Studies on DNA content, RNA synthesis, and DNA template activity in aging cells of Paramecium aurelia. |
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Authors: | M R Klass J Smith-Sonneborn |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA |
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Abstract: | Investigations by Feulgen microspectrophotometry in Paramecium aurelia indicated that as fission age increased the amount of macronuclear DNA decreased. It was also found that the amount of RNA synthesis as determined by the in vivo incorporation of 3H]uridine decreased as the fission age increased. An alternative in situ assay of the DNA template activity determined by the RNA polymerase-catalyzed incorporation of 3H]UTP is described. The DNA template activity of older cells was shown to be significantly lower on a per cell basis than that of younger cells. The majority of this reduction was shown to be due to the gradual loss of DNA template with an increase in fission age. The specific activity of the DNA template, however, does show a small but significant decrease as the fission age of the cell increases. |
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