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. 1970 Nov;67(3):1593–1599. doi: 10.1073/pnas.67.3.1593

Protein Chain-Initiating Methionine tRNAs in Chloroplasts and Cytoplasm of Wheat Leaves*

Jonathan P Leis 1, Elizabeth B Keller 1
PMCID: PMC283395  PMID: 16591887

Abstract

The role of methionine in protein chain initiation in wheat has been studied. Two chain-initiating methionine tRNAs have been found. One of these is located in the cytoplasm of the wheat cell. This methionyl-tRNA is not formylated by wheat extracts and appears to function in protein chain initiation in the cytoplasm without prior formylation. The other initiating tRNA is from chloroplasts. This methionyl-tRNA is formylated by a transformylase present in wheat extracts and functions in chain initiation in chloroplasts as formylmethionyl-tRNA.

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