Three-dimensional organization of the ribosomal genes and Ag-NOR proteins during interphase and mitosis in PtK1 cells studied by confocal microscopy
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The three-dimensional (3-D) organization of rDNA-containing chromatin and the set of protein markers of active ribosomal genes, the Ag-NOR proteins, were investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The rDNA genes of marsupial cells (PtK 1 ) were mapped using biotinylated DNA probes for 45S rDNA sequences and the Ag-NOR protein distribution was revealed by specific Ag-NOR staining. We used PtK 1 cells because each nucleolus possesses only one nucleolar organizer region (NOR). In metaphase chromosomes, nonisotopic in situ hybridization demonstrated the presence of rDNA in the secondary constriction of the X chromosomes with an axial distribution and also lateral expansions. 3-D reconstruction of the Ag-NOR protein signals revealed the presence of these proteins in the secondary constriction where they formed a crescent-shaped structure around the axial chromatin pedicule. The organization of the secondary constriction in PtK 1 chromosomes is discussed. During interphase, nonisotopic in situ hybridization in intact cell monolayers and isolated nuclei showed the rDNA genes distributed as intense fluorescent spots linked by weak signals in the inner regions of the nucleoli. We conclude that the rDNA is not homogeneously distributed in the internal regions of the nucleoli. In the same nucleolar regions, the Ag-NOR proteins were revealed as granules linked by thin filaments. These images indicate similar 3-D distributions for rDNA probes and Ag-NOR proteins. The beaded organization of the transcriptional regions in the nucleoli is discussed.
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DOI：
10.1007/BF00387729
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1993
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