5-METHYLCYTOSINE CONTENT OF DNA DURING DIFFERENTIATION IN MOUSE TERATOCARCINOMA CELLS

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FABRICANT, JD [1 ]
WAGNER, EF [1 ]
AUER, B [1 ]
SCHWEIGER, M [1 ]
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[1] INST PASTEUR, DEPT BIOL MOLEC, F-75015 PARIS, FRANCE
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10.1016/0014-4827(79)90253-2
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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DNA of mouse teratocarcinoma cells has been analysed as to content of methylated bases by a sensitive method based on two consecutive steps of two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography of radioactively labelled DNA bases. In pluripotent embryonal carcinoma cells (EC), and EC cells cultured under differentiating conditions, as well as teratoma-derived myoblasts and fibroblasts, 5-methylcytosine (5-MC) was the only methylated base found. DNA of the differentiated cell lines (fibroblasts and myoblasts) contained 3.3% and 3.6% 5-MC respectively, while that of embryonal carcinoma cells had 3.8%-5.2%, depending on the cell line. During in vitro differentiation the PCC3/A/1 cell line showed some decrease in percentage of 5-MC (4.2% for EC cells and 3.8% for 30-day cultures). © 1979.
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