DIFFUSIBLE AND BOUND ACTIN IN NUCLEI OF XENOPUS-LAEVIS OOCYTES
DIFFUSIBLE AND BOUND ACTIN IN NUCLEI OF XENOPUS-LAEVIS OOCYTES
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(77)90152-0
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
MERRIAM, RW
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作者:
CLARK, TG;MERRIAM, RW
Several criteria may be used to identify actin in hand-isolated nuclei of X. laevis oocytes; these include co-migration with actin on SDS[sodium dodecyl sulfate]-polyacrylamide gels, immunological crossreactivity with antiserum against actin, binding to DNAase I and peptide mapping on SDS gels. The use of hand-isolated nuclei precludes the possibility of contamination from cytoplasmic actin or the leakage of significant amounts of actin from nuclei during isolation. Actin constitutes roughly 6% of the total nuclear protein. Approximately 75% of the actin is diffusible under the conditions of nuclear isolation used. About 25% is stably associated with an insoluble nuclear gel, in which chromosomes, nucleoli and other nuclear granules are embedded. Actin is the single most prominent component of the nuclear gel, comprising roughly 16% of the total protein of the complex. The possible significance of diffusible and bound actin in these nuclei is discussed.