RNA polymerase activity in germinating onion seeds |
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Authors: | JF PayneArya K Bal |
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Institution: | Biology Department, Memorial University, St. John''s, Newfoundland, Canada |
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Abstract: | Frozen sections of endosperm cut from dry unimbibed onion seed were immersed in an aqueous solution of tritium labelled triphosphate; nucleolar RNA polymerase (ribonucleoside triphosphate: RNA nucleotidyltransferase E.C. 2.7.7.6) activity was detected by autoradiography after soaking for 10–15 min in the solution of the radioactive nucleotide. Throughout germination, activity appears to be mainly confined to the nucleolus with chromatin incorporation being very low or non-existent. In the embryo, in contrast to the endosperm, chromatin activity is initiated after 1 hr presoaking, while the nucleolus displays a lag of several hours. No incorporation could be detected in vivo before 18 hr. |
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Keywords: | Allium cepa Liliaceae seed frozen sections autoradiography RNA polymerase |
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