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  • Title: Studies dealing with hepatic RNA metabolism in rats force-fed a threonine-devoid diet.
    Author: Sidransky H, Verney E, Murty CN.
    Journal: J Nutr; 1980 Dec; 110(12):2514-26. PubMed ID: 6160224.
    Abstract:
    Young rats were force-fed for 3 days a purified diet devoid of threonine and a number of aspects relating to RNA metabolism in the livers were studied. The findings in the livers of rats force-fed the threonine-devoid diet in comparison with those force-fed the complete diet were as follows: a) poly(A)-mRNA was increased in nuclei and in polyribosomes; b) DNA-dependent RNA polymerases I and II activities were increased; c) in vitro release of 14C-orotic acid labeled RNA from nuclei revealed that transport was unchanged and nucleoside triphosphatase activity of nuclear envelopes was unchanged; d) polyribosomes (total, free and membrane-bound) shifted toward heavier aggregation and in vitro 14C-leucine incorporation into protein was increased; e) RNase activities (at pH 5.4, 7.6, 9.5) were essentially unaltered; and f) in vivo 14C-choline incorporation into microsomal membranes was increased. By administering selected inhibitors of RNA and protein synthesis, such as actinomycin D, alpha-amanitin or cycloheximide, prior to killing the rats force-fed the threonine-devoid or complete diet for 3 days, it was demonstrated that the stimulatory effect on hepatic polyribosomes and protein synthesis in the experimental group was dependent upon new synthesis of poly(A)mRNA and of protein.
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