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XB-ART-27681
Dev Biol 1988 Feb 01;1252:237-45.
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RNA 3' cleavage and polyadenylation in oocytes and unfertilized eggs of Xenopus laevis.

Chambers A , Old R .


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Xenopus laevis histone H4 and H1 genes were transcribed in vitro to generate artificial precursor mRNAs (pre-mRNAs). These pre-mRNAs were microinjected into oocytes, matured oocytes, and unfertilized eggs of Xenopus laevis and their 3' cleavage and polyadenylation were investigated. In the oocyte nucleus both H4 and H1 pre-mRNAs were 3' cleaved but were not detectably polyadenylated. In the oocyte cytoplasm there was neither 3' cleavage nor polyadenylation of these histone pre-mRNAs. When injected into either matured oocytes or unfertilized eggs, the pre-mRNAs underwent 3' cleavage but this was inefficient when compared to the oocyte nucleus. In addition approximately 50% of the remaining uncleaved pre-mRNA was subject to a polyadenylation activity which added A tails of approximately 70 A residues. In contrast, artificial mouse beta-globin pre-mRNAs were not detectably 3' cleaved or polyadenylated in either microinjected oocytes or unfertilized eggs.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis