Configurational Changes in Chromatids from Helical to Banded Structures

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Journal Chromosoma

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 1976 Jun 30

PMID 976013

Citations 6

Authors

S Takayama

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Abstract

Induction of configurational changes in the helical chromatids of air dried chromosomes was used to explore the mechanism of G-banding. From the water-Giemsa stained metaphase spreads of Chinese hamster cells, chromosomes having clearly helical chromatids were selected and photographed. Then the chromosomes were decolorized, treated with trypsin, and restained with saline-Giemsa (1X SSC). Such procedures were repeatedly carried out upon the same chromosomes. Subsequent examination of the chromosomes showed that configurational changes from a helical structure to a banded structure had occurred. Some chromosomes revealed a variety of transitional changes between these two configurations. During the repeated G-banding treatments, the distances between bands along the same chromatids changed each time. The results obtained seem to indicate that the G-banding results from locally induced compaction of chromosomal materials along the chromatids.

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