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ECB-ART-30637
Cell Differ 1977 Mar 01;55-6:323-34. doi: 10.1016/0045-6039(77)90070-7.
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Studies on the structure and possible function of the RNA "cap" in developing sea urchins.

Sconzo G , Roccheri MC , Di Liberto M , Giudice G .


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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.

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Genes referenced: LOC100887844