Abstract
Endo-exonuclease of rapidly growing mycelia of Neurospora crassa was found to be distributed in a ratio of about 1.6:1 in vacuoles and in mitochondria where it is associated with the inner membrane. Although the activity in vacuoles was readily released by osmotic shock, very little of that in mitochondria was released by this method. The mitochondrial activity was partially (60 to 70%) released by sonication, and the remaining activity was solubilized in the presence of Triton X-100. An inactive form of endo-exonuclease, activated in vitro by treatment with trypsin, is present in mycelia at a level over four times that of active enzyme. It was found to be distributed in a ratio of about 2.5:1 in the cytosol and in the inner membrane of mitochondria. The mitochondrial protein was more tightly bound than the active enzyme. Very little of the inactive enzyme was released by sonication, but it was solubilized in the presence of Triton X-100. The intracellular distribution of active and inactive forms of endo-exonuclease differs in a mutagen-sensitive mutant of Neurospora crassa (uvs-3) which shows many pleiotropic effects. The most striking difference in distribution is in the mitochondria where endo-exonuclease is present almost entirely in the inactive form at a level 30% higher than in wild-type mitochondria.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Molecular Biology,Microbiology
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38 articles.
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