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Advances in Enzyme Regulation

Volume 20, 1982, Pages 247-258, IN21-IN24, 259-262
Advances in Enzyme Regulation

Role of chromatin phospholipids on template availability and ultrastructure of isolated nuclei

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Abstract

The influence of phospholipid vesicles has been tested on isolated nuclei by evaluating the endogenous DNA-dependent RNA polymerase and the chromatin ultrastructure.

Negatively charged phosphatidylserine liposomes have a stimulating effect on RNA synthesis, while the vesicles obtained with the neutral sphingomyelin, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine, and the acidic phosphatidylinositol, are inhibitory.

The enhancement of transcription by phosphatidylserine seems to be due to both elongation and initiation of RNA transcripts and very likely depends on interactions of the lipid with the template rather than with the enzymes. The morphological analysis indicates deep changes of the chromatin organization, mainly concerning the size and distribution of the fibers, without any variation of the nuclear volume. The rearrangement of the chromatin could account for the variations of the template availability for RNA synthesis induced by the vesicles and might be associated with changes of the nuclear matrix.

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