Gorovsky M A, Hattman S, Pleger G L
J Cell Biol. 1973 Mar;56(3):697-701. doi: 10.1083/jcb.56.3.697.
DNA isolated from macronuclei of the ciliate, Tetrahymena pyriformis, has been found to contain [(6)N]methyl adenine (MeAde); this represents the first clear demonstration of significant amounts of MeAde in the DNA of a eucaryote. The amounts of macronuclear MeAde differed slightly between different strains of Tetrahymena, with approximately 0.65-0.80% of the adenine bases being methylated. The MeAde content of macronuclear DNA did not seem to vary in different physiological states. The level of MeAde in DNA isolated from micronuclei, on the other hand, was quite low (at least tenfold lower than in macronuclear DNA).
从梨形四膜虫这种纤毛虫的大核中分离出的DNA已被发现含有[(6)N]甲基腺嘌呤(MeAde);这是首次明确证明真核生物的DNA中存在大量MeAde。不同品系的四膜虫大核中的MeAde含量略有差异,约0.65 - 0.80%的腺嘌呤碱基被甲基化。大核DNA的MeAde含量在不同生理状态下似乎没有变化。另一方面,从微核中分离出的DNA中的MeAde水平相当低(至少比大核DNA中的低十倍)。