用改良苯酚品红染色液替代醋酸洋红染色液的研究

以往在动物遗传学实验“果蝇唾液腺染色体标本的制作和观察”中,采用醋酸洋红染色液对染色体染色。本文对用改良苯酚品红染色液替代醋酸洋红染色液对果蝇唾液腺染色体染色的问题进行了研究。结果表明,改良苯酚品红染色液对果蝇唾液腺染色体的染色效果与醋酸染洋红染色液的染色效果是相同的。而且用改良苯酚品红染色液还人提高工效,简易节约的优点。因此认为,在对果蝇唾液腺染色体染色中,用改良苯酚品红染色液替代酸酸洋红染色液     

果蝇唾腺染色体制片方法的改进

对果蝇唾腺染色体制片方法进行了改进．结果表明：改良苯酚品红染色液配好15d后使用,浓度为6％时,染色5～8min可以获得染色体横纹和背景清晰的图像;通过改变脂肪剥离的顺序即染色后再去除脂肪,压片效果明显提高。     

橘小实蝇染色体研究与相关技术探讨

以橘小实蝇Bactroceradorsalis(Hendel)性腺和唾液腺为材料,采取改良苯酚品红染色后压片法,制备染色体标本。对橘小实蝇进行染色体组型研究和唾液腺染色体形态学的观察。结果表明:橘小实蝇成虫性腺染色体数目为2n=12条,染色体长度基本呈连续性变化,其性染色体属于XX/XY型。幼虫唾液腺染色体包含5条较长的多线染色体,与成虫常染色体相对应。实验显示苯酚品红染色后压片为制备染色体标本简单有效的方法。     

植物小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中胼胝质染色的新方法

利用改良苯酚品红-苯胺蓝压片法, 观察小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中胼胝质的动态变化。使用该方法简便、快速且省时, 获得的照片颜色鲜艳, 细胞质呈红色, 染色体为深红色, 胼胝质呈黄绿色荧光, 对比明显, 有三维效果。单用改良苯酚品红染液对新鲜材料进行压片, 在蓝光激发下, 细胞质与染色体呈红色荧光, 染色体清晰。实验结果表明, 改良苯酚品红染液可作为荧光染料代替DAPI及H33258等昂贵的核染料, 从而降低实验成本。     

植物小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中胼胝质染色的新方法

利用改良苯酚品红-苯胺蓝压片法,观察小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中胼胝质的动态变化。使用该方法简便、快速且省时,获得的照片颜色鲜艳,细胞质呈红色,染色体为深红色,胼胝质呈黄绿色荧光,对比明显,有三维效果。单用改良苯酚品红染液对新鲜材料进行压片,在蓝光激发下,细胞质与染色体呈红色荧光,染色体清晰。实验结果表明,改良苯酚品红染液可作为荧光染料代替DAPI及H33258等昂贵的核染料,从而降低实验成本。     

红翅皱膝蝗减数分裂染色体的螺旋与轴结构

用低渗处理和苯酚品红染色,在经过卡诺液(甲醇3∶冰醋酸1)固定和未经固定的红翅皱膝蝗减数分裂染色体上都看到了螺旋结构。观察和测量结果表明,每条染色单体都是由430nm左右的染色线螺旋形成的。由染色线到染色体的压缩率为4∶1。低渗处理后固定的材料经过银染,则显示了染色体轴结构。同样,未经低渗处理直接固定的材料银染时也出现了轴结构。银染的轴结构位于每个染色单体的中央,并贯穿整个染色单体。在光镜下,这个轴并不是直径均一的棒状结构,而似乎是由许多大小相近的颗粒相连而成。本文对染色体结构的有关模型、骨架和轴结构的真实性以及轴和螺旋的关系等问题进行了讨论。     

果蝇唾腺染色体的改良苯酚品红染色法

我们将一种植物材料中常用的细胞核染色剂——改良苯酚品红应用于果蝇唾腺染色体的染色,取得了较为满意的效果。该法具有操作简便、易于掌握、染色时间短、制成的永久标本不易褪色等特点。文中讨论了这种染色法的操作程序和注意事项。     

人体细胞巴氏小体的观察

本文介绍一种简便、成功率高的人体细胞巴氏小体染色方法,具体方法如下：１染液采用改良苯酚品红染液。母液Ａ：３ｇ碱性品红,溶于１００ｍｌ７０％酒精中（可长期保存）。母液Ｂ：取１０ｍｌ母液Ａ,加入９０ｍＬ５％苯酚水溶液。取４５ｍｌ母液Ｂ,加入６ｍｌ冰醋酸和...     

