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Complejos ácidos solubles que contienen histonas H3 y H4 en los núcleos de los ovocitos de Xenopus laevis
Cell
|July 1, 1982
Resumen
Los núcleos de ovocitos de Xenopus laevis contienen histonas solubles H3 y H4. Estas histonas forman distintos complejos 5.6S con proteínas ácidas no histonas, en lugar de con la cromatina.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Se sabe que los núcleos de ovocitos de Xenopus laevis contienen abundantes histonas del núcleo nucleosómico.
- Estas histonas existen en una forma soluble y no unida a la cromatina dentro del núcleo.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar los complejos específicos formados por las histonas solubles H3 y H4 en los núcleos de ovocitos de Xenopus.
- Para identificar las proteínas no histonas asociadas con estos complejos de histonas solubles.
Principales métodos:
- Aislamiento y fraccionamiento de los núcleos de ovocitos de Xenopus laevis.
- Centrifugado de gradiente de sacarosa y filtración de gel para determinar el tamaño complejo.
- Cromatografía de intercambio iónico y electroforesis para identificar los componentes de las proteínas.
Principales resultados:
- Las fracciones supernatantes revelaron distintos complejos 5.6S que contienen las histonas H3 y H4.4.
- Estos complejos están cargados negativamente y se unen a DEAE-Sephacel, separándose de la nucleoplasmina.
- Las histonas H3 y H4 comigraron con un par de 110.000 polipéptidos ácidos de peso molecular, identificados como la única proteína no histona en el complejo.
Conclusiones:
- Las histonas solubles H3 y H4 en los núcleos de ovocitos de Xenopus forman complejos 5.6S distintos.
- Estos complejos implican proteínas no histónicas específicas, altamente ácidas, que difieren de las estructuras nucleosómicas canónicas.
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