PMID: 7372504Jan 1, 1980Paper

Effects of acetic acid-alcohol, trypsin, histone 1 and histone fragments on Giemsa staining patterns in chromosomes

Histochemistry
R I BarnettE A MacKinnon

Abstract

In an effort to minimize subjective bias, a classification scheme was devised to assess Giemsa staining patterns obtained with experiments involving acetic acid-alcohol and exogenously applied histone 1 and polypeptides. A single rinse of metaphase preparations with acetic acid-alcohol quantitatively reduced Giemsa dye binding. Acid-alcohol irreversibly changed the conformation of H1 and its ability to interfere with trypsin G-banding. Our results suggest that, in addition to protein extraction, acid-alcohol may alter the conformation of acid-insoluble components of metaphase chromosomes. The carboxy-terminal polypeptide (residues 73--212) from NBS cleavage of H1 was an effective inhibitor of Giemsa staining and trypsin G-banding. However, this polypeptide which is preferential for supercoiled DNA was much less efficient in inhibiting Giemsa staining of trypsinized metaphase chromosomes. The molecular consequences of these experiments are discussed.

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