A reconstructed karyotype of barley with all chromosomes interdistinguishable was treated with hydroxyurea (HU) and Actinomycin D (Act D). The distribution pattern of chromatid aberrations after treatment with HU alone is characterized by a marked preferential involvement in chromatid translocations of segments 36 (NOR of satellite chromosome 6) and 43 (NOR of satellite chromosome 7). Act D applied at the low concentration of 0.05 μg/ml (4.10(-8) M) before HU treatment, or combined with HU, was found to cause an apparent decrease of HU-induced aberration frequencies in NORs. The exchanges in both segments proved to be approximately a half lower after Act D application when compared to the respective controls (treatment with HU alone). A recovery period of 5 h between the prolonged pretreatment with Act D (15 h) and the HU treatment eliminated the effect of the drug. The possible dependence of mutation induction upon the transcriptional activity of rDNA in NORs after Act D application is discussed.
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