The influence of MuLV and SV40 viruses on senescence in mouse fibroblasts in vitro

Summary Mouse cells productively infected with Moloney leukaemia virus (MuLV) underwent senescence in a manner similar to control cells, although they recovered more readily as an established line. Rapidly growing cell lines were also obtained following simian virus 40 (SV40) infection of senescent cells. However, superinfection of senescent MuLV-producing cells by SV40 led to slower growing cells with a reduced output of infectious MuLV.     

Similarity of the Cin1 repetitive family of Zea mays to eukaryotic transposable elements

It has been suggested that the middle repetitive class of sequences that make up a large proportion of the eukaryotic genome have been amplified and dispersed by DNA transposition. Transposition is a phenomenon first postulated by Barbara McClintock on the basis of her genetic analysis of mutants in Zea mays. Since then, DNA transposition has been studied genetically in various plant systems and is well documented on the molecular level in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. This has included the isolation of DNA inserts at various loci in several plants; however, the prevalence of transposition in plants is not established. We report here DNA nucleotide sequence data which show that some members of the Cin1 middle repetitive family of maize have features characteristic of known transposable elements. One cloned Cin1 repeat has a 6-base pair (bp) perfect inverted repeat sequence at its ends. The terminal five base pairs (5' TGTTG . . . CAACA 3') are identical to the termini of Drosophila copia transposable elements. Two other Cin1 alleles are flanked by 5-bp direct repeats. A comparison is made with the long terminal repeat (LTR) of the copia-Ty1-retrovirus families of moveable genetic elements.     

Comparative studies on the action of the optical antipodes of the hypolipidaemic aryloxyalkanoic acid, CH 13 437, on liver enzymes of the rat

Zusammenfassung Die optischen Antipoden der hypolipidämisch wirkenden Substanz 2-Methyl-2-[p-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl)-phenoxya]-propionsäure (CH 13437) zeigen im Rattenversuch gleichstarke hypolipidämische Wirkung und gleichartige Aktivitsätsänderungen von Leberenzymen des Kohlenhydrat- und Lipidstoffwechsels.     

N-(t-Aminoalkynyl)-substituted pyrrolidones as oxotremorine antagonists

Zusammenfassung Eine Anzahl von Antagonisten zu Oxotremorin wurden durch kleine Modifikationen der Struktur des Oxotremorins erhalten. Die aktivste Verbindung, N-(1-Methyl-4-pyrrolidino-2-butinyl)pyrrolidon, ist mehr als sechsmal wirksamer als Atropin und hat eine grössere Spezifizität mit Bezug auf das Zentralnervensystem.     

Effect of X-irradiation on phosphorylase activity in tissues of pregnant mice

Résumé Les niveaux de phosphorylase du foie et du placenta maternels oscillent, mais chez les souris, ceux du foie foetal augmentent constamment pendant la grossesse. L'effet des rayons X sur la phosphorylase du foie foetal est relativement plus élevé.