| Literature DB >> 284400 |
P Wuhrmann, H Ineichen, U Riesen-Willi, M Lezzi.
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Changes in nuclear K+ electrochemical activity and total nuclear K+ content in salivary glands of Chironomus tentans were measured with ion-selective microelectrodes based on valinomycin and with flameless atomic absorption spectrometry, respectively. The K+ activity increased by a factor of 2.6 and the total K+, by a factor of 1.5 as oligopausing larvae developed into prepupae. The extent of decondensation (puffing) of K+-sensitive regions in the polytene chromosomes underwent a parallel increase during this developmental event. In vitro culture of glands from oligopausing larvae resulted in similar changes with respect to nuclear K+ activity and puffing.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 284400 PMCID: PMC383057 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.2.806
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205