Jones R W
Biochem J. 1978 Jul 1;173(1):145-53. doi: 10.1042/bj1730145.
A method is described that enables a chromatin fraction containing ribosomal DNA (DNA containing sequences coding for rRNA) to be prepared from the macronuclei of growing or stationary cultures of Tetrahymena pyriformis. This material is obtained in yields of between 25 and 75% of the theoretical maximum. The DNA in this fraction was identified as ribosomal DNA on the basis of its density and molecular weight, and it appears not to be appreciably contaminated by other DNA. The method relies on the approximate assumption that ribosomal DNA is the smallest species of DNA in chromatin in the nucleus, and avoids the use of mechanical force, or enzyme action, to fractionate chromatin.
本文描述了一种方法,该方法能够从梨形四膜虫生长或静止培养物的大核中制备出含有核糖体DNA(编码rRNA的DNA序列)的染色质组分。这种材料的产量为理论最大值的25%至75%。该组分中的DNA根据其密度和分子量被鉴定为核糖体DNA,并且似乎没有明显受到其他DNA的污染。该方法基于核糖体DNA是细胞核染色质中最小的DNA种类这一近似假设,并且避免使用机械力或酶作用来分离染色质。