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. 1984 Nov 12;12(21):8115–8128. doi: 10.1093/nar/12.21.8115

Hormonal regulation of transcription of rDNA: use of nucleoside thiotriphosphates to measure initiation in isolated nuclei.

Z Y Zhang, E A Thompson, M R Stallcup
PMCID: PMC320285  PMID: 6095190

Abstract

Nuclei isolated from cultured mouse and rat cell lines initiated pre-rRNA chains at the correct site and with the correct nucleotide specificity (A for mouse, G for rat). Nucleic acid filter hybridization and S1 nuclease mapping were used to analyze the RNA products initiated with nucleoside (beta-S)triphosphates. Initiation of pre-rRNA was completely resistant to alpha-amanitin but was inhibited by either actinomycin D or heparin. Experiments with P1798 mouse lymphoma cells indicated that the antiproliferative effects of glucocorticoids on lymphoid cells includes a reduction in the ability of nuclei to initiate pre-rRNA chains.

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