Observations with Hoechst Staining of Amitosis in Acanthamoeba castellanii |
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| Authors: | CLAUDE GICQUAUD NADINE TREMBLAY |
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| Affiliation: | Universitédu Québec àTrois-Rivières, Département de chimie-biologie, Trois-Rivières (Québec), G9A 5H7 |
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| Abstract: | DNA staining with Hoechst 33258 allows us to visualize and to characterize amitotic division of Acanthamoeba castellanii in which the cell nucleus divides without DNA condensation and regular segregation of chromosomes. Amitosis involves several programmed and coordinated steps that exclude accidental cutting of the cell nucleus. |
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| Keywords: | Amitosis cell cycle mitosis nuclear division |
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