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Dev Biol 1984 Feb 01;1012:477-84. doi: 10.1016/0012-1606(84)90161-1.
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Delayed accumulation of maternal histone mRNA during sea urchin oogenesis.

Angerer LM , DeLeon DV , Angerer RC , Showman RM , Wells DE , RafF RA .


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We have used in situ hybridization and RNA blotting analysis to compare the timing of accumulation of poly(A) and alpha-subtype histone mRNA during oogenesis in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. In situ hybridization with 3H-poly(U) shows that the content of poly(A) in the developing oocyte increases four- to sixfold during vitellogenesis, implying a similar increase for polyadenylated maternal RNAs. In contrast, both RNA blotting and in situ hybridization demonstrate that there is little, if any, alpha-subtype histone mRNA in large oocytes. These results suggest that these maternal mRNAs accumulate in the pronucleus of the haploid egg after completion of meiotic maturation where they are stored until their release during the breakdown of the pronucleus during prophase.

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Genes referenced: LOC100887844 LOC115925415