XB-ART-24448
FEBS Lett
1991 Oct 21;2912:177-80.
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Posttranscriptional regulation of c-myc RNA during early development of Xenopus laevis.
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The remarkable stability of c-myc during oogenesis contrasts with its degradation during the early developmental period in Xenopus laevis. Three evolutionary conserved motifs found in the 3'-untranslated region of Xenopus c-myc RNAs have been analyzed for a possible role in c-myc RNA degradation. No specific degradation was observed when these sequences were cloned downstream of a reporter gene and the corresponding RNAs were injected into fertilized eggs. The relation between polyadenylation and degradation of c-myc mRNA has been examined during early development. c-myc is adenylated during early oogenesis, and a dramatic de-adenylation occurs in full grown oocytes. Consequently, the de-adenylation of c-myc mRNA that occurs in eggs might be a requirement for its degradation after fertilization, but is not sufficient to trigger its degradation.
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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: myc