Structural organizations of replicon domains during DNA synthetic phase in the mammalian nucleus

Exp Cell Res. 1986 Aug;165(2):291-7. doi: 10.1016/0014-4827(86)90583-5.

Abstract

In mammalian cells, it has been shown that adjacent multiple DNA replicons, termed a replicon cluster or a replicon domain, are replicated coordinately in a defined temporal order during the DNA synthetic (S) phase. However, no intranuclear structure of this replicon domain has been revealed in the nucleus labelled with [3H]thymidine at the limited resolution level of autoradiography. By immunofluorescent staining with antibody against 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU), we succeeded in detecting novel, intranuclear ring-like structures of replicating replicon domains that were organized temporarily during the S phase of mammalian cells with incorporated BrdU.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Nucleus / ultrastructure*
  • Chromatin / ultrastructure*
  • DNA / biosynthesis*
  • Rats
  • Replicon*

Substances

  • Chromatin
  • DNA