Neurophysin biosynthesis: Conversion of a putative precursor during axonal transport

Harold Gainer, Yosef Sarne*, Michael J. Brownstein

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Abstract

[35S]Cysteine injected adjacent to the supraoptic nucleus of the rat is rapidly incorporated into a 20,000-dalton protein that, in time, is converted to a 12,000-dalton labeled protein, neurophysin. This putative precursor of neurophysin appears to be synthesized in the supraoptic nucleus and transformed to neurophysin and related peptides during axonal transport to the neurohypophysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1354-1356
Number of pages3
JournalScience
Volume195
Issue number4284
DOIs
StatePublished - 1977
Externally publishedYes

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