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The metal cations direct a 5' nucleoside triphosphate to form a phosphoester bond with the 3' hydroxyl of the preceding nucleotide (the 3'-terminal nucleotide of a growing polynucleotide chain), with the elimination of pyrophosphate [ 6 ] .
The new subunit was then added to the existing chain.
The high-affinity IL-2 receptor is comprised of three subunits, α, β and γ [ 46 47 ] . The α chain is specific to IL-2, while the γ chain is shared among IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-15 and IL-21 [ 48 ] . The β chain of the IL-2R is also a component of the IL-15 receptor, in conjunction with a specific IL-15R α chain [ 49 ] . The sharing of these receptors by multiple cytokines raises the question of how the ligands can trigger specific responses in the target cells.
Respiratory chain enzymes were measured in 10% homogenates using previously described methods as follows: NADH dehydrogenase [ 5 ] , NADH cytochrome c reductase [ 5 ] , succinate dehydrogenase [ 6 ] , succinate cytochrome c reductase [ 6 ] , cytochrome c oxidase [ 7 ] , and citrate synthase [ 8 ] . Enzyme activities were expressed as μmol/min/g of wet weight tissue.
The NYT front notes the advent of a new weapon available to airplane hijackers, terrorists and assassins--a three-inch pistol posing as a key chain.