Configurational changes in chromatids from helical to banded structures |
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Authors: | Susumu Takayama |
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Institution: | (1) Biological Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University, Uegahara, Nishinomiya, 662 Hyogo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Induction of configurational changes in the helical chromatids of air dried chromosomes was used to explore the mechanism of G-banding. From the water-Giemsa stained metaphase spreads of Chinese hamster cells, chromosomes having clearly helical chromatids were selected and photographed. Then the chromosomes were decolorized, treated with trypsin, and restained with saline-Giemsa (1 x SSC). Such procedures were repeatedly carried out upon the same chromosomes. Subsequent examination of the chromosomes showed that configurational changes from a helical structure to a banded structure had occurred. Some chromosomes revealed a variety of transitional changes between these two configurations. During the repeated G-banding treatments, the distances between bands along the same chromatids changed each time. The results obtained seem to indicate that the G-banding results from locally induced compaction of chromosomal materials along the chromatids. |
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