Nuclear actin bundles in Amoeba, dictyostelium and human HeLa cells induced by dimethyl sulfoxide |
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Authors: | Yoshio Fukui Hironobu Katsumaru |
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Institution: | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560, Japan |
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Abstract: | In a previous study we demonstrated that dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) induces the formation of microfilament bundles in the interphase nucleus of a cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium mucoroides 12], in which the microfilaments bound rabbit skeletal muscle heavy meromyosin, forming an ‘arrowhead’ structure, and that this binding could be reversed by Mg2+ and ATP. In the present study, we show electron microscopic data demonstrating the occurrence of such microfilament bundles in the nucleus of Amoeba proteus and human HeLa cells, as well as in D. mucoroides. The similarities in the morphology and dimension of the microfilanets, as well as the specific conditions by which they are induced, suggested that these microfilaments are actin. We present evidence that actin is involved in interphase nucleus of a variety of organisms, and that DMSO acts on the molecules to induce microfilament bundles specifically in the nucleus. |
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