九月份生物各学科实验准备

植物学(实验一和实验二) 材料用具:显微镜(低倍镜)、小块紫色洋葱鳞茎(若无紫色洋葱时,还需准备碘液染色)、内盛清水的小烧杯、吸管、镊子、刀片、牙签(代替解剖针)、载玻片、盖玻片、小片吸水纸、绘图纸,番茄、红色柿子椒各一个(演示用)。示范镜的准备:1.示成熟的番茄果肉细胞:用牙签挑取果肉细胞制成装片观察。2.示辣椒表皮细胞:将柿子椒用小刀切成小块,清除掉果肉制成无色表皮细胞,观察胞间连丝,如用卡宝染液(改良苯酚品红染色液)染色效果更好。卡宝染色液配制方法如下: ①取3克碱性品红,溶于100m170％酒精中,配成母液     

锦鸡儿属植物染色体制片与3个种的核型分析

对锦鸡儿属植物根尖染色体制片中的几种预处理、解离、染色方法进行了比较.结果表明,用0.002 m o l/L8-羟基喹啉和饱和对二氯苯混和液(1∶1)预处理,1 m o l/L HC l预热60℃解离,改良苯酚品红染色效果较好.对锦鸡儿属植物3个种的体细胞中期染色体制片,核型分析结果表明,小叶锦鸡儿(C arag ana m icrophy lla)为2n=2x=16=8m(2SAT) 4sm 4M,中间锦鸡儿(C.interm ed ia)为2n=2x=16=6m 8sm 2M,青海锦鸡儿(C.ch ing-ha iensis)为2n=2x=16=4m 8sm 4M 2B,核型不对称性为“2A”型.此外,还发现这3种植物的根尖细胞中均有内源有丝分裂现象.     

A comparison of constitutive heterochromatin staining methods in two cases of familial heterochromatin deficiencies

Summary Using DAPI staining after pretreatment with distamycin A we detected a familial deficiency of chromosome 16 heterochromatin. A distinct positively staining band, however, was seen after C-banding. Thus, by using these different heterochromatin staining methods, heterogeneity of the constitutive heterochromatin in the centromeric region of human chromosome 16 was indicated. The same C-banding procedure was also applied to a previously described familial deficiency of chromosome 9 heterochromatin evidenced using distamycin A/DAPI staining and G 11 staining (Buys et al., 1979). In this case a C-band appeared to be virtually absent on the relevant chromosome. These staining methods may be valuable tools in the study of chromosome polymorphisms.     

Amplification of satellite III DNA in an unusually large chromosome 14p+ variant

Summary A phenotypically normal male (WSm) was found to have an unusually large short arm of chromosome 14. Increase in the size of this variant chromosome [Wsm-var(14)] was estimated to be approximately 30% that of a normal chromosome 14 by G-banding using trypsin and staining with Leishman. The extra chromosomal material was positive in CBG staining (C-banding using BaOH and staining with Giemsa), suggesting the presence of repetitive DNA. In situ hybridisation using repetitive probes demonstrated this material to be strongly positive for satellite III DNA, and negative for Y-specific heterochromatic DNA. Hybridisation with an alpha DNA probe specific for human acrocentric chromosomes indicated the retention of the centromere, and the absence of alpha DNA in the extra chromosomal material. We propose the origin of the extra chromosomal material in WSm-var(14) to be a result of amplification of contiguous satellite III DNA that is normally present in the short arm of chromosome 14. This variant chromosome does not appear to be associated with the abnormal phenotype in WSm's daughter who is mentally retarded and carries a t(1;?)(q41;?) translocation of chromosome 1.     

Meiotic chromosome pairing in fetal oocytes of trisomy 21 human females

The influence of trisomy on meiotic chromosome association and synapsis was studied in oocytes of two trisomy 21 fetuses. The patterns of association of the three chromosomes 21 were determined by analysis of late zygotene to early diplotene fetal oocytes after immunofluorescent staining of synaptonemal complexes. The identity of chromosome 21 was confirmed using FISH with either a whole chromosome 21 paint or an alpha-satellite DNA repeat probe. In both fetuses, a wide variety of configurations was present at pachytene. The most common configurations were a trivalent (35.5% and 51.6% of analyzable cells) and a bivalent plus univalent (62.9% and 45.2%). These different frequencies between the fetuses were not significant. Trivalents showed either triple synapsis or double synapsis with pairing-partner switches. The extent of triple synapsis varied from a short segment, either terminal or interstitial, to the whole chromosome length. Through use of immunofluorescent staining of the centromeres, we identified novel types of abnormal chromosome behavior in trisomy 21 fetal oocytes. Thus, we found that 6/41 trivalents had one of the chromosomes associated "out of register," i.e., in a nonhomologous fashion, with its two homologs. Likewise, we found three cells with bivalent plus univalent configurations, in which the univalent showed self-synapsis. The presence of three copies of chromosome 21 therefore results not only in the formation of complex and highly variable synaptic associations but also causes a significant increase in the occurrence of nonhomologous synapsis in human fetal oocytes.     

