| Heterogeneous nuclear RNA double-stranded regions probed in living HeLa cells by crosslinking with the psoralen derivative aminomethyltrioxsalen. | |
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PMID: 284397 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The psoralen derivative aminomethyltrioxsalen (AMT, 4'-aminomethyl-4,5',8-trimethylpsoralen) has been employed as a probe for heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) double-stranded regions in experiments with living HeLa cells. hnRNA ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) particles were purified from untreated or AMT-treated cells after irradiation with 365-nm light, and double-stranded hnRNA regions (dsRNA) were isolated by RNase A + T1 digestion of hnRNP, followed by preparative Cs2SO4 isopycnic centrifugation. The purified, hnRNP-derived dsRNA was then assayed for interstrand crosslinks by measurement of its "snapback" to RNase-resistant form after thermal denaturation. By this procedure, the amount of crosslinked dsRNA was found to be increased 3- to 7-fold in cells exposed to AMT in vivo. The levels of crosslinking in vivo compared favorably with those observed in model experiments with pure dsRNA in vitro. These results establish that double-stranded hnRNA regions exist in the living cell, and they further demonstrate that these base-paired regions are organized as rather accessible sites within the nucleus. |
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Authors:
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J P Calvet; T Pederson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Volume: 76 ISSN: 0027-8424 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. Publication Date: 1979 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1979-05-23 Completed Date: 1979-05-23 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505876 Medline TA: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 755-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Hela Cells Hydrogen Bonding Nucleic Acid Conformation Nucleic Acid Precursors Psoralens* / analogs & derivatives RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear* RNA, Messenger Trioxsalen* / analogs & derivatives, pharmacology |
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0/Nucleic Acid Precursors; 0/Psoralens; 0/RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear; 0/RNA, Messenger; 3902-71-4/Trioxsalen |
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