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Post-fertilization Synthesis of Polyadenylic Acid in Sea Urchin Embryos

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Sea urchin embryogenesis is accompanied by polyadenylic acid [poly(A)J synthesis. Inhibition of protein synthesis and prevention of the first cleavage result in a significant increase in poly(A) content, suggesting that poly(A) synthesis occurs immediately after fertilization.

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  1. Cell Biology Unit, Reproduction Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014

    D. W. SLATER & ISABEL SLATER

  2. Laboratory of Molecular Aging, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, and Baltimore City Hospitals, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224

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SLATER, D., SLATER, I. & GILLESPIE, D. Post-fertilization Synthesis of Polyadenylic Acid in Sea Urchin Embryos. Nature 240, 333–337 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240333a0

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