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. 1985 Jun;5(6):1279–1286. doi: 10.1128/mcb.5.6.1279

Interrelationships of protein and DNA syntheses during replication of mammalian cells.

E Sariban, R S Wu, L C Erickson, W M Bonner
PMCID: PMC366855  PMID: 4033653

Abstract

During the replication of chromatin, the syntheses of the histone protein and DNA components are closely coordinated but not totally linked. The interrelationships of total protein synthesis, histone protein synthesis, DNA synthesis, and mRNA levels have been investigated in Chinese hamster ovary cells subjected to several different types of inhibitors in several different temporal combinations. The results from these studies and results reported elsewhere can be brought together into a consistent framework which combines the idea of autoregulation of histone biosynthesis as originally proposed by W. B. Butler and G. C. Mueller (Biochim. Biophys. Acta 294:481-496, 1973] with the presence of basal histone synthesis and the effects of protein synthesis on DNA synthesis. The proposed framework obviates the difficulties of Butler and Mueller's model and may have wider application in understanding the control of cell growth.

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