N-acetoxy-acetylaminofluorene reacts preferentially with a control region of intracellular SV40 chromosome
N-acetoxy-acetylaminofluorene reacts preferentially with a control region of intracellular SV40 chromosome
复制标题
N-乙酰氧基-乙酰氨基芴优先与细胞内 SV40 染色体的控制区反应
作者:
P. Beard;M. Kaneko;P. Cerutti
Many chemical carcinogens or their metabolites react with DNA1,2; thus it is of interest to determine what effect chromosomal structure has on these reactions. The chromosome of simian virus 40 (SV40) is well suited for such studies; like chromatin of eukaryotic cells, it is organized into nucleosomes. The nucleotide sequence of SV40 is known3,4, together with much about the pattern of viral gene expression and DNA replication5, and the structure of the viral chromosome6–14. We have investigated the binding of the ultimate carcinogen, N-acetoxy-acetylaminofluorene (AAAF), to specific regions of the SV40 chromosome in situ in the intact infected cell. The results, reported here, indicate that a region containing regulatory functions on the intracellular SV40 chromosome has unique structural properties which render it more susceptible to attack by AAAF than the rest of the SV40 genome. The preferential binding of AAAF to regulatory regions of chromatin may have implications for the mechanism of action of this and similar carcinogens.
DOI:
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发表时间:
1981
期刊:
The Journal of biological chemistry
影响因子:
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作者:
Handa,H;Kaufman,RJ;Manley,J;Gefter,M;Sharp,PA
通讯作者:
Sharp,PA