Abstract
Chinese hamster cells were grown with 50 μM 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) during the penultimate S phase to obtain chromosomes with the TB-TT chromatid constitution. Chromosome preparations made by the air-drying method were used to study the sister chromatid differential staining (SCD) resulting from ultraviolet (UV) irradiation followed by Giemsa staining by light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). When chromosomes irradiated with UV light (253.7 nm, 5.2 J/m2/s) for more than 5 h were stained with 1% to 4% Giemsa in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) or in distilled water, the resulting SCD invariably belonged to the B-light type in which the TB-chromatid stained lightly. SEM observations of these chromosomes suggested that the B-light SCD was due to the selective photolysis of the TB-chromatid. On the other hand, when chromosomes were irradiated for only 10 min, and stained with 1% Giemsa in PBS, they showed a B-dark type SCD in which the TB-chromatid stained darkly. However, when chromosomes irradiated for 10 min were stained with 4% Giemsa in PBS or 1% Giemsa in distilled water, the resulting SCD again belonged to the B-light type. These findings indicate that when the irradiation dose is small, the resultant SCD is not a simple reflection of selective photolysis in the TB-chromatids and the type of SCD depends not only on the concentration of Giemsa but also on the salinity of the staining solution.
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Takayama, S., Taniguchi, T. Light and scanning electron microscopic observations on the two contrasting types of sister chromatid differential staining after ultraviolet light irradiation. Chromosoma 93, 404–408 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285821
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