Studies on the structure and possible function of the RNA "cap" in developing sea urchins. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Paracentrotus lividus embryos at the hatching blastula stage very quickly incorporate radioactivity from labeled nucleosides (except uridine) or 32P- or methyl-labeled methionine into a portion of the RNA that has been identified as a "cap". The most probable sequence of this cap is m7G (5') ppp (5')mAmpCp. A very active "capping" and methylation of the "cap" of preexisting RNA molecules was shown to occur at the blastula stage.

publication date

  • March 1, 1977

Research

keywords

  • Embryo, Nonmammalian
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • RNA, Messenger

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0017644681

PubMed ID

  • 856478

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 5

issue

  • 5-6