While it has been known for some time that chromatin is highly packaged, it has only recently been discovered that chromatin is attached to the nuclear matrix. It has also been recently shown that interphase chromosomes remain separate from one another in so called, “chromosome domains.” This author suggests a functional relationship between chromatin attachment to the nuclear matrix and chromo...

Metaphase chromosomal and interphase chromatin proteins from cells of two species have been compared by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Consistent, common changes in the quantitative distribution of the nonhistone chromosomal proteins are observed in both species. Proteins of ca. 65,000 and 68,000 MW are enriched in interphase chromatin while proteins of ca. 50,000 and 200,000 are more prom...

We have developed an in vitro system in which higher-order chromatin structures are assembled around naked DNAs in a cell cycle-dependent manner. Membrane-free soluble extracts specific to interphase and mitotic states were prepared from Xenopus eggs. When high molecular weight DNA is incubated with interphase extracts, fluffy chromatin-like structures are assembled. In contrast, mitotic extrac...

Nanocomposite development in the aerospace industry has been encouraged due to their considerable structural enhancements, particularly for material composed of carbon nanotubes included in a polymer matrix. In an effort to explore the nanocomposites’ material properties, previous works have made use of a computational micromechanics model for the analysis of the effective electrical conductivi...

We report an eight years female child with clinical and molecular cytogenetic findings consistent with CATCH 22 syndrome characterized by cardiac defect, typical facial dysmorphism, mental deficiency and chromosome 22 q11.2 deletion. Interphase FISH with 22q 11.2 probe demonstrated hemizygous deletion in 98.5% nuclei. Interphase FISH for diagnosis of CATCH 22 syndrome has not been reported prev...

MDCKII cells differentiate into a simple columnar epithelium when grown on a permeable support; the monolayer is polarized for transport and secretion. Individual cells within the monolayer continue to divide at a low rate without disturbing the function of the epithelium as a barrier to solutes. This presents an interesting model for the study of mitosis in a differentiated epithelium which we...

Background The cytotoxic effects of microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) are often attributed to targeted effects on mitotic cells. In clinical practice, MTAs are combined with DNA-damaging agents such as ionizing radiation (IR) with the rationale that mitotic cells are highly sensitive to DNA damage. In contrast, recent studies suggest that MTAs synergize with IR by interfering with the traffic...