Differential staining of human and mouse chromosomes in interspecific cell hybrids

Nature ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 251 (5470) ◽  
pp. 77-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN BOBROW ◽  
JANE CROSS
1975 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. De Wit ◽  
D. Bootsma ◽  
P.L. Pearson ◽  
A. Westerveld

Author(s):  
Godfrey C. Hoskins ◽  
Betty B. Hoskins

Metaphase chromosomes from human and mouse cells in vitro are isolated by micrurgy, fixed, and placed on grids for electron microscopy. Interpretations of electron micrographs by current methods indicate the following structural features.Chromosomal spindle fibrils about 200Å thick form fascicles about 600Å thick, wrapped by dense spiraling fibrils (DSF) less than 100Å thick as they near the kinomere. Such a fascicle joins the future daughter kinomere of each metaphase chromatid with those of adjacent non-homologous chromatids to either side. Thus, four fascicles (SF, 1-4) attach to each metaphase kinomere (K). It is thought that fascicles extend from the kinomere poleward, fray out to let chromosomal fibrils act as traction fibrils against polar fibrils, then regroup to join the adjacent kinomere.


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