Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+ levels in histone fractions from normal and tumor cells
Tkeshelashvili, L.K.; Sichinava, N.V.; Sapozhnikova, N.A.; Rcheulishvili, A.N.
Biofizika 28(4): 582-584
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3029 PMID: 6615896 Document Number: 200114
Distribution of some bivalent cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+) in histones isolated from healthy mice liver and ascitic hepatoma 22A cells has been investigated by atomic-absorption analysis. It has been shown that the content of these cations is higher in normal and diseased H3, H2B and H1 fractions and lower--in H2A; however, in the H4 fraction these metals are not detected. A significant increase of Ca2+, Mg2+ and Zn2+ levels has been established in ascitic H3, H2B and H1 fractions. An increase of bivalent cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+) content in some histone fractions apparently is bound with the changes of histone--histone and histone--DNA interactions.