A new fluorescence reaction in DNA cytochemistry: Microscopic and spectroscopic studies on the aromatic diamidino compound M&B 938

Stockert Juan C., Trigoso Clara I., Cuellar Térésa, Bella José L., Lisanti José A.. 1997. A new fluorescence reaction in DNA cytochemistry: Microscopic and spectroscopic studies on the aromatic diamidino compound M&B 938. Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 45 (1) : 97-105.

Résumé : We describe the fluorescence properties and cytochemical applications of the aromatic diamidine M&B 938. Treatment of cell smears (chicken blood, Ehrlich ascites tumor, rat bone marrow, mouse mast cells, and Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes) with aqueous solutions of M&B 938 (0.5–1 μg/ml at pH 6–7; UV excitation) induced bright bluish-white fluorescence in DNA-containing structures (interphase and mitotic chromatin, AT-rich kinetoplast DNA of T. cruzi), which was abolished by previous DNA extraction. DNA was the unique fluorescent polyanion after staining with M&B 938 at neutral or alkaline pH, other polyanions such as RNA and heparin showing no emission. M&B 938-stained mouse metaphase chromosomes revealed high fluorescence of the AT-rich centromeric heterochromatin, and strong emission of heterochromatin in human chromosomes 1, 9, 15, 16, and Y was found after distamycin A counterstaining. On agarose gel electrophoresis, M&B 938-stained DNA markers appeared as fluorescent bands. The 1.635-kBP fragment from DNA ladder revealed a higher emission value than that expected from linear regression analysis. Spectroscopic studies showed bathochromic and hyperchromic shifts in the absorption spectrum of M&B 938 complexed with DNA, as well as strong enhancement of fluorescence at 420 nm. In the presence of poly(dA)-poly(dT), the emission of M&B 938 was 4.25-fold higher than with DNA; no fluorescence was observed with poly(dG)-poly(dC). Experimental results and considerations of the chemical structure suggest that the minor groove of AT regions of DNA could be the specific binding site for M&B 938, which shows interesting properties and useful applications as a new DNA fluorochrome.

Classification Agris : F30 - Génétique et amélioration des plantes
U30 - Méthodes de recherche

Auteurs et affiliations

• Stockert Juan C., UAM (ESP)
• Trigoso Clara I., UAM (ESP)
• Cuellar Térésa, UAM (ESP)
• Bella José L., UAM (ESP)
• Lisanti José A., UAM (ESP)

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