Initiation of DNA synthesis in rat thymus: Correlation of calcium-dependent initiation in thymocytes and in isolated thymus nuclei

Leigh A. Burgoyne, M. Anwar Waqar, Maurice R. Atkinson

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Abstract

Initiation of DNA synthesis in nuclei isolated from rat thymus is stimulated by Ca2+, as shown in previous studies with liver nuclei. 3′,5′-Cyclic AMP did not replace Ca2+ in either system. The relationship of this Ca2+-dependent stimulation to published reports of Ca2+-dependent promotion of mitosis in vivo and to Ca2+ stimulation of initiation of DNA synthesis in isolated thymocytes, is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)918-922
Number of pages5
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume39
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jun 1970

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