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. 1971 Jun;47(6):771–774. doi: 10.1104/pp.47.6.771

Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Chromatin Activity of Sugar Beet Tissue 1

V L Dunham a, B C Jarvis a,2, J H Cherry a, C T Duda a,3
PMCID: PMC396768  PMID: 16657702

Abstract

Chromatin-associated RNA polymerase activity increases during washing of sugar beet tissue to a maximum by 20 hours. This increase was inhibited by dosages of gamma irradiation between 50 and 400 krad. Template availability, as measured by saturating levels of added Escherichia coli RNA polymerase, also increased with washing and was inhibited, although to a lesser extent, by the above irradiation dosages. Neither endogenous polymerase activity nor template availability was affected by high dosages (300 krad) in unwashed tissue. Exposure of tissue to irradiation (300 krad) at different times during a 20-hour washing period severely inhibited the development of RNA polymerase activity during the early stages of washing. The inhibition of template availability, however, was independent of time of irradiation. The data presented are discussed in relation to the mechanisms involved in the inhibitory effects of gamma irradiation on RNA production and subsequent protein synthesis.

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