Changes in chromatin of Daucus carota cells during embryogenesis |
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Authors: | H Matsumoto D Gregor J Reinert |
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Institution: | Institut für Pflanzenphysiologie und Zellbiologie, Freie Universität Berlin, 1 Berlin 33, Königin-Luise-Str, 12–16a, Deutschland |
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Abstract: | Cells of carrot (Daucus carota var. Rote Riesen) were cultured on media inductive and non-inductive for embryogenesis and analyzed for differences in their chromosomal proteins and chromatin template activity. Non-histone proteins were prepared from dehistonized chromatin and their properties were investigated. Non-histone proteins proved to be acidic and associated easily with calf thymus histone. Non-histone proteins were able to counteract the inhibitory effect of histone on DNA-directed RNA synthesis in vitro. Almost the same rate of restoration occurred regardless of the interaction between DNA and protein, when sufficient amounts of non-histone proteins were added. However, once the histone-DNA complex was established, the restoration by non-histone proteins at comparably lower concentration was poor. Another acidic protein, bovine serum albumin, had no effect on histone inhibited RNA synthesis. Also non-histone proteins enhanced the chromatin directed RNA synthesis more than 100%. The template activity of chromatin changed after the inductive treatment of embryo formation and induced cells showed higher template activity than non-indiiced controls after embryo cells were formed. Histone components were the same in inductive and non-inductive cells. On the other hand, there was a correlation between template activity and the stimulation by non-histone proteins of histone-inhibited RNA synthesis. |
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Keywords: | Umbelliferae carrot embryogenesis non-histone proteins template activity |
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