[Protein degradation during the interphase death of thymocytes induced by radiation and dexamethasone]

A study was made of protein degradation in rat thymocytes after exposure to ionizing radiation and dexamethasone. The pattern of degradation of 35S-methionine labelled proteins in gamma-irradiated cells and in those incubated in the presence of dexamethasone did not vary from that in control cells. No essential increase was noted in the intracellular protein degradation during interphase death of thymocytes.