Evidence for two waves of induction of DNA enzymes in stimulated human lymphocytes |
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| Authors: | Guido C F Pedrali Noy Leda Dalpra Antonia M Pedrini Giovanni Ciarrocchi Elena Giulotto Fiorella Nuzzo and Arturo Falaschi |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratorio di Genetica Biochimica ed Evoluzionistica del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 27 100 Pavia, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The stimulation of human lymphocytes with phytohaemoagglutinin induces the appearance or increase of several enzymes of DNA metabolism Pedrini etal., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 47:1221(1972)]. With long times of stimulation, two phenomena are observed; an increase in the levels of DNA polymerase, of a DNase acting on single-stranded DNA, and of an endonuclease, occurring between the third and fourth day, in parallel with a wave of DNA synthesis;a second wave of increase of the same enzymes and of DNA ligase,occurring between the fifth and eight day when the DNA replication rate, as measured by thymidine-pulses, has decreased to values close to the background. |
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