PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN THE ISOLATED MAUTHNER NERVE FIBRE OF GOLDFISH

Abstract— Mauthner nerve fibres isolated from the spinal cord of goldfish were incubated, in the presence of radioactive amino acids for varying periods of time. It was found that the Mauthner fibre synthesizes proteins in the absence of cell nuclei. Amino acid incorporation showed sensitivity to puromycin and to acetoxycycloheximide but resistance to chloramphenicol. Only slight inhibition was caused by actinomycin‐D. The contribution of the denuded axon to the total protein synthesis was about 30 per cent per unit length Mauthner fibre. The remaining activity was due to the myelin sheath compartment. Fractionation experiments showed that the incorporation in the sheath was due to components other than the myelin lamellae. The subcellular distribution of newly synthesized proteins in the isolated and incubated Mauthner fibre was compared to that found in the incubated spinal cord. The results strongly suggested the existence in the Mauthner fibre of a primary microsomal, rather than a mitochondrial, protein synthesizing system.

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