title: Effect of anthracycline antibiotics on in vitro transcription of chromatin in a Sarcoma-180 whole cell extract.
abstract: A soluble extract capable of transcribing Sarcoma-180 chromatin and DNA in a cell-free transcription system was prepared from Sarcoma-180 mouse ascites tumour cells. Incorporation of [3H]UTP into trichloroacetic acid-precipitable fraction is (i) reduced by 50% on removing DNase I hypersensitive sites of chromatin and (ii) inhibited by DNA binding antitumour anthracyclines, suggesting that this cell-free assay represents true transcription of active genes of Sarcoma-180 chromatin. Preparation of this soluble extract from mouse ascites tumour cells thus presents a very convenient way of studying cell-free transcription of active genes of chromatin and effect of antitumour agents on chromatin transcription.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Choudhury
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002474:Cell-Free System; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D012510:Sarcoma 180 / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D002843:Chromatin