Identification of the lampbrush chromosome loops which transcribe 5S ribosomal RNA in Notophthalmus (Triturus) viridescens

Chromosoma
P J Pukkila

Abstract

The loops which transcribe 5S ribosomal RNA in lampbrush chromosomes of the newt, Notophthalmus (Triturus) viridescens, were identified by hybridizing purified 5S DNA to nascent 5S RNA in situ. The genes which code for 5S RNA were found near the centromeres of chromosomes 1, 2, 6, and 7 by hybridizing iodinated 5S RNA to denatured lampbrush and mitotic chromosomes in situ. These genes and their intervening spacer DNA were isolated from Xenopus laevis using sequential silver-cesium sulfate equilibrium centrifugations. This purified 5S DNA was iodinated and hybridized to non-denatured lampbrush chromosomes in situ, where it bound to nascent 5S RNA on loops at the base of the centromeres of chromosomes 1, 2, 6, and 7. The number of 5S genes present in the haploid chromosome complement of N. viridescens was determined. - The 5S loops were chosen for study, since (1) the synthesis of 5S RNA has been demonstrated during the lampbrush stage, (2) both 5S RNA and 5S DNA could be isolated in pure form, and (3) the localization of the repetitive 5S genes could be verified by conventional in situ hybridization procedures. These methods may be applicable to the identification of other loops, leading to a better understanding of lampbrush ch...Continue Reading

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