Abstract
A quantitative analysis of DNA synthesis by means of grain counting after continuous labeling was made on female and male cells of the laboratory rat. Mitoses labeled in the last hour of the S-phase were analysed and the activity sites over individual chromosome segments were plotted. — A non-random distribution of label was detected in this final interval. Very high synthesis activities were observed on the satellites of chromosome No. 3 and No. 19 as well as on the short arms of No. 13 and No. 14. The labeling patterns of the autosomes are corresponding for both sexes. — The Y chromosome is late replicating and shows a relatively heavy label even in the Z interval. In consequence of the labeling pattern in female cells it was concluded that the X chromosomes are not the longest of their group of telocentric chromosomes. In cells exposed to 3H-thymidine during the X and Y interval a prominently labeled putative X chromosome was observed standing between 8th and 10th position in group XX, 4–10. This is in coincidence with results obtained by heterochromatin staining.
Zusammenfassung
An fetalen Zellen der Laborratte wurde der Einbau von 3H-Thymidin in einzelne Chromosomensegmente nach Dauermarkierung quantitativ mittels Kornzählung untersucht. Der ausgewertete Zeitraum umfaßt die letzten 60 min der S-Phase. In diesem Intervall wurde ein distinktes Muster der DNA-Synthese auf den einzelnen Chromosomenabschnitten beobachtet (X-bis Z-Phase). Sehr hohe Syntheseaktivitäten zeigen die Satelliten der Chromosomenpaare Nr. 3 und Nr. 19 sowie die kurzen Arme der Paare Nr. 13 und Nr. 14. Die Aktivitätsmuster der Autosomen stimmen in beiden Geschlechtern im Wesentlichen überein.
Das Y-Chromosom ist spät-replizierend und hat auch in der Z-Phase noch einen signifikant erhöhten 3H-Thymidineinbau. Die X-Chromosomen der Ratte sind, entgegen früheren Vermutungen anderer Autoren, nicht die längsten Chromosomen der Gruppe XX, 4–10, sondern das 5. Paar dieser telocentrischen Chromosomen. Mittels Heterochromatinfärbung konnte dieser Befund bestätigt werden.
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Thust, R., Dietz, W. Die DNS-Synthese in den Chromosomen von Rattus norvegicus während der letzten Stunde der S-Phase. Chromosoma 38, 419–430 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00320160
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