Nuclear Structure and Function

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
The Putative Transposable Element T14 is Located on a Y Chromosomal Lampbrush Loop and Other Genomic Sites and is Transcribed in the Germ Line of Drosophila Hydei ....Pages 1-10
DNA Sequence-Specific Location of Covalent DNA-Polypeptide Complexes in Eukaryotic Genomes....Pages 11-14
Mink Sau Repeat: Structural Analysis and Genome Distribution....Pages 15-18
Structure of the Plant Mitochondrial Genome and Light-Regulated Transcription of the Mitochondrial Genes....Pages 19-22
Role of Damage of Skeletal Structures in the Induction of Chromosome Aberrations....Pages 23-26
Possible Functional Structures in the Chromomere....Pages 27-30
Rat DNA Fingerprinting for Rattus Norvegicus : A New Approach in Genetic Analysis....Pages 31-35
The Extracellular Lymphocyte and Blood Plasma DNAs Contain the Discrete Size Molecules Homologous to the C k Fragment of the Ig Gene....Pages 37-40
Non-Random Distribution of Alu-Family DNA Repeats in Human Chromosomes....Pages 41-45
Isolation and Properties of a Novel Specific Fraction of Chromosomal DNA from Human, Drosophila and Plant Cells....Pages 47-51
Structural Elements of Balbiani Ring BRa Of Chironomus Thummi ....Pages 53-56
Role of Specific Protein S-S Bonds in the Quasisubunit Structure of Chromosomal DNA....Pages 57-60
An Aspect of Genome Variability: Retrotransposons (MDG1 Copies) in the Euchromatin and Heterochromatin of Drosophila Melanogaster ....Pages 61-65
IS Elements in Agrobacterium Temefaciens Strains and Their Putative Implications in Horizontal Gene Transfer to Plants....Pages 67-72
Functional Analysis of the Nucleolin Gene Promoter from the Mouse....Pages 73-78
Expression of Ribosomal Protein Genes in Xenopus Development....Pages 79-82
Ribosomal Protein Genes in Xenopus Laevis: Organization, Structure and Identification of the cis-Element Responsible for Their Translational Control....Pages 83-87
Expression of Nucleoprotein mRNAs During Rat Spermiogenesis....Pages 89-93
Splicing Control and Nucleus/Cytoplasm Compartmentalization of Ribosomal Protein L1 RNA in X. Laevis Oocytes....Pages 95-98
Genetic Analysis of Spermatogenesis in Drosophila Hydei : Male Sterile Mutations Affecting Nuclear Development During the Primary Spermatocyte Stage....Pages 99-103
The Study of the Influence of cis-Regulatory Sequences and trans-Regulatory Factors of Eucaryotes on CAT Gene Expression in X. Laevis Oocytes....Pages 105-108
The Detection of Noncanonical Conformation Regions in DNA From Eukaryotic Cells....Pages 109-113
Characterization of Cytoplasmic Low-Molecular-Mass RNA Complementary Associated with Poly(A) + RNA from Rat Liver....Pages 115-118
 In Vitro Amplification of the Human Insulin Gene....Pages 119-123
Chromosomes E and S in the Oogenesis of the Gall Midge....Pages 125-128
Nuclear Reprogramming in Bovine Embryos after Nuclear Transplantation....Pages 129-132
Cell Differentiation According to Maturation of Nucleolar Apparatus and Topography of Ribosomal Genes....Pages 133-137
Gene Families Coding for the Eye Lens Proteins of Cephalopods....Pages 139-141
Loach (Misgurnus Fossilis) Oocyte 5S rRNA Genes: Heterogeneity of Primary Structure and Location of a Transcription Stimulatory Signal in Their Upstream Spacer....Pages 143-147
Nucleolar DNA Distribution and Its Consequences for the Interpretation of Nucleolar Components....Pages 149-152
Effects of Topoisomerase I Inhibition on Nucleolar Structure and Function....Pages 153-156
Localization of DNA and Characterization of Argyrophilic Structures within Nucleolar Components during Interphase and Mitosis in Leukemia Cell Lines....Pages 157-160
Relationship between the Ag-Nor Proteins and the Functional Changes in Nucleoli of the Rat Hepatocytes Stimulated by Cortisol and by Partial Hepatectomy....Pages 161-164
