A biological nuclear marker in cell culture: Recognition of nuclei in single cells and in heterokaryons☆
[摘要] Thebiologicalmarkingtechniquebasedonquailandchickcellcombinations,previouslydevisedforinvivoexperimentsandorganotypiccultures,canalsobeappliedtocellcultures.Intheexperimentsreportedinthisnote,quailandchickfibroblastsandcardiaccellshavebeencultivatedfrom2–8days.Uptotheendoftheseconddayofcultivation,thenucleolarstructureofquailcellsremainssimilartothatobservedinorganizedtissues.Afterwards,thenucleolarenlargementwhichoccursinrapidlygrowingmonolayerculturesresultsinthefragmentationofthecharacteristicnucleolus-associatedheterochromatininquailnuclei.However,sincechicknucleishowonlysmalldispersedchromocenters,cellsofthetwospeciescanbeidentifiedevenafterseveraldaysinculture.Acridineorangestainingisshowntobeaneasyandreliableprocedureforidentifyingthenuclearmarker,eveninheterokaryons.Cytoplasmstainstodistinguishcelltypescanalsobeappliedtothesamepreparations.
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