A differential staining technique for simultaneous visualization of mitotic spindle and chromosomes in mammalian cells

A new technique has been devised for staining the mitotic spindle in mammalian cells while preserving spindle structure and chromosome number. The cells are trypsinized and fixed with a 3:1 methanol:acetic acid solution containing 4 mM MgCl2 and 1.5 mM CaCl2 at room temperature. The cells are then placed on slides and treated with 5% perchloric acid before staining with a 10% acetic acid solution containing safranin O and brilliant blue R. The preserved spindles appear dark blue against a light cytoplasmic background with chromosomes stained bright red. Individual chromosomes and chromatids are clearly visible. Positioning of the chromosomes relative to the spindle apparatus is readily ascertained allowing easy study of mitotic spindle and chromosome behavior.     

A Differential Staining Technique for Simultaneous Visualization of Mitotic Spindle and Chromosomes in Mammalian Cells

A new technique has been devised for staining the mitotic spindle in mammalian cells while preserving spindle structure and chromosome number. The cells are trypsinized and fixed with a 3:1 methanobacetic acid solution containing 4 mM MgCl₂ and 1.5 mM CaCl₂ at room temperature. The cells are then placed on slides and treated with 5% perchloric acid before staining with a 10% acetic acid solution containing safranin O and brilliant blue R. The preserved spindles appear dark blue against a light cytoplasmic background with chromosomes stained bright red. Individual chromosomes and chromatids are clearly visible. Positioning of the chromosomes relative to the spindle apparatus is readily ascertained allowing easy study of mitotic spindle and chromosome behavior.     

Anti-kinetochore staining for single laser, bivariate flow sorting of Indian muntjac chromosomes.

Flow cytometric chromosome sorting typically relies upon dual-laser, bivariate analysis after staining with two different base pair-specific dyes for resolution of chromosomes with similar DNA content. The availability of FITC-conjugated antibodies offers the possibility of single-laser bivariate analysis when combined with propidium iodide (PI) DNA staining, but requires exploitable antigenic differences between chromosomes of interest. A technique was developed for indirect immunofluorescent anti-kinetochore staining of Indian muntjac chromosomes in suspension. Primary antibody binding within permeabilized whole cells minimized centrifugation-induced loss of chromosomal integrity. Subsequent FITC-conjugated second antibody binding was not affected by concurrent PI-counterstaining. Anti-kinetochore staining facilitated resolution of chromosomes No. 2 and X, which formed a doublet peak upon univariate DNA content analysis, as well as recognition of the Y2 peak which was indistinguishable from debris by univariate analysis. The technique allowed greater than 90% purification of each Indian muntjac chromosome.     

Partial deletion of the X chromosome in gonadal dysgenesis 46,X,del(X)(p22) identified by BUdR treatment

Summary In this report we describe a deletion of the short arm of the X chromosome in a 16-year-old female with gonadal dysgenesis.The breakpoint was localized by BUdR treatment and acridine orange staining in region 2, band 2.Of the examined cells, 3% showed an early replication of the deleted X chromosome.     

Immunofluorescent staining of kinetochores in micronuclei: a new assay for the detection of aneuploidy

The immunofluorescent staining of kinetochores in micronuclei with antikinetochore antibodies was used to develop an in vitro assay for aneuploidy-inducing agents. The results show that about 80% of micronuclei induced by either colchicine or chloral hydrate contained kinetochores; only 9% of X-ray-induced micronuclei reacted positively to the antibody. These findings indicate that the in vitro micronucleus assay coupled with immunofluorescent staining of kinetochores can be a useful method for assessing the ability of chemicals to induce aneuploidy and/or chromosome aberrations.     

Cytogenetics of in vitro cultured somatic cells and regenerated plants of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Summary Cytogenetic analysis of immature embryoderived calli and regenerated plants of barley has demonstrated high heterogeneity of callus cultures and significant differences in cytogenetic processes between different callus lines. Regenerated plants usually have a normal chromosome complement (2n=14). Tetraploid plaints occur with a frequency of 1%. No chromosome aberrations have been detected by Feulgen staining. The phenomenon of chromosome stickiness recorded from the 2nd day of culture was discovered in a majority of callus lines as well as the phenomena of chromatin hypercondensation and chromosome supercoiling. A possible contribution of cytogenetic and molecular processes to somaclonal variation is discussed.