Enzymatic activity of PAP-H in vitro. Ribosomes
were isolated from yeast and incubated with PAP-H, ME, saporin, and
ricin as described in “Materials and Methods.” rRNAs were
extracted, treated with aniline, separated on a 4.5% (w/v)
urea-polyacrylamide gel, and stained with ethidium bromide. The
presence (+) or absence (−) of aniline is denoted. The arrow shows the
presence of the diagnostic 367-nucleotide cleavage product of
rRNA.