In postmeiotic male germ cells poly (A) shortening accompanies translation of mRNA encoding γ enteric actin but not cytoplasmic β and γ actin mRNAs

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-145

  Gu, Wei ^a   Kwon, Yunhee K ^a,b   Hecht, Norman B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

adenylation; Deadenylation; mRNA Metabolism; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLATED RNA;

ADENYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA METABOLISM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; POLY A; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATIDS;

EID: 0030008354     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199606)44:2<141::AID-MRD1>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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