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. 1974 May;118(2):480–485. doi: 10.1128/jb.118.2.480-485.1974

Ribonucleic Acid Polymerases of the Yeast Phase of Histoplasma capsulatum

George Boguslawski 1, David Schlessinger 1, Gerald Medoff 1, George Kobayashi 1
PMCID: PMC246780  PMID: 4828308

Abstract

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) polymerases of Histoplasma capsulatum (yeast phase) were fractionated by phosphocellulose chromatography and partially characterized. Three distinct, active fractions were seen. The major RNA polymerase species was inhibited strongly by α-amanitin, whereas the other two were resistant. When either slightly purified (HSE) extract or the major active component was assayed at 37 C, the incorporation of tritiated uridine monophosphate into RNA stopped after 10 to 15 min. In contrast, the synthesis continued for at least 1 h at 23 C. The other two RNA polymerase species exhibited higher rates of incorporation when tested at 37 C, and continued to synthesize RNA even after 60 min. However, by that time the levels of incorporation at 23 C were higher than at 37 C for all three enzymes. The temperature sensitivity was not affected by changing substrate concentration or employing either native or denatured calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid as a template. These results are compared with the data obtained with RNA polymerases from different fungi and other organisms. A possible involvement of RNA polymerase(s) in morphological differentiation of H. capsulatum is discussed.

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