To follow protein synthesis, cells should be incubated with radioactive amino acid such as [35S] methionine during mRNA translation. Then, the neosynthetized protein will be identified by an autoradiography after immunoprecipitation with a specific antibody and separation on a polyacrylamide denaturing gel.
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