. The poly(A) polymerases differ in chromatographic behaviour and in their requirements for divalent cations. They are highly specific for ATP and require the presence of a primer. Cellular RNA or poly(A), but not the oligoribonucleotide (Ap)4A, can be utilized as primers. The products of the reactions have been identified as poly(A) chains (20-50 nucleotides long) by alkaline degradation and by their resistance to pancreatic RNAase.
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