Localization of adenovirus DNA by in situ hybridization electron microscopy.
R Jiao, W Yu, M Ding, Z Zhai
Index: Microsc. Res. Tech. 21(1) , 23-31, (1992)
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Abstract
Biotinylated deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP) (Bio-7-dATP) and 3H deoxythymidine triphosphate (dTTP) labeled adenovirus DNA were hybridized in situ to thin sections of Lowicryl K4M-embedded and whole-mount extracted HeLa cells infected with adenovirus. The biotinylated probe was detected by exposing the extracted cells or sections to antibodies against biotin followed by colloidal gold-conjugated secondary antibodies and then critical-point dried while 3H-dTTP labeled probe by electron microscopic autoradiography. On Lowicryl K4M sections, gold particles and silver grains were mainly restricted in the nucleus. Furthermore, whole-mount results suggested that replicating adenovirus DNA is localized on the nuclear matrix of its host cell. In this paper, the described non-radioactive procedures for hybrid detection offered several advantages: a) rapid signal detection; b) superior morphological preservation and spatial resolution; c) precise localization; and d) on Lowicryl K4M sections, signal to noise equivalent to radiolabeling.
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