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[Poly(A) RNA distribution and the polysome-monosome ratio in the lymphocytes of healthy persons and chronic lympholeukemia patients]. 1984

E O Morozova, and M N Blinov

Intact polysomes from lymphocytes of donors and patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) were isolated using diethyl pyrocarbonate. It has been shown that only 3/4 of ribisomes are bound to polysomes of a comparatively small size. Poly(A) RNA of the postmitochondrial fraction is largely associated with polysomes. Cyclohexamide treatment results in recruitment of monosomes into polysomes and in a shift of ribosomes in larger polysomes. There are no differences in the polysome content and size, the effect of cyclohexamide treatment and the distribution of the polysomal and non-polysomal poly(A) RNA in normal and CLL lymphocytes. It is suggested that during the transition of resting lymphocytes into the growth state, when protein synthesis increases, the mobilization of mRNP and ribosomes into polysomes is not essential.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007945	Leukemia, Lymphoid	Leukemia associated with HYPERPLASIA of the lymphoid tissues and increased numbers of circulating malignant LYMPHOCYTES and lymphoblasts.	Leukemia, Lymphocytic,Lymphocytic Leukemia,Lymphoid Leukemia,Leukemias, Lymphocytic,Leukemias, Lymphoid,Lymphocytic Leukemias,Lymphoid Leukemias
D008214	Lymphocytes	White blood cells formed in the body's lymphoid tissue. The nucleus is round or ovoid with coarse, irregularly clumped chromatin while the cytoplasm is typically pale blue with azurophilic (if any) granules. Most lymphocytes can be classified as either T or B (with subpopulations of each), or NATURAL KILLER CELLS.	Lymphoid Cells,Cell, Lymphoid,Cells, Lymphoid,Lymphocyte,Lymphoid Cell
D009006	Monosomy	The condition in which one chromosome of a pair is missing. In a normally diploid cell it is represented symbolically as 2N-1.	Monosomies
D011061	Poly A	A group of adenine ribonucleotides in which the phosphate residues of each adenine ribonucleotide act as bridges in forming diester linkages between the ribose moieties.	Adenine Polynucleotides,Polyadenylic Acids,Poly(rA),Polynucleotides, Adenine
D011132	Polyribosomes	A multiribosomal structure representing a linear array of RIBOSOMES held together by messenger RNA; (RNA, MESSENGER); They represent the active complexes in cellular protein synthesis and are able to incorporate amino acids into polypeptides both in vivo and in vitro. (From Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)	Polysomes,Polyribosome,Polysome
D002458	Cell Fractionation	Techniques to partition various components of the cell into SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS.	Cell Fractionations,Fractionation, Cell,Fractionations, Cell
D002872	Chromosome Deletion	Actual loss of portion of a chromosome.	Monosomy, Partial,Partial Monosomy,Deletion, Chromosome,Deletions, Chromosome,Monosomies, Partial,Partial Monosomies
D003513	Cycloheximide	Antibiotic substance isolated from streptomycin-producing strains of Streptomyces griseus. It acts by inhibiting elongation during protein synthesis.	Actidione,Cicloheximide
D004047	Diethyl Pyrocarbonate	Preservative for wines, soft drinks, and fruit juices and a gentle esterifying agent.	Diethyl Dicarbonate,Diethyl Oxydiformate,Pyrocarbonic Acid Diethyl Ester,Diethylpyrocarbonate,Ethoxyformic Anhydride,Anhydride, Ethoxyformic,Dicarbonate, Diethyl,Oxydiformate, Diethyl,Pyrocarbonate, Diethyl
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man