Thymidine incorporation into Pharbitis DNA: II. Adenosine enhancement in vivo; total incorporation versus autoradiography

Aviah Zilberstein*, Tova Arzee, J. Gressel

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Abstract

The rate of 3H-methyl thymidine incorporation increased in two waves following floral induction in Pharbitis. Adenosine only enhanced thymidine incorporation at non-peak times. This enhancement was studied by autoradiography and found to be both nuclear and cytoplasmic. Our interpretation of the results is that there was increased thymidine labeling of nuclei already undergoing DNA synthesis and not an increase of cells in S phase. Various vagaries and possible artifacts in the use of thymidine to measure DNA synthesis quantitatively are pointed out.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-220
Number of pages8
JournalCell Differentiation
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1973

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