| Literature DB >> 22359120 |
H Thomou1, C Sambani, P Kitsiou, G Politis.
Abstract
We found that the formation of multilayer rosettes by transformed human blood lymphocytes after phytohemagglutinin (PHA) stimulation is correlated with conformational changes of the chromatin as seen by premature chromosome condensation (PCC). The frequency distribution of grades of PCC and multilayer rosette formation suggests that changes in chromatin are a prerequisite for rosette formation. Rosette formation was most pronounced for 24-h and 48-h cultures. Chromatin decondensation and rosette formation showed identical patterns. The possibility that multilayer rosette formation is directly dependent on conformational changes of chromatin is discussed.Entities:
Year: 1988 PMID: 22359120 DOI: 10.1007/BF00145027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cytotechnology ISSN: 0920-9069 Impact factor: 2.058