[Isolation and in vitro translation of polysomes and the RNA matrix from gibberellic acid-treated etiolated dwarf pea shoots].

The effect of gibberellic acid (GA) on the size of polysomes (PS) and on the specific translation activity of epicotyl PS of two dwarf pea varieties was studied. It was shown that GA does not significantly alter the specific translation activity of PS and of mRNA isolated from dwarf pea epicotyl PS. Electrophoretic separation of the polypeptides synthesized in a cell-free protein-synthesizing system in PS of control and GA-treated shoots revealed no differences between them.

[Effect of gibberellic acid on RNA synthesis in dwarf peas].

The effect of gibberellic acid (GA) on total RNA and polysomal poly-[A]+-RNA synthesis in epicotylia and embryos of dwarf pea of two varieties differing in their physiological sensitivity to GA was studied. It was found that incubation with GA increases the accumulation of total RNA in pea epicotylia, var. "Pioner" and "Polzunok".