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. 1978 May 1;171(2):375–383. doi: 10.1042/bj1710375

Processing and migration of ribosomal ribonculeic acids in the nucleolus and nucleoplasm of rat liver nuclei.

K P Dudov, M D Dabeva, A A Hadjiolov, B N Todorov
PMCID: PMC1183966  PMID: 656051

Abstract

Kinetic studies on the labelling in vivo with [14C]orotate of rat liver nucleolar and nucleoplasmic pre-rRNA (precursor of rRNA) and rRNA, isolated from detergent-purified nuclei, were carried out. The mathematical methods used for the computer analysis of specific-radioactivity curves are described. Evaluation of the experimental data permitted the selection of the most probable models for the processing of pre-rRNA and the nucleo-cytoplasmic transfer of rRNA. It was shown that considerable flexibility exists in the sequence of endonuclease attacks at critical sites of 45 and 41 S pre-rRNA chains, resulting in the simultaneous occurrence of several processing pathways. However, the phosphodiester bonds involved in the formation of mature 28 and 18 S rRNA appear to be protected until the generation of their immediate pre-rRNA. The turnover rates and half-lives of all pre-rRNA and rRNA pools were determined. The turnover rate of 45 S pre-rRNA corresponds to the formation of 1100 ribosomes/min per nucleus. The model for the nucleolus-nucleoplasm-cytoplasm migration of rRNA includes a 'nucleoplasm' compartment in which the small ribosomal subparticle is in rapid equilibrium with the respective cytoplasmic pool. At equimolar amounts of nuclear 28 and 18 S rRNA this model explains the faster appearance of labelled small ribosomal subparticles in the cytoplasm simultaneous with a lower labelling of nuclear 18 S rRNA as compared with 28 S rRNA.

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