Origin and Ultrastructural Cytochemistry of the Extranucleolar Bodies at the Preovulatory Follicle Stage and during Rat Oocyte Maturation....Pages 165-168
Spatial Distribution of DNA and Histones within Ehrlich Tumor Cell Nuclei by Immunoelectron Microscopy....Pages 169-171
Electron Microscope Localization of Ribosomal RNA and DNA after in Situ Hybridization....Pages 173-176
DNA Methylation and Experimentally Induced Nucleolar Dominance....Pages 177-177
Peculiarities of Silver-Staining of Nucleolar Organizer Regions in Chromosomes of Human Permanent Cell Lines at the Light Microscopical and Ultrastructural level....Pages 179-181
Morphofunctional Characteristics of Silver-Stained Nucleoli in Human Normal and Pathological Cells....Pages 183-185
Nucleologenesis in Cow Embryo: Relation between Onset of Transcription and Penetration of DNA into Nucleolar Precursor Body....Pages 187-191
Structural Transitions in Mammalian Cell Nucleoli Concomitant to Ribosomal Gene Activation and Inactivation....Pages 193-196
Nucleolar Changes in Hypotonic Treatment and the Possibility of Isolation of Nucleolar Fibrillar Complexes....Pages 197-202
Transcriptionally Active Amphibian Oocyte Nucleolar Chromatin is Organized in Higher Order Structure....Pages 203-206
Nucleolar Organizing Region (NOR) and Argentophilic Nuclear Proteins in Fertilization and Induced Parthenogenesis....Pages 207-210
The Competitive Regulation of Nucleolar Activity in an Interphase Nucleus Revealed by UV-Microirradiation of the Nucleoli....Pages 211-214
Ag-Positive Nucleolar Organizer Regions in Interphase Blast Cells in Acute Leukemias....Pages 215-218
Polymorphism and the Regularities in the Inheritance of Human Nucleolus Organizer Chromosomes....Pages 219-222
Satellite Nucleoli in Blastic Cells of Human Acute Leukemias....Pages 223-225
Studies on the Distribution and Cytochemistry of Nucleolar Silver Stained Proteins in Ring Shaped Nucleoli....Pages 227-230
Implications for the Function-Structure Relationship in the Nucleolus After Immunolocalization of DNA in Onion Cells....Pages 231-235
Biotechnology and Human Tumor Nucleolar Antigens....Pages 237-242
Origin of Isoforms and Interaction with Nucleic Acids....Pages 243-246
Nucleolin Maturation and rRNA Synthesis during Xenopus Laevis Development....Pages 247-252
Localization of Non-Histone Nuclear Proteins by Immunocytochemistry in Somatic Embryos and Pollen Grains....Pages 253-258
The ‘Argentaffin’ Reaction of the Nucleolus. Silver Reducing Sites after Mercuric Acetate and Copper Tetrammine Treatments....Pages 259-264
Immunochemical Identification of a Novel Nuclear RNP Complex of 70-11OS from Rat Liver....Pages 265-272
Visualization of Chromatin Arrangement in Giant Nuclei of Mouse Trophoblast by Videomicroscopy and Laser Scanning Microscopy....Pages 273-277
Effects of a DNA Intercalator, Ethidium Bromide on Chromatin Structure of Chicken Erythrocyte....Pages 279-284
The Fine Structure of Native DNA Studied with the Scanning Tunneling Microscope....Pages 285-289
Cytochemistry and Immunology of some Nuclear Proteins in a Primative Dinoflagellate....Pages 291-296
Higher Order Chromatin Structure in Transcriptionally Active and Inactive Cells....Pages 297-300
Chromomere — The Structural Unit of the Chromatin in the Interphase Nucleus....Pages 301-304
An Immunoelectronmicroscopic Analysis of the Organization Levels of the Metaphase Chromosomes....Pages 305-307
The Effect of Sulfhydryl-Oxidizing and Sulfhydryl-Blocking Reagents on Chromatin Preparations....Pages 309-311
Fractionation and Analysis of DNA Molecules Differing in Their Attachment to the Nuclear Interior....Pages 313-316
Plant Nuclear Matrix Effects of Different Extraction Procedures on its Structural Organization and Chemical Composition....Pages 317-322
Synthesis and Phosphorylation of the 125 K Nuclear Matrix Protein Mitotin during the Cell Cycle....Pages 323-328
