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  • Title: Oligo(U)- and poly(U)-containing RNA of wheat embryo.
    Author: Dobrzanska M, Tomaszewski M, Buchowicz J.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1980 Oct 17; 609(3):425-34. PubMed ID: 6159921.
    Abstract:
    A UMP-rich RNA fraction was separated from the bulk cellular RNA by affinity chromatography of wheat embryo total RNA. The obtained preparation was heterogeneous and contained polyribonucleotide chain segments which were resistant to RNAase T1 and consisted mainly of UMP residues (87 mol%). The UMP-rich segments were of various sizes, including large oligonucleotides and polynucleotides (up to approx. 150 nucleotides in length). The oligo(U)- and poly(U)-containing RNA fraction occurred in a low amount (approx. 1% of total RNA) both in dry and germinating wheat embryos. However, at the onset of germination, labelled precursors were preferentially incorporated into the UMP-rich RNA species. The early-synthesized RNA appeared and underwent a considerable degradation within the cell nuclei. It is assumed that both delayed maturation of structural gene transcripts and rapid transcription of regulatory gene units during initial germination stages contribute to the transient abundance of newly made UMP-rich RNA in the early wheat embryos.
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