Science, Vol 196, Issue 4292, 896-897
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Lymphocyte and fibroblast chalones: some chemical properties
JC Houck,
K Kanagalingam,
C Hunt,
A Attallah,
and
A Chung
Experiments with lymphocyte and fibroblast chalones indicate that they are complexed strongly with RNA in tissue extracts; have a molecular weight of less than 10,000 and more than 1,000 daltons, and probably about 5,000 daltons; are strongly cationically charged; and contain mannose and perhaps other carbohydrates.