A family of Saccharomyces cerevisiae repetitive autonomously replicating sequences that have very similar genomic environments

We have characterized a family of moderately repetitive autonomously replicating sequences (ARSs) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Restriction mapping, deletion studies and hybridization studies suggest that these ARSs, which are probably less than 350 base-pairs in size, share one common feature: each is located close to, but not within, a repetitive sequence (131) of approximately 10(3) to approximately 1.5 X 10(3) base-pairs in length. These ARSs can be divided into two classes (X and Y) by their sequence homology and genomic environments. Each of the class X ARSs is embedded within a repetitive sequence (X) of variable length (approximately 0.3 X 10(3) to approximately 3.75 X 10(3) base-pairs); each of the class Y ARSs is embedded within a highly conserved repetitive sequence (Y) of approximately 5.2 X 10(3) base-pairs in length. Both of these sequences are located directly adjacent to the 131 sequence.     

Organization of DNA sequences and replication origins at yeast telomeres

We have shown that the DNA sequences adjacent to the telomeres of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosomes are highly conserved and contain a high density of replication origins. The salient features of these telomeres can be summarized as follows. There are three moderately repetitive elements present at the telomeres: the 131 sequence (1 to 1.5 kb), the highly conserved Y sequence (5.2 kb), and the less conserved X sequence (0.3 to 3.75 kb). There is a high density of replication origins spaced about 6.7 kb apart at the telomeres. These replication origins are part of the X or the Y sequences. Some of the 131-Y repetitive units are tandemly arranged. The terminal sequence T (about 0.33 to 0.6 kb) is different from the 131, X, or Y sequences and is heterogeneous in length. The order of these sequences from the telomeric end towards the centromere is T-(Y-131)n-X-, where n ranges from 1 to no more than 4. Although these telomeric sequences are conserved among S. cerevisiae strains, they show striking divergence in certain closely related yeast species.     

Biophysical and Biochemical Studies on Rhinovirus and Poliovirus II. Chemical and Hydrodynamic Analysis of the Rhinovirion

Chemical analysis of rhinovirus 14 revealed a ribonucleic acid (RNA) content of 29.8% and a high adenylic acid content (35%). A partial specific volume of 0.682 cm³/g was obtained for the rhinovirion. Rhinovirus and poliovirus had identical sedimentation coefficients of 158S. A diffusion coefficient of 1.71 × 10⁻⁷ cm²/sec was consistent with a hydrated diameter of 25 nm for the rhinovirion. The calculated molecular weights of the rhinovirion and its genome were 7.1 × 10⁶ and 2.1 × 10⁶ daltons, respectively. Sedimentation analysis of infectious RNA confirmed the similarity of the molecular size of the poliovirus and rhinovirus genomes.     

The Behaviour of Dasyuroides byrnei (Marsupialia) in Captivity

Das Verhalten des Beuteltiers Dasyuroides byrnei in Gefangenschaft wurde untersucht. Dasyuroides ist nachtaktiv und verbirgt sich tagsüber in einem Bau oder Schlupfwinkel. Körperhaltung, Fortbewegungsarten, Höhlengraben, Beutefang und andere Verhaltensweisen sind beschrieben. Das Duftmarkieren hat Mitteilungswert. Beide Geschlechter setzen Duftstoff ab, indem sie ihre Sternaldrüsen und Kloakengegend an Gegenständen reiben. Freundschaftliche, kämpferische, sexuelle und mütterliche Verhaltensweisen werden beschrieben. Dasyuroides scheint kein geselliges Tier zu sein; Angriffe gegen Artgenossen führen selten zu Verletzungen, weil das Angriffsverhalten stark stilisiert ist. Wachstum und Entwicklung der Jungen wurden verfolgt. Die durchschnittliche Wurfgröße beträgt fünf oder sechs; die Jungen bleiben an den Zitzen des ♀ bis zum 56. Lebenstag. Mit 100 Tagen können sie entwöhnt werden. Das Verhalten dieser Art wird mit anderen Arten der Familie Dasyuridae verglichen, auch mit Plazentaliern.     

Deoxyribonucleic Acid of Adeno-associated Satellite Virus

Staining patterns suggest that in the adeno-associated satellite virion there exist quasi single-stranded regions which are renatured after extraction to exhibit double strandedness.     

Physical Assay and Growth Cycle Studies of a Defective Adeno-Satellite Virus

Electron microscopic particle counting of the defective adeno-satellite virus (ASV), by use of pseudoreplication and negative staining with phosphotungstic acid, was shown to be a reproducible quantitative assay procedure. Particles of satellite type 4 that were counted in fluids from infected cultures had the same morphology as particles that banded at a buoyant density of 1.43 g/cc in cesium chloride. Other satellite virus serotypes examined in the same manner had a buoyant density of 1.37 to 1.38 g/cc. A comparison of satellite titers obtained by complement fixation and by particle counting demonstrated that an increase in satellite particles resulted in a corresponding increase in CF titers; however, electron microscopy was at least 10 times more sensitive than complement fixation for detecting satellite virus. Growth cycle studies of satellite virus in cells co-infected with adenovirus, as assayed by particle counting, indicated that the kinetics of satellite virus production closely followed the kinetics of its helper adenovirus production, with an eclipse period of 12 to 16 hr. The eclipse period of the satellite remained the same when cultures were preinfected with satellite 24 hr prior to adenovirus inoculation. However, when cultures were infected with adenovirus 12 hr before satellite virus, the eclipse period of the satellite was shortened to between 4 and 6 hr. Thus, satellite virus replication seems dependent upon a relatively late event in the adenovirus replication cycle. When cells were co-infected with adenovirus and its defective satellite, the yield of adenovirus was markedly reduced from that obtained in cells singly infected with adenovirus.     

Tissue culture of Ecklonia radiata (Phaeophyceae,Laminariales): effects on growth of light,organic carbon source and vitamins

The effects of light quality and irradiance, and supply of organic carbon and vitamins on the growth of two forms of Ecklonia radiata in tissue culture were examined. A callus of unpigmented cells developed over the cut surface of newly excised explants of stipe. This growth was best in the dark but stopped after 10 weeks. Pigmented, mainly filamentous clumps of cells developed from explants after several weeks in culture. These required light for growth, with growth being enhanced by increasing photon flux density up to 30 μmol photon m^-2 s^-1, with the active spectral component being red light (> 600 nm). The addition to the medium of a range of organic carbon sources or vitamins did not stimulate growth of either culture type in the dark. author for correspondence     

Growth of food-borne pathogenic bacteria in oil-in-water emulsions: I—Methods for investigating the form of growth

Methods are presented for investigating the site and form of growth of bacteria in model oil-in-water emulsions and in dairy cream. Following growth of the bacteria, the continuous aqueous phase is gelled using agarose and the oil phase removed using a mixture of chloroform and methanol. Using this method, the authors have found that Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium and Yersinia enterocolitica grow in the form of colonies in concentrated oil-in-water emulsions. Colonies of L. monocytogenes and Y. enterocolitica also form in artificially-inoculated fresh and tinned dairy cream. If information about the precise site of growth is not required, the authors have discovered that intact colonies can be liberated from the model emulsions by dissolving away the oil phase with chloroform: methanol.