title: ADP-ribosylated histone H1 from HeLa cultures. Fundamental differences to (ADP-ribose)n-histone H1 conjugates formed into vitro.
abstract: ADP-ribosylated histone H1 was isolated from intact HeLa cells grown for 24 h with[3H]-adenosine and compared with ADP-ribosylated histone H1 synthesized from [3H]NAD by isolated HeLa nuclei. Most (ADP-ribose)n-histone H1 conjugates formed in vivo carried single ADP-ribose units, less than one fourth of the total ADP-ribose residues being in the form of oligomeric or polymeric chains. (ADP-ribose)n linked to H1 in vivo was not released by neutral NH2OH to a significant extent. Alkali treatment (pH 10.5) liberated most but not all of the ADP-ribose residues which may indicate the existence of a new type of linkage so far found only in conjugates isolated from intact tissue. No ADP-ribosylated histone H1 complex of higher molecular weight ('H1 dimer') could be detected in intact cells. By contrast, isolated HeLa nuclei formed ADP-ribosylated histone H1 which contained predominantly polymeric ADP-ribose residues. The (ADP-ribose)n residues were linked by NH2OH-sensitive and by NH2OH-resistant, alkali (pH 10.5) labile bonds, the majority of the conjugates appearing in the form of the higher-molecular-weight complex. A comparison with the ADP-ribosylated non-histone proteins indicated that histone H1 formed in vivo carried less than 2.5% of the total protein-bound ADP-ribose residues and less than 1% of the protein-bound ADP-ribose synthesized in vitro.
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000032:analysis; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000032:analysis*; D006657:Histones / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D006657:Histones; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose