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Pyridoxine induced puffing (II-48 C) and synthesis of a 40 KD protein in Drosophila hydei salivary glands

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A specific heat shock puff (II-48 C) has been induced in isolated salivary glands of D. hydei by pyridoxine (vitamin B6) at concentrations from 10−7 to 10−2 M. The puff begins to form within 5 min and continues to increase in size up to 2 h. Under conditions of puff induction the α-amanitin sensitive synthesis of a 40 KD protein is induced.

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Brady, T., Belew, K. Pyridoxine induced puffing (II-48 C) and synthesis of a 40 KD protein in Drosophila hydei salivary glands. Chromosoma 82, 89–98 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285751

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