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Molecular basis of chromosome banding

✍ Scribed by K. Simola; R.-K. Selander; A. Chapelle; G. Corneo; E. Ginelli

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1975
Tongue: English
Weight: 447 KB
Volume: 51
Category: Article
ISSN: 0009-5915
DOI: 10.1007/bf00284814

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✦ Synopsis

The effects of mouse satellite, main band and total DNA on the fluorescence intensity of quinacrine and of the bibenzimidazole derivative Hoechst 33258 were tested in solution. No significant differences were noticed between the double-stranded DNAs in spite of the 5% difference in AT-content between satellite and main band DNA. Single-stranded DNAs enhanced the fluorescence intensity of Hoechst 33258 far less than double-stranded DNAs. Having been denaturated and then reassociated the DNA fractions were intermediate in their enhancing effects on the fluorescence intensity of Hoechst 33258, the differences presumably being due to different degrees of reassociation. The effect of denatured and subsequently reassociated satellite DNA on the fluorescence intensity of quinacrine was similar to that of the native DNAs. Main band and total DNA quenched the fluorescence intensity of quinacrine more after denaturation-reassociation than it did when native. In the discussion the results are related to known cytological data.

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