Inhibition of condensation of human Y chromosome by the fluorochrome Hoechst 33258 in a mouse-human cell hybrid
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Human Genetics
- Vol. 46 (2) , 193-198
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00291921
Abstract
The fluorochrome Hoechst 33258 which binds preferentially to A-T base pairs, drastically inhibits the condensation of A-T-rich centromeric heterochromatin regions in mouse cell lines. The condensation of all other regions of these chromosomes is also inhibited to some extent. The human Y chromosome contains a large heterochromatic region, which is also rich in A-T base pairs. This chromosome is not affected by Hoechst 33258 in human leukocyte cell cultures. On the other hand, condensation of the multiple copies of human Y chromosome in the mouse-human cell hybrid RH-28Y-23 is inhibited and the chromosomes appear distorted in Hoechst 33258-treated cells.Keywords
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