Identification of Myosin-Like Proteins in Cell Nuclei, their Interaction with Chromatin Components....Pages 329-332
DNA Sequences Nonrandomly Distributed in Respect to Rat Liver Nuclear Matrix....Pages 333-336
DNA-Folding by a Stably DNA-Linked Protein in Eukaryotic Chromatin....Pages 337-339
Structural Changes of Nucleosomes at the Sites of Non-Ribosomal RNA Transcription....Pages 341-344
A Fragment of Chicken Nuclear Matrix-Associated DNA Can Maintain Autonomous Replication of Plasmids in Mammalian Cells....Pages 345-350
Histone Hi-Specific and DNA-Activated Proteinase Is Associated with the Nuclear Matrix from RAT Liver....Pages 351-354
High Molecular Weight Proteins of Tumor Nuclear Matrix....Pages 355-359
MAP-2-Like DNA Binding Protein: Monoclonal Antibody Recognizes Ubiquitous Protein of Internal Filaments of Nuclear Matrix....Pages 361-364
Disconnection of DNA Domains in Quiescent and Differentiating Cells....Pages 365-369
Heat Shock Proteins Associated with Nuclear Structures....Pages 371-375
Characterization of the DNA Pattern in the Vicinity of a Replication Origin Located Upstream from the Domain of Chicken α-Globin Genes....Pages 377-382
Parameters of Xenopus rDNA Transcription in Microinjected Oocytes....Pages 383-388
Transcriptional Activity of the 5′ Region of the Xenopus Laevis R-Protein Gene L1....Pages 389-392
Correlation between Changes in Sphingomyelinase Activity and Level of Nucleic Acid Synthesis in Cell Nuclei of Regenerating Rat Liver....Pages 393-397
Role of Lipids in Functional Activity of Cell Nucleus....Pages 399-403
Roles of DNA Topoisomerases I and II in DNA Replication, Mitotic Chromosome Formation, and Recombination in Mammalian Cells....Pages 405-411
Effects of DRB on the Ultrastructural Organization and RNA Metabolism of Plant Nucleus....Pages 413-418
Replication Time of DNA Sequences Related to G 1 Progression in Meristematic Cells....Pages 419-419
Nuclear Liver Protein Interaction with the Rat Tryptophan Oxygenase (TO) Gene Fragments Including the DNase I Hypersensitive Sites ‘Poised’ for Transcriptional Induction....Pages 421-424
The snRNA and Regulation of the Early Development in Teleosts....Pages 425-427
Differences in Transcription Activity and Replication Time of rRNA Genes in a Pair of Heteromorphic Nucleolar Organizing Chromosomes in Transformed Kidney Cells of the African Green Monkey (RAMT Strain)....Pages 429-432
Reactivation of Latent Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus in Silkworm....Pages 433-436
New Structural Elements of Poly(A)—Containing RNAs in Mouse Cells....Pages 437-442
Gibberellin-Binding Proteins of Higher Plant Cell Nuclei....Pages 443-446
Developmental Expression of Proto-Oncogene c- erb -A Related Genes Encoding Nuclear Receptors in Xenopus ....Pages 447-451
The Secondary Structure Model of Mouse U1 snRNA as Determined from the Results of Pb-Induced Hydrolysis....Pages 453-457
Age-Specific Differences in the Metabolism of Nuclear Phospholipid Fatty Acid Components....Pages 459-461
Changes in Lipid Metabolism in Rat Liver Cell Nuclei During Superexpression of Nuclear Oncogenes....Pages 463-467
Role of Phospholipids on Nuclear Structure and Function....Pages 469-471
The Chromatoid Body in Spermatogenesis: Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Transport of Haploid Gene Products and Its Cytoskeletal Regulation....Pages 473-476
Selective Staining of DNA at the Ultrastructural Level After Alkaline Hydrolysis....Pages 477-481
Ultrastructural Changes in Nuclei Within HIV-1-Induced Cultured Cell Syncytia....Pages 483-487
An Electron Microscopic Study of the Structural Mechanisms of Hybrid Nucleus Formation During Spontaneous Splenocyte-Fibroblast Fusion....Pages 489-492
Nuclear Compartmentalization in Pollen Mother Cells During Meiotic Prophase....Pages 493-497
Back Matter....Pages 499-504