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PMID: 813226 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

A method for determination of the in situ distribution of chromosomal proteins.

Silver LM, Elgin SC

Abstract

A technique has been developed for "staining" cytological preparations by indirect immunofluorescent methods that permits determination of the in situ distribution of chromosomal proteins. The method is particularly oriented to the use of polytene chromosome squashes from Drosophila salivary glands. Control experiments indicate that the fixation methods used allow little or no extraction or rearrangement of the chromosomal proteins. The results obtained demonstrate the specific in vivo chromosomal locations of nonhistone proteins purified from isolated chromatin. The technique is apparently capable of resolution at the level of the chromomere or band, the unit of genetic organization in Drosophila.

MeSH Terms
Animals Chromosomes/ultrastructure Deoxyribonucleoproteins/metabolism Drosophila melanogaster Fluorescent Antibody Technique Nucleoproteins/metabolism Salivary Glands/ultrastructure
Chemicals
Deoxyribonucleoproteins Nucleoproteins
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Silver L M
Elgin S C
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Article Info
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Abbr.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
ISSN
0027-8424
Published
1976-02-00
Pages
423-7
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505876
PMCID
PMC335921
Subset
IM
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