title: Three-dimensional reconstruction of pericentromeric (1q12) DNA and ribosomal RNA sequences in HL60 cells after double-target in situ hybridization and confocal microscopy.
abstract: A fluorescent in situ hybridization procedure was applied to simultaneously label intranuclear pericentromeric (1q12) sequences of the chromosomes 1 and cytoplasmic ribosomal RNA sequences in whole cells of the promyelocytic HL60 cell line. For this purpose biotinated chromosome 1-specific (1q12) repetitive satellite DNA and 28S ribosomal ssRNA probes were used. The entire procedure was performed in suspension to preserve nuclear morphology. The result was studied by three-dimensional analysis, as provided by a scanning laser confocal microscope. The intracellular positions of both cytoplasmic rRNA and intranuclear centromere 1 DNA could easily be distinguished. This approach could be useful as a framework for the study of the 3-D localization of genes and gene transcripts.
authors.affiliation: Radiobiological Institute TNO, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Dekken
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: van der Voort
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Brakenhoff
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bauman
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 / Q000032:analysis*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis*; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S