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. 1971 Feb;68(2):406–410. doi: 10.1073/pnas.68.2.406

Absence of a Natural Inhibitor of the tRNA Methylases from Fetal and Tumor Tissues

Sylvia J Kerr 1
PMCID: PMC388949  PMID: 5277093

Abstract

The inhibitor of tRNA methylases of normal adult tissues has been resolved into two fractions, a high molecular weight protein and a low molecular weight (<700) component. The high molecular weight component is absent from embryonic and tumor tissues, both of which are known to possess high tRNA methylase capacity.

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