Satellite versus total DNA replication in relation to endopolyploidy of decidual cells in the mouse |
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Authors: | B Lejeune J Van Hoeck F Leroy |
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Institution: | (1) Human Reproduction Research Unit, Saint-Pierre Hospital, Free University, Brussels, Belgium |
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Abstract: | In rodents, decidualization produces large endopolyploid cells. Amongst the various endocycles which have been demonstrated in animals and plants, different modes of DNA replication have been characterized: either total reproduction of all DNA types, or else, underreplication or amplified synthesis affecting specific parts of the genome. A double labelling method was used to determine to which of these categories the case of decidual cells belongs. A mixture of purified DNA from hormonally-stimulated control endometrium labelled by 3H-thymidine and from decidua labelled by 14C-thymidine was ultra-centrifuged to equilibrium in a Cs2 SO4-Ag gradient. Optical density at 260 nm and 14C/3H ratio were evaluated in serial fractions along the gradient. Since the14C/3H ratio did not significantly vary along the gradient, it may be concluded that in the case of decidual cells, endopolyploidy corresponds to uniform replication of all nuclear DNA. |
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