Abstract
Polysomal RNA was isolated from the free-living nematode Panagrellus silusiae. Passage of this RNA through a cellulose column resulted in the fractionation of the input RNA into poly(A)-RNA (ca. 97.5% of the total) and poly(A)+ RNA (ca. 2.5% of the total). RNase digestion, followed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, revealed that the poly(A)+ RNA contained poly(A) tracts that ranged from 75 to 104 nucleotides in length with a mean value of about 90 residues. There was no evidence of poly(A) sequences in the poly(A)- RNA fraction. Poly(A)+ RNA gave a 25- to 50-fold stimulation (over background) of amino acid incorporation in the wheat germ cell-free protein-synthesizing system. At least 26 proteins were evident after electrophoresis in cylindrical sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. Poly(A)-RNA was capable of stimulating protein synthesis in vitro with about five discrete proteins being produced. In summary, the properties of mRNA from a simple organism such as P. silusiae are very similar to those of more complex eukaryotes.
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