Replication variants of the human inactive X chromosome
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Chromosoma
- Vol. 89 (1) , 68-75
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00302353
Abstract
Replication variants of the inactive X chromosome were investigated in lymphocytes from six donors by means of terminal BrdU or thymidine incorporation. There were interindividual differences in the incidence of particular variants. In endoreduplicated and tetraploid cells both allocyclic X chromosomes showed the same replication sequence. The Xp22 band of the allocyclic X chromosome seemed to replicate later than the homologous material in some cells. Initiation time of DNA synthesis within the inactive X chromosome was found to be stable; termination time, however, varied greatly relative to the other chromosomes. Early completion of replication within the heterochromatic X chromosome could be demonstrated preferentially for the Xq25–27 terminal sequence, but other variants expressed the phenomenon also. A variable replication rate of the inactive X chromosome is believed to be responsible for its asynchronous, independent replication. The biological significance of the phenomenon is discussed with respect to cell differentiation.This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
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